Saddle time ....and more saddle time are indicated here. Ride and then ride some more. Pay close attention to the fundamentals you have already learned.
Cutting a nice line through a tight little corner at a fair speed comes with correct technique and practice.
In my opinion its very important to keep your line of vision high and "look where you want to go." The bike will go there all things being equal as long as you stay within the abilities of the machine at any given speed and road condition.
Its amazing how much smoother a line through a turn is accomplished when you look high and away and through the turn. If you look down and to the ground then target fixation tends to want to set in and the bike will want to go where you are looking short term and you will have to then correct or find yourself going too wide out of the turn.
I try to practice thinking of my head and torso and my hands on the bars as a visual "attitude indicator" with my head/line of vision remaining horizontal and high looking away and where I want to go while still maintaining a visual aspect of the road contition directly in front of me.
Too me its sorta like flying an airplane and keeping it straight and level. Your line of vision and sense of balance and your center act as a gyroscope in this application.
Once you get some saddle time and concentrate on good fundamentals they will become second nature.
Last edited by clanrickarde; 07/16/2008 2:31 PM.
