Bikelopnik: Sometimes, You Gotta Turn Right to Go Left Edition 

Kinja'd!!! by "Mister Win Blames People, Not Guns" (themarvelous1310)
Published 05/23/2017 at 14:52

Tags: Bikelopnik ; Lanesplitter ; Countersteering ; Riding Lessons ; The Odd Custom
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One of the fundamental lessons of riding motorcycles:

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Now, you may think

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But trust me-you DO NOT want to forget this at an important moment... 

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Replies (7)

Kinja'd!!! "Ssfancyfresh" (scotttt)
05/23/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 4

Keith Code is the man.

Kinja'd!!! "Party-vi" (party-vi)
05/23/2017 at 15:16, STARS: 1

That last video offers a poor description of steering a motorcycle, considering you need to initiate a turn by pushing down on the handlebars in the direction you want to travel.

Kinja'd!!! "jimz" (jimz)
05/23/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 1

yep, I’ve done a couple of the H-D classes, and they state repeatedly- “Push right, go right. Push left, go left.”

Kinja'd!!! "jimz" (jimz)
05/23/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 2

heh, I’ve got a copy of “A Twist of the Wrist” on my desk right here.

Kinja'd!!! "StudyStudyStudy" (jesterjin)
05/23/2017 at 17:01, STARS: 1

Huh, never really thought about it. My friend said this saved his dad’s life on a bike when someone jumped the median steered hard left during a bank and managed to jump the lane to the right. Never made any sense to me till now.

Kinja'd!!! "Alf Romio" (alfromio)
05/23/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 1

Maybe it was me, but my MSF instructors didn’t hammer this home enough. (Likely me)

I didn’t experience the “ ohhhhhhhh ” until a few days after riding on the streets.

Kinja'd!!! "Mister Win Blames People, Not Guns" (themarvelous1310)
05/23/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 0

Experience is the mother of all knowledge. Nodding sagely for you.