Smaug wrote:Turns were marked 35 mph. I found that I was barely getting any lean at 35 or 40. 55 was more like it.
I have good cornering technique: lean my body down away from the scooter's line first, so the bike's lean angle isn't as great for a given corner speed.
I don't understand the what you are describing. Turns were marked 35 MPH? Do you mean the speed limit signs? You weren't getting any lean at the speed limit so you did 20MPH over the speed limit to get lean?
I don't understand your cornering technique of leaning your body away from scooter's line. Do you mean if you are making a right turn, you lean left first, and then lean right?
I want to clarify, when I said I like to hit the corners hard, I am not talking about curvy roads. I am talking about 90 degree right-hand and left-hand turns; the type which you might find in town. I approach them fast, and zip around them like a show-off.
I am sorry about that accident. I have never had an accident on a motorcycle. I haven't ridden a ton, but I have owned 5 bikes, all of them different types (sport bike, cruiser, dual sport, and two scooters). I suppose I have been lucky because I have never taken any type of training.