Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Anything you like about motorbikes
IanB
Posts: 172
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:25 pm
Has thanked: 246 times
Been thanked: 375 times

Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by IanB »

Phoenix's thread about twins & cornering got me thinking, do I prefer left or right handers? It doesn't matter on the road but on a track day I much prefer taking a left hander. It just fees so much better to me, I feel more relaxed on the bike & in more control.

Anyone else got a preference, or is it just me? :think:
User avatar
weeksy
Site Admin
Posts: 23319
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
Has thanked: 5438 times
Been thanked: 13036 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by weeksy »

Lol neither these days. But arguably better at rights
r1flyguy
Posts: 166
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:54 am
Location: Worcestershire
Has thanked: 70 times
Been thanked: 79 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by r1flyguy »

Lefts I find far easier, this is purely psychological as I had a massive off at Gerard’s at Mallory Park and ever since I’m not to great at right handers, on track anyway.
User avatar
Yorick
Posts: 16676
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Location: Paradise
Has thanked: 10216 times
Been thanked: 6861 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Yorick »

I was noticeable quicker on left hairpins than right. Think it was coz my wrist was at a strange angle when hanging off.
Felix
Posts: 3920
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:34 am
Has thanked: 478 times
Been thanked: 1419 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Felix »

Left. I do tight roundabouts gingerly but when in Euroland am whizzing round them.
demographic
Posts: 3020
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:30 pm
Location: Less that 50 miles away from Moscow, but which one?
Has thanked: 1339 times
Been thanked: 1712 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by demographic »

I had a bit of a theory about this. Not entirely sure it worked out though.
Right handed but kind of preferred lefthanders.

Or at least thats the way I used to slide pushbikes round when I was a nipper.
Now? Not so sure.
Felix
Posts: 3920
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:34 am
Has thanked: 478 times
Been thanked: 1419 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Felix »

demographic wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:40 pm I had a bit of a theory about this. Not entirely sure it worked out though.
Right handed but kind of preferred lefthanders.

Or at least thats the way I used to slide pushbikes round when I was a nipper.
Now? Not so sure.
My theory was. If going left tight you will want the left arm to me more rigid keeping the bars pointing to where you want to go but right would meant holding not so tight due to throttle making you prefer left handers. Totally shite but works in my head :lol:
Bustaspoke
Posts: 1794
Joined: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:55 pm
Has thanked: 3227 times
Been thanked: 1724 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Bustaspoke »

On the road from a safety point of view I prefer right,as if things go wrong & you hit something at least what you hit will be static.If things go wrong on a left hander you're heading into oncoming traffic.Obviously the opposite applies sur le continent.
Taking the safety aspect out of things I've no real preference for left or right,I just prefer being able to see through the bend, not been on the track for years but I've thrown it down the road on both left & right corners,on the road it was mainly roundabouts...
User avatar
wull
Posts: 3057
Joined: Sun Aug 15, 2021 6:09 pm
Location: Alloa
Has thanked: 879 times
Been thanked: 1532 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by wull »

In reality you don’t want your arms to be rigid at all whilst cornering.
User avatar
MrLongbeard
Posts: 4549
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:06 pm
Has thanked: 597 times
Been thanked: 2406 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by MrLongbeard »

On the road always prefer / smoother/ lean further on left handers.
On the track, buggered if I know I've never been on one.
User avatar
Dodgy69
Posts: 5428
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:36 pm
Location: Shrewsbury
Has thanked: 1741 times
Been thanked: 2067 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Dodgy69 »

Prefer right. Think it's the hedge thing vs oncoming. 🤷🏻‍♂️
Yamaha rocket 3
Mr. Dazzle
Posts: 13871
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:57 pm
Location: Milton Keynes
Has thanked: 2545 times
Been thanked: 6207 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Mr. Dazzle »

I live in MK. I don't even know how to turn left.
User avatar
Count Steer
Posts: 11743
Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 pm
Has thanked: 6345 times
Been thanked: 4729 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Count Steer »

Right handed and prefer left hand bends.

(Probably to do with 'peg weighting' :lol: ).
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one
.
Voltaire
User avatar
Bigyin
Posts: 3172
Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:39 pm
Has thanked: 1409 times
Been thanked: 2661 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Bigyin »

Right handers all day long........ you get more practise at them thanks to roundabouts

I even noticed it on track i was happier on rights and need to work more on lefts
User avatar
Yorick
Posts: 16676
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Location: Paradise
Has thanked: 10216 times
Been thanked: 6861 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Yorick »

Bigyin wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:43 pm
I even noticed it on track i was happier on rights and need to work more on lefts
Stick to Mallory :)
Le_Fromage_Grande
Posts: 11224
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:40 pm
Location: The road of many manky motorcycles
Has thanked: 607 times
Been thanked: 4117 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

I don't have a preference, I'm shit at both
User avatar
ChrisW
Posts: 2690
Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:46 pm
Has thanked: 2880 times
Been thanked: 2031 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by ChrisW »

Interesting. I've always preferred left handers - wonder if there's any correlation between preference and general handed-ness? I'm mainly right handed (writing etc).
demographic
Posts: 3020
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:30 pm
Location: Less that 50 miles away from Moscow, but which one?
Has thanked: 1339 times
Been thanked: 1712 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by demographic »

ChrisW wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:34 pm Interesting. I've always preferred left handers - wonder if there's any correlation between preference and general handed-ness? I'm mainly right handed (writing etc).
That was my general idea, unfortunately with the small sample size my results were inconclusive.
Might just need greater numbers and remember, even negative results are worth keeping track of as they bracket the good ones.
singlesman
Posts: 181
Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2020 4:59 pm
Has thanked: 228 times
Been thanked: 154 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by singlesman »

Wonder if it’s the road camber making some people feel more comfortable with left hand bends?
IanB
Posts: 172
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:25 pm
Has thanked: 246 times
Been thanked: 375 times

Re: Cornering. Left or Right Which Do You Prefer?

Post by IanB »

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:00 pm Lol neither these days. But arguably better at rights
Are you right or left handed? Bear with me..