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cursal Full Member Offline Daily Savage Rider Posts: 175 Eugene, OR Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #15 - 09/16/10 at 07:03:47 I prefer the lefts mostly, but if I were going up a steep hill I like the right. I feel like I'm really digging into the turn. I guess cause I'm more comfortable with the left that the right is more "exciting" when I find good right curves going up at steep angles.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #16 - 09/16/10 at 07:16:45 I took a survey at work. 6 riders (5 Harleys, 1 GSXR) - 4 said left, 2 said right. Of the 2 that said right, 1 is left-handed.
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #17 - 09/16/10 at 07:18:41 I think that survey was on family feud last week.
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lukeduck Full Member Offline "Come to terms with the ass that bears you" Posts: 166 Ontario, Ca. Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #18 - 09/16/10 at 08:02:50 If you keep your eyes closed really tight , you won't know the difference . OK, I don't notice much difference, generally focused on which SUV is going to run over me . I had better leave this to you folks who have some brain cells left. Ride safe, far, and often---Luke
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Re: Right curves or Left curves?
Reply #19 - 09/16/10 at 08:56:26

Maybe most motorcycle-Riding folk in North America (and other countries that drive on right-hand side of road) prefer left curves over right because right curves tend to be tighter than left ones while preference may be the opposite in countries like U.K., Australia, Japan and Thailand where they drive on the left-hand side of the road and tighter curves are to the left? I dunno for sure ... sheer speculation on my part! LOL!!

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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #20 - 09/16/10 at 09:13:58 Left turns form me. As to why, I have no idea. I guess I'm just wired that way. I'm right handed.
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Re: Right curves or Left curves?
Reply #21 - 09/16/10 at 09:42:36

If I am really slamming the curves, I prefer right hand turns (and I am right handed, not that I think that makes any difference at all).

I feel more secure starting my turn at the centerline (or.. ummm... further left.. Tongue

) and clipping the shoulder than the other way around.
Usually there is that little bit of extra camber/slope right there on the shoulder that you can ride to tighten the turn if you need it. Hitting those road marking poles and mail boxes with my shoulder can be painful though. Shocked

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Re: Right curves or Left curves?
Reply #22 - 09/16/10 at 09:53:30

Consider this,...

You are riding a 2-lane, and an oncoming car suddenly spins out to stop, blocking your forward path completely...
The only option is to lay her down, and slide... (I know it's not the smart move, but it happens instinctively)

Most people would lay it down on the left side...
North or south hemispheres...
Bettcha' a donut... Wink

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I still have no idea why,... Huh

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Lupo Senior Member Offline Posts: 356	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #23 - 09/16/10 at 10:08:51 This topic has come up in many circles and to me the most reasonable theory is you control throttle with the right hand and have better counter steer (push) control with the left hand.
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Re: Right curves or Left curves?
Reply #24 - 09/16/10 at 10:21:21

Serowbot wrote on 09/16/10 at 09:53:30:

Consider this,...

You are riding a 2-lane, and an oncoming car suddenly spins out to stop, blocking your forward path completely...
The only option is to lay her down, and slide... (I know it's not the smart move, but it happens instinctively)

Most people would lay it down on the left side...
North or south hemispheres...
Bettcha' a donut... Wink

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I still have no idea why,... Huh

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you're right - i picture going down on my left - right seems wierd !

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Re: Right curves or Left curves?
Reply #25 - 09/16/10 at 10:59:03

... or try this,...
You are going to attempt to do a donut burnout to impress a group of admirers... (you're probably going to embarrass yourself, but never mind that...)
...so,... which foot do you put on the ground?.... The left?...
You are going to go counter-clockwise...
... Betchha' a donut,... again... Grin

... (anybody disagreeing with me, is going to get fat!) ... Grin

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spacepirates Serious Thumper Offline Igni Ferroque Posts: 515 Pittsburgh, PA Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #26 - 09/16/10 at 11:03:21 i think left turns are easier, on bicycles and motorcycles, and i am right handed. i once heard about it having to do with the spin of the earth, but i don't know about all that. all i know for sure is my left peg has a lot more metal missing off the bottom of it than the right one...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28887 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #27 - 09/16/10 at 11:21:23 spacepirates wrote on 09/16/10 at 11:03:21: all i know for sure is my left peg has a lot more metal missing off the bottom of it than the right one... probably due to the road crown.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #28 - 09/16/10 at 11:22:42 If I were sliding in to home plate I would have my left side down,I just did that 2 days ago they called me out but I don't think I really was.
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Starlifter Serious Thumper Offline It only snows seven months of the year here. Posts: 3746 Eastern Michigan Gender:	Re: Right curves or Left curves? Reply #29 - 09/16/10 at 11:31:37 So,... I ended up right handed, but left footed (soccer), and left eyed shooting. Hmm, I have always been right handed, but always shoot left eyed. I can't even imagine shooting right eyed.
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