RE: New High Score? - Lean Angle - 3

Zitat von Immersion Suit im Beitrag #30

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I'm a ninny, only getting it into the mid-twenties, lol. I have been actively leaning into turns over the past couple of years, i.e. my upper body going over the inside bar. I've noticed this reduces lean angle at a given speed and the reduction "feels" noticeable, but I don't have data. I used to scrape pegs on my old bike and when I started leaning my upper body into a turn I can take the same curve at the same speed with what feels like quite a bit less lean.

I'm also more cautious in my middle age. My wife has MS and I'm her primary caregiver. She encourages me to continue riding, so I try my best to increase my margin for error and tamp down my old hooligan tendencies.

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I think this is a brilliant thread, so here's a new post to being it back. I scrapped my boots at 38 deg, I think this was more to do with the road being cambered.Screenshot_20220503-001714_Connected.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

I hit 41 deg left and 40 deg right on my trip to Vancouver last week. Seeing as that was on worn rubber, cold roads and without even trying I see more happening in the future.

I’m no hero and this is about as far as I’d care to venture on public roads. At 43 deg on that LH loop the LH foot peg feeler touched down. Others on here have got close to 50 deg on the track I think, even touching the cylinder head cover. Way beyond my comfort zone on public roads, but EB2ADAB9-5AA1-41DB-93D9-8BD6C7078AFA.png - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)73F6FF06-F7B7-484F-8E1E-6921BA17E460.png - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)quite achievable on the track. I’m amazed at the grip level of modern sport touring tires. In my part of the world we drive on the left, and I always seem to achieve greater lean angles in LH turns rather than RH.

I got to 43 on the right but didn't scrap a peg

When I look at the lean angle on the TFT I see this

My MachineArtMoto head cover has kissed tarmac (and skipped the rear wheel) with the preload set to max. But for me RH bends are always much better than LH ones. It was of course on track.

I think perhaps I'm a little odd in preferring RH bends.

I have no way of measuring the angle of the dangle though.

Zitat von Sanemancured im Beitrag #37

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I have no way of measuring the angle of the dangle though.

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #36

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When I look at the lean angle on the TFT I see this

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