Right Turns

[R6Riffic]

What can I do to get better on rigth hand turns and busting U's?? Some one help me out.....

[mcsrider]

if your turning right sit on the far left side of your seat to counter balance and just keep looking down the road NOT at the road in front of your weels.
Vise versa if your going left.

[AwwsChwA]

Doing an effective u-turn on an R6 is tricky. I'm still not very good at doing them unless I have a nice wide street. I'm nervous about leaning over at low speeds.

mcsrider is right, the biggest key is looking where you want to be. When you're making a u-turn, keep your head turned as far as it will go, and lock your eyes in a death stare about a block down the street. This will sound corny, but think of it as looking at your future. You're not looking where you *are* going, you're looking where you *will be* going. You want to be looking at your path AFTER the u-turn has already been made.

For making right turns, there are a lot of theories as to why right turns are harder to make, but the one that makes the most sense to me is that they're harder becuz the throttle is on that side. When you're turning right, the natural tendency is to lock your right wrist in place so you can keep a constant throttle input. Well, that rigidity is was screws up your turn. Practice keeping your right arm loose and still maintaining wrist (throttle) position while turning and your right-handers will get smoother.

[tetsuo]

go into a parking lot and practice. that is the best. oh, when making a u-turn... NEVER lock your clip ons, thinking that you'll make a sharper turn. usually, at speeds that low, when you lock your clip ons fully.... you will most then not go down.

good luck!