Low speed turning tips needed.

[1FastT2]

Alright guys, I have been riding for 7 years now and I would consider myself as a fairly good rider. A little background info for all that would like to know. I started out with a Suzuki GS550 as a starter bike. Then in 2001 I bought a new 01 Honda CBR 600 F4i. I sold that last year and and finally ponied up and bought a new 06 R6. For some reason with this bike im having problems turning and stopping going into a turn. On a couple of occations when I would stop at a stop sign to make a right turn the bikes just not very easy to control going slow and turning. Im sure its me but I dont know what im doing wrong. Any help would be great!

[darksaleen281]

i've heard similar stories about the new 06... it just takes time to get used to. i got to ride one a lil while back and it's definitely different than my 02... just be patient and go practice in a parking lot for a couple of hours and i'm sure you'll get the hang of it.

[naked6]

on low/slow speed turns i weight the outside peg hard and lean the bike only, continuing to look through the turn. i get on the gas as soon as possible in order to keep from overloading the front. since you've been riding awhile you're probably aware of this already, so i guess i have nothing useful to contribute. like dark said, practice practice practice. low speed accidents are the most common ones around.

[surfhwy1]

Super low speed lika u-turn, try a little front brake for balance. It helped me turn inside the circle when back when I took the test at DMV.

[dan_judkins]

I have an 02 R6, and never ridden the 06, but I would NOT generally use my brakes in a turn. Before the turn yes, but not once I'm in it. If it is super low speed I actually don't lean the bike, but just turn the handlebars. I crank them all the way either way while the bike is completely straight up. This requires BALANCE, and no gas. I do this sometimes on campus when I ride up through a narrow hallway between some barriers and people are walking beside me...long story. More commonly I just lean the bike while I stay perfectly upright. The more lean, the tighter the turn- just make sure you have the traction (warm tires and no crap on the road) if you lean hard in like second at an intersection or something. Probably you just need to spend a 1000 miles with your new 06 R6 (I'm jealous)

[Sniper-X]

What I'm wondering is how you handle tight right hand turns since the throttle gets so close to the tank. I find it difficult to have good control on the throttle at that point. any tips on that?

[dog80]

Originally Posted by Sniper-X

What I'm wondering is how you handle tight right hand turns since the throttle gets so close to the tank. I find it difficult to have good control on the throttle at that point. any tips on that?

The way I do it is to go faster and lean more, so I don't have to turn the handlebars so much.

[RaiderSix]

Dragging the rear brake was the single biggest lesson I learned at the experienced MSF course. I simply could not do a figure 8 inside the box until I tried dragging the rear brake. It keeps the suspension stable when you are in super low speed/twitchy throttle mode.

[bballman01]

^ wot he said
its all about feeling comfortable

[SoloScott]

Originally Posted by Sniper-X

What I'm wondering is how you handle tight right hand turns since the throttle gets so close to the tank. I find it difficult to have good control on the throttle at that point. any tips on that?

I used to have that same problem when I was riding my '99!! Once you get to a tight, slow right-hander, the right wrist is pinned against the tank with no room to add gas. Sometimes, if I would think about it beforehand, I would adjust my hand on the throttle so that my wrist was up higher. That wasn't a perfect solution (because then the throttle get even more twitchy), but it worked for the few times I tried it.