FUHL
Junior Member
I use to ride a Dual sport bike and at a railroad crossing there is a lip and I use to just blip the throttle and jump the tracks. Out of habit I did this on the FZ6. No big deal but I came to realize I was trying to ride the FZ6 the same way I use to ride my DS. Freeway riding is about the same. It is when I ride country twisty roads that the bike acts different. When riding my old bike during tight turns I would just lean into it and turn the bars slightly. Not much of a lean because it had knobby tires and it was unstable if I leaned too far. I can’t get the hang of taking a tight turn on the FZ6. There is way more resistance in the handle bars, it wants to stay straight. I do lean to make the corners but I am not sure I am doing it right. I tend to lean the bike and I position myself more perpendicular to the ground instead of staying in line with the bike as I would if I am riding in the dirt. So that brings me to my question, is there a proper technique on a pure street bike to take a tight turn? Videos anyone can recommend?