I've been battlin' a weak right side lean issue since buyin' Train way back when. My right chicken strip has ALWAYS been visibly wider than my left. Finally after a LOT of workin' at it and technique changin' I've got 'em virtually even. I'm also almost as comfortable goin' hard right as I am hard left.
I'm not quite fully equal in confidence both ways as you can see by the fact that the "chewing" from bein' on throttle while leaned is still a bit further inboard on the right, but I'm gettin' there. I have no idea why I favored left handers from the get go but I can tell you that it has been a tough issue for me to tame.
I guess I've made the most progress since I started slidin' off the seat a little and deliberately pointin' my knee out on whichever side I'm leanin' into even when I'm not ridin' hard. I guess deliberately exageratin' those movements equally both ways a little helped me get into the habit of doin' things the same for both directions.
Anyway, here's a pic I'm very proud of at this point. Not because of the size of the strip, but rather because of the fact that it's as close to the edge as the left one! The best part is that I didn't get it there by purposefully tryin' to get it over that far. I got it there by just ridin' the hell out of my bike and workin' to eliminate my favoritism for the left handers. I earned it instead of cheatin' it over there in a parkin' lot or somethin.
Ok, the pics...
Closer view (crop from the above shot)...
Left side for comparison...
Closer view (crop from the above shot)...
I'm not quite fully equal in confidence both ways as you can see by the fact that the "chewing" from bein' on throttle while leaned is still a bit further inboard on the right, but I'm gettin' there. I have no idea why I favored left handers from the get go but I can tell you that it has been a tough issue for me to tame.
I guess I've made the most progress since I started slidin' off the seat a little and deliberately pointin' my knee out on whichever side I'm leanin' into even when I'm not ridin' hard. I guess deliberately exageratin' those movements equally both ways a little helped me get into the habit of doin' things the same for both directions.
Anyway, here's a pic I'm very proud of at this point. Not because of the size of the strip, but rather because of the fact that it's as close to the edge as the left one! The best part is that I didn't get it there by purposefully tryin' to get it over that far. I got it there by just ridin' the hell out of my bike and workin' to eliminate my favoritism for the left handers. I earned it instead of cheatin' it over there in a parkin' lot or somethin.
Ok, the pics...
Closer view (crop from the above shot)...
Left side for comparison...
Closer view (crop from the above shot)...
