Gen 3 full lean

scotty - 12 said:
You must have little feet. At 48+ degrees my wide 14s are crunching asphalt.
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The sloped road perhaps helped get to a higher lean angle reading? On a flat road wonder how much lean is possible....I've gone upto 34, and that feels pretty intense!
 
dreamtheater39 said:
The sloped road perhaps helped get to a higher lean angle reading? On a flat road wonder how much lean is possible....I've gone upto 34, and that feels pretty intense!
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Not so much, I don't think (unless the bike is really really high tech and has some kind of gyro system, but it doesn't):
 
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Bumblebee said:
I put Progressive springs and Gold Tech valves in mine (and Progressive rear shock)...

Handles much better but it's no GSXR.
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I would ask around. I've talked to two shops who do race setups and for sport riding on this bike, they both recommend it straight linear springs over progressives.
 
dcnblues said:
I would ask around. I've talked to two shops who do race setups and for sport riding on this bike, they both recommend it straight linear springs over progressives.
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I've been running Progressive springs in my bikes for a long time and in this bike for years.

I find it very predictable and can go into some complex corners with ease...

However, I'm not pushing it too hard either...

I guess fork springs can go into the oil, chain, tire, brake pad, seat, etc list of things we all have opinions on....
 
Great riding, that area doesn’t forgive mistakes. EMS ……. You go to Knoxville. Safe travels, have fun.
 
Got a question...opinion....

Average rider, stock Gen3, what would be considered a decent lean angle? I'm none of those, honestly little leary about corners in general, but curious how much less lean I'm doing with the arm and 240.
 
InfiniteReality said:
Got a question...opinion....

Average rider, stock Gen3, what would be considered a decent lean angle? I'm none of those, honestly little leary about corners in general, but curious how much less lean I'm doing with the arm and 240.
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My advice is to shut off the lean angle indicator and ride to what your comfort level dictates....
Some road will take more leaning than others.

Counter steering will help your bike fall into the corners better even with a stretch and large tire, you will just have to exaggerate your apex more than a stock bike.
 
Bumblebee said:
My advice is to shut off the lean angle indicator and ride to what your comfort level dictates....
Some road will take more leaning than others.

Counter steering will help your bike fall into the corners better even with a stretch and large tire, you will just have to exaggerate your apex more than a stock bike.
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Honestly don't know if can only turn off lean angle, but it's one of those things I find myself looking at. I believe most I've had is 26 without feeling like I'm really pushing the bike hard. Been down back in the day on my SV, always in the back of my mind to not repeat, lol.
 
InfiniteReality said:
Honestly don't know if can only turn off lean angle, but it's one of those things I find myself looking at. I believe most I've had is 26 without feeling like I'm really pushing the bike hard. Been down back in the day on my SV, always in the back of my mind to not repeat, lol.
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There are just so many variables to going hard into corners on the street....tire warmth, road warmth, tire pressure, suspension set up, debris or undulations of the road, etc, etc....I'm very cautious about leaning over on the street.

Basically you have set up your bike for more of a drag strip than a road course... and any sort of hard cornering would be a real challenge for you due to your stretch and rear tire width. Narrower rear tires are quicker to drop into corners...

There are several good videos of how to properly lean your bike....counter steering, body positioning, corner enter speed and road position are all important and need to be sync'd together rider and bike need to flow as one.

I've seen some riders on the street that over-exaggerate their "hang off" body position and although they feel like a SBK rider, their bike is hardly leaned over...and their body is way out of position.....
 
Bumblebee said:
There are just so many variables to going hard into corners on the street....tire warmth, road warmth, tire pressure, suspension set up, debris or undulations of the road, etc, etc....I'm very cautious about leaning over on the street.

Basically you have set up your bike for more of a drag strip than a road course... and any sort of hard cornering would be a real challenge for you due to your stretch and rear tire width. Narrower rear tires are quicker to drop into corners...

There are several good videos of how to properly lean your bike....counter steering, body positioning, corner enter speed and road position are all important and need to be sync'd together rider and bike need to flow as one.

I've seen some riders on the street that over-exaggerate their "hang off" body position and although they feel like a SBK rider, their bike is hardly leaned over...and their body is way out of position.....
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Oh I'm not trying to get more lean, I don't really don't push it near enough, guess just curious where I stand in comparison to stock. Bike was built for what all it'll ever do, just cruise and run triple digits when I want. :)
 
InfiniteReality said:
Oh I'm not trying to get more lean, I don't really don't push it near enough, guess just curious where I stand in comparison to stock. Bike was built for what all it'll ever do, just cruise and run triple digits when I want. :)
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In comparison to a stock bike, you won't get anywhere near the same lean angle.
 
InfiniteReality said:
I understand. I'm not trying to, even if was stock. Just trying to gauge where I'm at vs average guy on stock bike, not trying to push or lean more.
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Honestly, there is no point in comparing to anyone else. We are all at different levels at basically everything we do. The whole point is to keep learning and improving. In my opinion, Anyone riding a motorcycle that is not capable of using all of the tire, lean angle, and turning ability is putting themselves in danger to some degree. Even if you don’t want to ride like that all the time, knowing how to should be a skill you are working towards.

You would not drive a car, plane, boat, ect. And only be able to use half of its turning ability. It wouldn’t be safe. Why do it on a bike?
 
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