Joined Aug 2009
5K Posts | 62+
Sunderland
Must admit, I`d LOVE to be able to control my T like that at low speed........I`ll go as quick as I can (safely) anywhere, but slow-speed U turns and I`m ***** ! :blush
How wide is a normal 30mph road on average. To pass the bike test 3 yrs ago i had to turn a bike around in the road without losing control. Keeping foot on back brake is the way i was shown an just keep revs up
There`s a bit of stuff on the net about it, Bay, here and there, and what you`ve said about using the back brake and the revs up is exactly right according to what they say....
It`s all about clutch and throttle balancing, to keep the bike constantly moving, with use of the back brake to temper the speed of the bike. Another must is to really turn the head and eyes in the direction you are going, rather than looking right in front of you.....
Unfortunately, as with most things, the theory is always the easy thing; it`s putting it into practice that`s the hard bit.......
Joined Oct 2010
1K Posts | 0+
midlands
try it!
Doing a U is a hell of a lot easier than say 6 x 360's ... its all
Where you look
Speed
Revs
Back brake (lol!)
opposite lean
Joined Oct 2010
2K Posts | 3+
Bridgend, S Wales
I had one minor on my bike test in 2001.
Tester stopped in a lane linking two side streets. Oh **** I think surely not u turning here. Oh yes. Pushed it round just. Went to do powered turn & stopped (1 minor). Started again as bay says loads of revs and back brake (cb500 has an ace back brake!) and just just got round. ****** he couldn't have picked a harder spot.
Tester stopped in a lane linking two side streets. Oh **** I think surely not u turning here. Oh yes. Pushed it round just. Went to do powered turn & stopped (1 minor). Started again as bay says loads of revs and back brake (cb500 has an ace back brake!) and just just got round. ****** he couldn't have picked a harder spot.
I'm glad I took my bike test in 1978, near as dammit just had to ride round a block and do an emergency stop to pass !
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