Do you have a favourite direction to turn, Left or Right?

[scoobster999]

Got back onto a bike again after a 5 year absence, been riding for nearly 30 years and finding it so much easier to turn left than I do turning right. I always preferred left bends as I could hang off the bike better, but not rights for some reason? When turning left the bike feels planted and I can get it cranked right over through the bends, turn right and I just don't have the feel or confidence to chuck it into a corner. Feels really odd, I can get the bike on its side but don't seem to be able to get my weight and body off the bike.

Hope I have made myself clear? Any thoughts? I am left handed so does that make a difference?

Thanks

simon

[Rawwr]

Left turns are easier for me. Which is brilliant when you think about UK circuits

[lawrence567]

Both the same for me!

[cv01jw]

The only time I have ever ridden a bike is on my CBT but even my instructor commented on how I prefer right turns to left.

I hadn't noticed until he said it, but it is true. Half of the figure of eight was good, the other half was, well, not so good :-)

I will let you know if I keep my preference for right turns after my DAS in August.

[PulsatingStar]

Still a noob, but massive preferance for left at the moment. I think its because I spent many years working at a kart circuit that only had left hand bends. Also got pretty handy on the mini motos that occaisonly came but only going left.

[Carl-H]

I find them both quite equal but if I had to choose it would probably be right. Some people prefer lefts because there is a bit of run off onto the other side of the road. If there's a car coming you have had it though. I think the reason why I like rights a bit more than lefts is because of trying to get my knee down on a 50 on roundabouts.

[C8PPO]

If you're finding one side considerably easier than the other, there's probably something wrong with your bike. Most likely the rear wheel is out of line - DON'T trust the swingarm markings!

[Yoda954]

I'm happier on left handers...there was a thread a while ago about this which was interesting.

[StevRS]

Another newbie, only CBT and a day's 125 rental under my belt, but right turns seem more difficult than left!

[Aubrey]

I prefer right-handers myself, and no I don't practice on Roundabouts lol.

[Chilli]

I hate both of them.

[FeatherZ]

right handers, i find trees/bushes/other not to hard stuff more appeasing than cars/vans/lorries.

[Fats25]

FeatherZ said:

right handers, i find trees/bushes/other not to hard stuff more appeasing than cars/vans/lorries.

Interestingly I prefer the opposite, but for exactly the same reason! I know I will get round the corner - but am always afraid of getting too tight - never the other way round.

Hence left handers has the hedges, and right handers have the cars, vans, lorries.

Anyone else think like this? Worried of too tight, rather than missing the corner?

[podman]

Chilli said:

I hate both of them.

lol! Its a love/hate thing I guess?!

For what its worth I dont mind either but my bro much prefers rights to lefts.

[moto_traxport]

Left handers have the benefit of the camber being with you wheras righthanders have a slight off camber nature to them.

I thought most people preferred rights as you can practice on roundabouts?

Couldn't really care myself but can say a well done left on the road (pref over a crest for some reason) is strangely more satisfying??

Try just steering with one hand and see if that makes a difference - you might be a handlebar pusher or handlebar puller to initiate the turn - but you will still need to hold throttle with your finger tips when testing your left hand!