U Turn If You Want To...

climberowl · 10-02-2008, 01:38 PM

Hi All

Started training on a 500 and it's all going rather well. But for one thing: The bloody U Turn. It's not that I can't do it... often I can. It's that I don't KNOW I can do it; not in the same way as i KNOW I can do an emergency stop, negotiate slow moving traffic junctions etc. Some days its as easy as - er... falling off a bike. Other days its like trying to turn an oil tanker round in the local cut. When I follow the instruction to the letter (look up and back, keep revs on and ride clultch) often it works. But no way am I gonna put in for a test til I've got the sucker sorted. Anyone else with similar trouble/hang ups/cures/experiences... ?

indie · 10-02-2008, 01:42 PM

i think u will find that most people have struggled with u turns, just pratice and keep calm

davethemonkey · 10-02-2008, 03:42 PM

number one failing point on here, followed closely by forgetting to turn indicators off, practice practice practice and more erm...whats the word...oh yeah practice!

johan_strange · 10-02-2008, 04:22 PM

make sure when you perform the turn that you look at where you are riding to i.e. the opposite side of the road and do not look down. The Bike will tend to go in the direction you are looking.

AndyR · 10-02-2008, 04:25 PM

I don't know why, but I can U-turn a big bike far easier than I can a small bike.

On a friends 600 Bandit I had terrible trouble getting round, so much so I had to get off and walk the bike round!

As you say climberowl, it's a case of keep the revs on and ride the clutch, piss easy on a big bike with more torque & power, but on a smaller bike? Forget it as far as I'm concerned, I simply can't do it.

Keep at it, you'll get there in the end once you stop stressing about it

druidsam · 10-02-2008, 05:09 PM

has anyone said "practice practice practice" yet

......................Sam

deano · 10-02-2008, 05:19 PM

Hmmph
I hate the phrase 'U turn'. I still can't do em with any semblance of grace

Manky Cat · 10-02-2008, 05:35 PM

Practice makes perfect, just keep going.....

Reddit · 10-02-2008, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deano

Hmmph
I hate the phrase 'U turn'. I still can't do em with any semblance of grace

Not many people can Deano - I need an airport runway to turn the Vision round, the bloody thing is over 8 feet long!

lady clara · 10-02-2008, 06:32 PM

Ohhhh......shudder.....twitch....the u-turn....twitch.....shudder.

10-02-2008, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
climberowl Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Nettleton, Lincs Posts: 14	U Turn If You Want To... Hi All Started training on a 500 and it's all going rather well. But for one thing: The bloody U Turn. It's not that I can't do it... often I can. It's that I don't KNOW I can do it; not in the same way as i KNOW I can do an emergency stop, negotiate slow moving traffic junctions etc. Some days its as easy as - er... falling off a bike. Other days its like trying to turn an oil tanker round in the local cut. When I follow the instruction to the letter (look up and back, keep revs on and ride clultch) often it works. But no way am I gonna put in for a test til I've got the sucker sorted. Anyone else with similar trouble/hang ups/cures/experiences... ?

10-02-2008, 01:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
indie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: huntingdon cambridgeshire Posts: 1,199	Re: U Turn If You Want To... i think u will find that most people have struggled with u turns, just pratice and keep calm
	young at heart and still faster than you

10-02-2008, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
davethemonkey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: yorkshire Posts: 631	Re: U Turn If You Want To... number one failing point on here, followed closely by forgetting to turn indicators off, practice practice practice and more erm...whats the word...oh yeah practice!

10-02-2008, 04:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
johan_strange Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 14	Re: U Turn If You Want To... make sure when you perform the turn that you look at where you are riding to i.e. the opposite side of the road and do not look down. The Bike will tend to go in the direction you are looking.

10-02-2008, 04:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
AndyR Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Out near Driffield Posts: 664	Re: U Turn If You Want To... I don't know why, but I can U-turn a big bike far easier than I can a small bike. On a friends 600 Bandit I had terrible trouble getting round, so much so I had to get off and walk the bike round! As you say climberowl, it's a case of keep the revs on and ride the clutch, piss easy on a big bike with more torque & power, but on a smaller bike? Forget it as far as I'm concerned, I simply can't do it. Keep at it, you'll get there in the end once you stop stressing about it

10-02-2008, 05:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
druidsam Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: central scotland Posts: 5,142	Re: U Turn If You Want To... has anyone said "practice practice practice" yet ......................Sam
	trust me! im a druid

10-02-2008, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
deano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,027	Re: U Turn If You Want To... Hmmph I hate the phrase 'U turn'. I still can't do em with any semblance of grace
deano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,027

10-02-2008, 05:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Manky Cat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London S.E Posts: 823	Re: U Turn If You Want To... Practice makes perfect, just keep going.....

10-02-2008, 06:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
lady clara Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Co. Durham Posts: 1,506	Re: U Turn If You Want To... Ohhhh......shudder.....twitch....the u-turn....twitch.....shudder.

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