Hi Walt; I meant steering lock as in; trials bikes have plenty; road race bikes have very little.
In the Ducatis, the Supersport and Superbikes have limited steering lock but the monsters have quite a bit. The STs I would think of as midway or closer to the monsters. I remember on one of the CSC (like MSF) courses they had a few 250 Honda course bikes; nice light singles but pure street with limited steering lock; gave some of the students a bit of a time. The easier ones were the dual purpose bikes, and they broke less if they tipped over. ;-) Somebody mentioned an upright seating position as a disadvantage; the monsters are a good example again; much easier for a beginner than a laid-out clip-on position. The biggest hassles for beginners are the low speed manouvers and slow speed tight corners. Later on they can go to the sport bike layout for the higher speed cornering. People can start with big bikes, but the courses are not an option. Cheers, Rick Walt Garcen wrote: > Didn't you ride an ST2 recently (Ducati's have no steering lock from what I > read). > > -Walt > > -----Original Message----- > From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Henry S. Winokur > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Time to debunk and Parts/Project > > > Another amen to all that Henry. (I taught the Canada Safety > > Council course.) > > One other thing; limited steering lock is a nasty thing for beginners. An > > example would be a Ducati supersport vs. a monster. > > Curious; how is the steering lock on the GTS? Left and right side? > > Rick, I'm unclear as to what you are looking for in an answer regarding the > steering lock. I have nothing to compare it with, since it's been 3+ years > that I've had a different bike. > > Regards, > > Henry S. Winokur > 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, > Nationally Certified Riding Instructor > Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force > West Bethesda, MD USA
