June 21, 2009 at 4:11 pm
#19995
SantaCruzRider
Participant
My current bike is too heavy to experience this, but I’ve felt the front lift plenty of times on my buddies dual sport on steep hills.
Slide forward, lean forward, a little bit of weight on the hands won’t hurt. On the dually, I’ll sometimes stand up and lean over the handlebars to get my weight WAY forward (you’ll need to moderate that for the Ninja, but concept is the same).
Now that you know the turn, you can carry a little extra speed going into it. Then steady throttle, feather the clutch to keep it smooth.
The front can feel a bit vague as the tire isn’t getting the traction you’re used to, nor as much as the rear. But don’t panic and keep your input smooth and you should be fine.