bagger adjustment

[felixj]

Would it be easier to handle the bagger if i adjust the bar closer to me or away from me?

Sometimes, when making sharp slow u turn, the bike just wanna dip and i feel unsafe and awkward….

 

[Cu Dubh]

Would it be easier to handle the bagger if i adjust the bar closer to me or away from me?

Sometimes, when making sharp slow u turn, the bike just wanna dip and i feel unsafe and awkward….

May not be the bars. Perhaps try a trick from offroad technique: weight the outside peg/floorboard by pushing down on it with your foot. This automatically shifts some of your weight to lower on the bike. It's not much of a change but can help. This can help with managing the center-of-gravity when in low-speed turns. Also, more throttle to stand the bike back upright while using the rear brake to manage speed may help. Let us know!

Regarding bars, I'm using stock bars; I always adjust my bars so my forearms are roughly at a right-angle to my upper arms (kind of like the arms of a properly designed chair). This takes the weight off my shoulders and makes for a comfortable effective riding position.

If you're interested, I found these books on riding techniques helpful to me; I occasionally get them off the shelf and re-read them. They're available on-line: Proficient Riding and More Proficient Riding by David L. Hough, and Pro Motocross and Offroad Riding Techniques by Donni Bales.