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Old 30-06-13, 19:08
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Tight cornering

Hey everyone, quick question for some of you more experienced big single riders. I got my xt660x out a good wee rip today on some very twisty irish back roads. Im familiar with these roads, know every twist and turn and would be quite accomplished at most of the twists and bends on these roads. My question is this: What gear do you guys use for very tight corners? My previous bike was a bandit and i was able to accelerate quite hard out of tight corners in 3rd, 4th and sometimes even 5th gear!! However on my xt i found myself having to drop gears down into 2nd just to have enough power to come out through the corner without losing power at the back wheel. Is this common with big singles, is it my riding style that needs to change or is this something ill just have 2 get used to? All help is greatly appreciated as always. Thankyou :-)
 

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