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Old 09-11-13 | 10:36 PM
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supremekizzle
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From: Rochester, MN.

Bikes: 2012 Diamondback Trace Comp

Any way to get better steering response?

I ride a dual sport bike with 700x40c tires and was wondering if there was a way to get twitchier steering? It feels like when I go to counter-steer, there is a lag time in between pushing the bars and the bike reacting. I'm used to riding a ninja 250 motorcycle and whenever there is a tiny bit of bar input, the motorcycle counter-steers instantly. I have not ridden a road bike so I can't say if it's just my bike, or if it's the nature of bikes in general? So is there a way to get nice twitchy steering on a dual sport, or is it the nature of the bike? Lack of steering response (and my lack of bicycle riding skill) actually caused me to crash on gravel because I was expecting to bike to react quicker than it did. Thanks!
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