Re: [ST] Re: ST/RS Turning Radius

["Dan Wetherington" <DEW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

After reading your post and all the replies, it got me thinking...  I
took the IL test on my little Kawi (EX500) and it was tough then.  Have
you measured out the course?  Before I took it, I went down with a
coworker and measured all the spots.  We then painted the course in the
parking lot at work (with permission) and practiced it for about a week.
 I haven't tried that type of thing with the ST, but I have noticed that
I'm less comfortable with the bike at full lock/counter lean than the
little bike.  Something I definitely need to practice...

Can you give us an idea of the spacing between the cones (both
directions)?  That might help in the comparision...

Dan

>>> sprint_st@xxxxxxx 03/19/05 6:39 PM >>>
Thanks to all who replied but I really didn't get what I was looking
for.
Several years ago I had a Kawasaki Concours and it had a published
turning
radius.  The reason that I am asking is that I'm trying to prepare a
course
for my son when he gets back in the states to practice for the SC MC
driving
test.  I am having no success at getting any information about the
test.  It
is NOT an MSF test and they do not accept passing an MSF course. 
Since
posting the original email I went to the local DMV driving test course
and
tried going through the slalom portion.  I could go through it one way
but
could not do it the reverse.  They use double cones offset from the
center
and between two pair of parallel lines.  I decided to walk the bike
through
using close to full lock.  There are about five of these pairs and I
could
make it aroung the first pair and just bairly around the second but no
way
would it set up for pair three.  Maybe I just don't understand how it
is
supposed to be run but I'm sure that if my sport bike is having
problems
with it, then something with a longer wheelbase is really in trouble. 
Just
as an FYI I had no problem with the MSF course I took about a year
ago.

Rod


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