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The first lesson I learned about the big beemers is to let them go through the corners themselves. It sounds a a bit obvious, but I was trying too hard to make them track properly. “Over Riding”, if you like.The weight is awesome at letting the bike track beautifully. I've had no experience of twisting, but we ride them fairly conservatively.On slower roads or tight courses I push my leg hard into the tank on the outside of the bike (opposite side to the direction of the corner.) It seems to give me more control. I learned that (probably a school boy thing really) from an instructor who is a guru on motocross bikes. It doesn't control the bike directly, but it allows you to control your body more accurately, and that helps you control the bike.It meant being able to throw the big beastie around a lot more while retaining control. In tight exercises I can get my outside arm completely straight, meaning the bike is dipping a long way down into the turn, making it far easier. Momentum is my friend like that.We stick to speed limits necessarily as hypocrisy doesn't sit well. One thing of interest is the we have a calibrated digital speedo to compare against the analogue speedo, and the analogue one would basically make a great paperweight. It would be worth having your speedo calibrated at an instrument shop to get a better idea of your speed.Ka kite 😎