Do you steer with one hand or two?

Being new to triking, I have been steering with two hands - pull with one hand and simultaneously push with the other. Recently a friend who has been riding a trike for 3 years told me that when he picked up his trike from the dealer who converted it, he was told to only steer with his left hand. He was told that the right hand should not be used to push or pull as that could inadvertently change the throttle setting leading to a potentially dangerous situation while cornering.

I would be curious to know how many of you experienced riders out there steer with only your left hand and what your opinions of this are. I will tally the score and post it after I get some replies.

Ride safe..... :)

You're Joking Right,,,,,, :xzqxz:

Just steer it. You should steer it in a way you feel comfortable.
When I turn left I pull the left and push the right and when I turn right I pull the right and push the left. Just comes natural.
Ain't hard for me to figure out what works for me!

The more you ride the more you will feel comfortable with it.

It depends on which hand I'm holding the cell phone in.......:D

I'm thinking your buddy's dealer is a full tilt winkie!!

Nope, both hands although occasionally I might take my LEFT hand off the bars when just cruising down the highway.

We should get together and ride sometime! We do get up into Canada occasionally but usually get together with Venturerider.org people, but we aren't particular as to what you ride and you are welcome to join us!

:cxtv:,,,,,,,,For the biggest part I use two but there are times I use one ( like when getting bugs out of my nose , or I think that's what they are ) hope this helped a bunch and your very welcome ....ThumbUp

When I have the cruise control on, I am one handed a lot, left and right. Even at 85 mph on the freeway, TG steers easy with one hand. On other roads, my right hand is all by itself quite often depending on how tight the curves are. I keep my left arm propped on my BOB's { Babe on Back } left knee all the time. In fact, I need to learn to shoot better left handed so I can pop at all the jack rabbits I see when ridin' in some areas around here!! :). You will figure out quick what works best for you,,everyone is different. I do not agree with that dealer's theory.

Once I grew familiar with how my trike handled I started doing the one hand thing. Nothing to be cruising 80 mph down the freeway with the cruise control on, the stereo cranked up, kicked back with my feet out on the highway pegs with either the left or right hand on the bars.

Riding one handed is also good for sending encouraging sign language to drivers who violate my personal space:D.

[QUOTE=msocko3;212825]Once I grew familiar with how my trike handled I started doing the one hand thing. Nothing to be cruising 80 mph down the freeway with the cruise control on, the stereo cranked up, kicked back with my feet out on the highway pegs with either the left or right hand on the bars.

Riding one handed is also good for sending encouraging sign language to drivers who violate my personal space:D.[/QUOTE]

Do you mean like just pointing at them and giving them a dirty look?! :) That is all I ever do... ( yeah right )

I steer with my left and use my right to hold the beer can.

This was actually a serious question, but I don't think I explained it properly. It was not about riding along with one hand off the handlebars. It was about keeping both hands on at all times, but during a turn doing all the work of turning (pushing or pulling) with the left hand only, leaving the right hand to control the throttle without inadvertently opening or closing the throttle because you are also using that hand to push or pull on the handlebars.

Still interested to hear your comments - on another thread here a couple of people did say that they use only the left hand for pushing or pulling on the bars.

For all of you who replied aghast - thanks for the laughs! :laugh:

[QUOTE=Golden Dakota;212860]This was actually a serious question, but I don't think I explained it properly. It was not about riding along with one hand off the handlebars. It was about keeping both hands on at all times, but during a turn doing all the work of turning (pushing or pulling) with the left hand only, leaving the right hand to control the throttle without inadvertently opening or closing the throttle because you are also using that hand to push or pull on the handlebars.

Still interested to hear your comments - on another thread here a couple of people did say that they use only the left hand for pushing or pulling on the bars.

For all of you who replied aghast - thanks for the laughs! :laugh:[/QUOTE]

I steer with both hands, and may even lock the outside elbow to put the shoulder in use, as well.

IF I ever find myself twisting the Throttle involuntarily with my Wrist while pushing & pulling the Bars with my Arms and Shoulders,,,,
I will immediately seek the services of an Orthopedic and/or Neurological Specialist.

Seems like the Ol' "Walkin and Chewing Gum at the same time" deal don't it ????? ;)

When on the open road I steer with both feet. No really. Cheers, cave.

Serious answer,
It has a lot to do with how hard the wind is blowing in God's country.
With the throttle lock engaged, and a little breeze, either hand will
do.
If it is blowing, both hand firmly on the handlebars.

I find I do various things while I riding. Don't even think what your doing, you just do it and go.

Depends on the wind, road conditions, traffic. If on cruise control, I usually alternate the hands to keep from getting quite so tired.

When using both hands to steer, I have never had an issue concerning the throttle side that I can think of. I use both hands and not just the left hand. Never thought of doing that.

if your in serious twisty territory i would say one handed steering is by far more dangerous. if your going hard in the twisties your one arm doing the work is going to get tired, and any potholes or uneven surface can jerk the trike quite fiercely, with one tired arm your chances of crashing increase dramatically. its ok to cruise with one arm, but i say 2 hands steering is safer.