Cobie,
Thanks for the response and for the suggestion about the school. I admit it's not something I'd thought about---but I will think about it. There is some research I'd need to do first--to decide whether I'd want to use my bike, or ride yours---and I've never ridden a sport bike. I'll ponder it.
I know it's a vision issue---'too much space is never a problem. Not enough space always is a problem', to quote Keith.
I think it's also a turn-in point problem........been thinking about this today.
With right turns, it's easy to run right up to the center line, and pivot. But you can't really ride up to the absolute edge of the road and pivot. You can get close, maybe. But it's different.
But what I think I can do is run further into the curve before starting the turn. This stuff is still pretty new to me, and sometimes I treat the literal beginning of a curve as the place where the turn point has to go.........but that's not the case, is it?
On a long, gradual right curve, it's possible to hold a straight line well into the curve before being forced by the edge of the road to make the turn.
Doing that shortens the turn, forces me to use the actual edge of the road (or near it) as a turn point, and in many cases will let me see the exit from the turn-in point. And most importantly for my issue, will give me a better feel for where the right edge of the road is.
Will work on that next week after the rain moves through.
btw, I'm in North Carolina, at the foot of the Appalachian Blue Ridge, so there is no shortage of training roads nearby.
I can be on the Blue Ridge Parkway in about 45 minutes.
I hope you'll tell me if my analysis sounds reasonable.
Thanks again.