Mock my Riding Position
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Fire99 said:
Sounds like you're going great guns. Plenty of good riders get twitchy about wet track days. Just keep racking up the miles on track and where possible, have a chat with track day instructors that are usually at the circuit. You might be able to get one to follow you around for a few laps and give you some tips.
All I would say without wanting to sound patronising, don't do anything daft.
there was none there last night but I got chatting to a few advanced riders and stole a few tips.All I would say without wanting to sound patronising, don't do anything daft.
one thing Im not great about is using the kerb, I stayed clear of it in the wet but i noticed a few of the boys with track bikes were using in the dry and picking up huge speed on me at these points. I let a few past to focus on there lines but it still feels horrible going over them so need to work on that as thats where Im loosing pace.
Fire99 said:
moanthebairns said:
there was none there last night but I got chatting to a few advanced riders and stole a few tips.
one thing Im not great about is using the kerb, I stayed clear of it in the wet but i noticed a few of the boys with track bikes were using in the dry and picking up huge speed on me at these points. I let a few past to focus on there lines but it still feels horrible going over them so need to work on that as thats where Im loosing pace.
I'd be careful with kerbs (once again without wanting to sound like your mother). There's next to no grip on them and I'd wager they are slow to dry after rain. one thing Im not great about is using the kerb, I stayed clear of it in the wet but i noticed a few of the boys with track bikes were using in the dry and picking up huge speed on me at these points. I let a few past to focus on there lines but it still feels horrible going over them so need to work on that as thats where Im loosing pace.
Prof Prolapse said:
moanthebairns said:
Prof Prolapse said:
More evidence that you're god's gift to motorcycling then?
sorry i should add that I'm s
te compared to some on here. But hey, at least i dont fking bin it in the litter after a SI number 2........ks, you big headed bd, the guy's a fking weirdo... I got the library to order it in and watched it on youtube....by god im tight....
wee bit of an update....
so here I was on my first track day.
here is a few from my latest
Pretty crap isn’t it, well I was at my first of this year on Friday an here is my progress, taking the advice from some on here.
It’s not great I know but I’m my defence before Friday id only notched up 2 and a 1/2 hours track time in total and 70 percent of that had been in the wet, this was the first time id rode that bike on the track and first real ride since my crash 6 months ago. Right there is the racing excuses out of the way.....
My body seems a bit more “track” natural, I’m moving around more, dropping the shoulder and looking past the apex to the exit more on track.
However and this is a biggy, sometimes leaned over I’m struggling to get a grip of the tank (even with tank grips) to take my weight off the bars. A few times i actually could feel me countersteer the opposite way I needed due to this.
Any tips? Any improvements people can see I could make. think i need to drop my inside arm more and bring my outer arm across the tank and rest it.
Theres no real instruction on the days at knockhill but ive booked up for the niall mckenzie one next Monday so hopefully he can sort out my st riding.
so here I was on my first track day.
here is a few from my latest
Pretty crap isn’t it, well I was at my first of this year on Friday an here is my progress, taking the advice from some on here.
It’s not great I know but I’m my defence before Friday id only notched up 2 and a 1/2 hours track time in total and 70 percent of that had been in the wet, this was the first time id rode that bike on the track and first real ride since my crash 6 months ago. Right there is the racing excuses out of the way.....
My body seems a bit more “track” natural, I’m moving around more, dropping the shoulder and looking past the apex to the exit more on track.
However and this is a biggy, sometimes leaned over I’m struggling to get a grip of the tank (even with tank grips) to take my weight off the bars. A few times i actually could feel me countersteer the opposite way I needed due to this.
Any tips? Any improvements people can see I could make. think i need to drop my inside arm more and bring my outer arm across the tank and rest it.
Theres no real instruction on the days at knockhill but ive booked up for the niall mckenzie one next Monday so hopefully he can sort out my s
t riding. to be honest I think I should have got the stompy grips instead of the race tech ones, they arent great.
i started using the rear towards the end and my god it made such a difference for position it helped me stay propped back if you will under braking, ill try with the pegs and carry more weight there as that would have the same effect!
i started using the rear towards the end and my god it made such a difference for position it helped me stay propped back if you will under braking, ill try with the pegs and carry more weight there as that would have the same effect!
Niall Mackenzie track day is booked for this coming Monday, I actually cant wait I heard John McGuinness is going to be there (though that's probably rubbish) that would be great though, im hoping he can show me the "right" way to ride. As I said id only done 3 trackdays before Friday and ive only been riding 3 years so I want to get rid of bad habits now.
ill never be a riding God but I don't want to look like a dick out on a Das lesson on the track bolt up right everywhere holding every one up
sorry I should stop teasing now or he wont come to the track with me again
ill never be a riding God but I don't want to look like a dick out on a Das lesson on the track bolt up right everywhere holding every one up
sorry I should stop teasing now or he wont come to the track with me again
sc0tt said:
moanthebairns said:
I'd be telling people you was abroad
I’ve never ridden knockhill in the dry like that its always been chucking it down or looking like it was going to or just did and under 10 degrees.
I shat myself for the first 5 laps, with the low sun and coming down duffus shadows suddenly appeared up your inside. I actually thought it was another bike stealing my corner, it caused me to lift right of and go upright then I found it was my shadow!!!
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