Interesting Cat & Fiddle Fail

[WinstonWolf]

Kawasicki said:

LoonR1 said:

I remember following someone a few years ago who came out with a story like yours. In reality he was using the rear brake for no good reason, more often than not just at the point where I was opening the throttle. He thought he was doing things well, I thought he was a liability.

Not directing any criticism in Purity's direction, but I also had a similar experience. I visited the TT a few years back, where I got chatting to a fellow rider about riding techniques, I was on my little 400, he was on a nice Ducati 996. He asked me whether I use the rear brake, I said not really, he then explained all of the advantages...like "backing it in at speed" to stop the "front end washing out"...He asked me to follow him....which was interesting, as he was actually living in some sort of amazing, almost Walter Mitty on a GP bike, world. He was slow as fvck. Wobbling all over the shop. It was very embarrassing when he pulled over to have a chat about the last 10 miles.

Using the back brake on a Duke? WTF!!!

[anonymous-user]

theshrew said:

moanthebairns said:

im becoming quite good a skids with my back brake, I like to have it set up so its off or full on as it does nothing on the road expect make me feel like im ten as I skid the bike to a stop.

The times ive been had a whack off my Dad for wearing out rear tyres

Put a can between the frame and tyre to because it sounds like a motorbike

I did that and my Triumph ended up sounding like a push-bike

[Hooli]

Here we go again

How useful the rear brake depends on the bike. Sports bikes typically don't have much use for it, not enough weight over the rear when braking other types of bike get a lot more use from the rear brake - try stopping a cruiser without the rear brake.

[peteO]

dont mean to take this off topic but whats the best way to corner?.. me and a mate were having this argument the other week...

[s3fella]

peteO said:

dont mean to take this off topic but whats the best way to corner?.. me and a mate were having this argument the other week...

Steer with the feet....

[s3fella]

Hooli said:

Here we go again

How useful the rear brake depends on the bike. Sports bikes typically don't have much use for it, not enough weight over the rear when braking other types of bike get a lot more use from the rear brake - try stopping a cruiser without the rear brake.

Actually, that's a fair point. Cruisers require some rather different riding techniques all round ime.

[moanthebairns]

s3fella said:

peteO said:

dont mean to take this off topic but whats the best way to corner?.. me and a mate were having this argument the other week...

Steer with the feet....

50p racing line style

[Hooli]

s3fella said:

Hooli said:

Here we go again

How useful the rear brake depends on the bike. Sports bikes typically don't have much use for it, not enough weight over the rear when braking other types of bike get a lot more use from the rear brake - try stopping a cruiser without the rear brake.

Actually, that's a fair point. Cruisers require some rather different riding techniques all round ime.

Of course if your riding one of srob's bikes then it's best just to drag your feet & hope

[anonymous-user]

moanthebairns said:

s3fella said:

peteO said:

dont mean to take this off topic but whats the best way to corner?.. me and a mate were having this argument the other week...

Steer with the feet....

50p racing line style

Isn't it something about looking where you want your feet to go?

[Splitpin2008]

Crossflow Kid said:

black-k1 said:

Look at, and keep looking at, where you want to go and the rest will just happen.

Note: this doesn't work for Carol Kirkwood off of BBC Weather's ample cleavage, sadly.

I met her once, and she is even nicer in the flesh, so to speak.

[MC Bodge]

peteO said:

dont mean to take this off topic but whats the best way to corner?.. me and a mate were having this argument the other week...

Stopping, dismounting and then pivoting it around on the side stand.

That's what 90% of riders must do, going by the typical tyre wear

[Hooli]

MC Bodge said:

peteO said:

dont mean to take this off topic but whats the best way to corner?.. me and a mate were having this argument the other week...

Stopping, dismounting and then pivoting it around on the side stand.

That's what 90% of riders must do, going by the typical tyre wear

I thought that was only Desmo riders?

[peteO]

i should have known better than to expect a serious answer on here ey

[MC Bodge]

peteO said:

i should have known better than to expect a serious answer on here ey

Whilst out in the open road:

Brake and downshift, easing off the brake before/at turn-in
Don't turn in early
Look through the bend and get the bike turned briskly
Get on the gas early smoothly roll it on
Get the bike upright

Do all of the above smmothly

[marksx]

This guy is on Granada news tonight to talk about his experience...

[Tribal Chestnut]

Splitpin2008 said:

I met her once, and she is even nicer in the flesh, so to speak.

Didn't have a clue who she was, so I've just Googled this Kirkwood lady, must say I'm surprised.

[Deranged Granny]

marksx said:

This guy is on Granada news tonight to talk about his experience...

Indeed

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2014-04-01/b...

[bogie]

from the news article " I'm a good rider and we often think we are better than we are."

yeah...no st

[moanthebairns]

I thought I looked like hoaching ned scum this man takes the piss, fk he rides a Kawasaki too!

I would think the plod will be having a word with him now about his double white line over takes and his inability to corner

[theshrew]

moanthebairns said:

I would think the plod will be having a word with him now about his double white line over takes and his inability to corner

That's what I was thinking. What a spaztard for even posting it on youtube even more so for going on the news.