Hardest technique to master?
#21
I adjusted mine until there was no play what so ever as long as when you turn the bars lock to lock the engine doesnt rev.
Last edited by coalminer frank; 07-04-2016 at 09:23 PM. Reason: Xcitement 711
#22
#23
You could tell yourself to relax all day but unless you are really connected and stable on the bike, you won't be able too. If you are not feeling stable with your lower body then you rely on your arms to hold on to the handlebars.
What could you do with your lower body to help ensure that you could relax your arms?
What could you do with your lower body to help ensure that you could relax your arms?
#24
#26
I think a lot of it has to do with mental stuff for me. As a fearless beginner I layed down twice because I leaned too much for how slow I was going, so after that I've been afraid to lean while going slow n just can't get over feeling like I'm going to fall and I always end up going wide. Thanks though for the reminder I just need to practice more. I even got cones and stuff too for parking lot exercises (of course that was before my bike died .....)
#27
I keep telling myself, out loud, "relax dammit relax". Throttle blipping and braking= practice. As far as shifting, down shifting I do before I get in position to hang off. Upshift I can hang off and up shift. But I also have reverse shift pattern which I believe makes it easier.
Used to have an issue with braking and rev matching, but my last trackday at BFR i kinda forced myself to not be a wimp on the brakes, turn 1 comes outta nowhere fast
I noticed the harder i was on the brakes, the easier rev matching became.
I still havent tried shifting while hanging off. maybe next year
Last edited by sjona2011; 10-30-2016 at 08:30 PM.
#28
Hardest thing is keeping my eyes where they need to be next. I tend to look too close to my front wheel, which messes up my sense of speed and my timing. It's a really bad habit from poor driving skills because of learning to drive in a city with major potholes and other crap. When I'm on the bike sometimes I make a game of dodging patches. It hurts my riding and I know it. Damn hard habit to break because I'm always thinking about that next spot of grease or rocks or whatever is in the road.
If it weren't for the fact that I enjoy the occasional commute to work or the store, I'd quit street riding (provided I got enough track time). Maybe I could break those bad vision habits.
If it weren't for the fact that I enjoy the occasional commute to work or the store, I'd quit street riding (provided I got enough track time). Maybe I could break those bad vision habits.
#29
I still have the bad habit of really grabbing the bars while hanging off. ill finally realize why my lines and corner speed sucks and relax. I dont do it as much as i used to, installing tank grip pads have helped that a ton though, used to have to squeeze the hell out of the tank to stay on the damn thing.
Used to have an issue with braking and rev matching, but my last trackday at BFR i kinda forced myself to not be a wimp on the brakes, turn 1 comes outta nowhere fast
I noticed the harder i was on the brakes, the easier rev matching became.
I still havent tried shifting while hanging off. maybe next year
Used to have an issue with braking and rev matching, but my last trackday at BFR i kinda forced myself to not be a wimp on the brakes, turn 1 comes outta nowhere fast
I noticed the harder i was on the brakes, the easier rev matching became.
I still havent tried shifting while hanging off. maybe next year
Hardest thing is keeping my eyes where they need to be next. I tend to look too close to my front wheel, which messes up my sense of speed and my timing. It's a really bad habit from poor driving skills because of learning to drive in a city with major potholes and other crap. When I'm on the bike sometimes I make a game of dodging patches. It hurts my riding and I know it. Damn hard habit to break because I'm always thinking about that next spot of grease or rocks or whatever is in the road.
If it weren't for the fact that I enjoy the occasional commute to work or the store, I'd quit street riding (provided I got enough track time). Maybe I could break those bad vision habits.
If it weren't for the fact that I enjoy the occasional commute to work or the store, I'd quit street riding (provided I got enough track time). Maybe I could break those bad vision habits.
#30
MIsti- Inhavent convinced myself that the habit is altogether bad for the street. I saw a guy today on a Spyder run over a cooler lid that was in the middle of the road. He was at slow enough speed that going around shouldn't have been a problem, but being on 3-wheels he couldn't care less. I don't think that is the desirable either.
Happiness must be somewhere in the middle of the extremes. I have to consciously push my eyes down the road. If I can make this trackday this weekend, we shall see if I can make the mental shift successfully.
Happiness must be somewhere in the middle of the extremes. I have to consciously push my eyes down the road. If I can make this trackday this weekend, we shall see if I can make the mental shift successfully.