So I was out riding today and I noticed something... I'm leaning the bike way more than I used to... actually (and I know it's not a good indication of riding ability, but admit it... it does make you feel better) my chicken strips have gone from over an inch (last year when I started riding) to an average of around 1/4", and about 1/8" in some spots... I'm also not as nervous when I come up to turns

So let's hear it for developing skills at your own pace

 

 

Don't you love getting better! Seems like everytime you go out, you gain just a little more ability in your execution. Good job, bro! Just don't be dragging a knee in dangerous areas. I'll bet you would love a track day. Maybe some day I will get one in. I have heard it is addicting, though...

 

Congrats! way to learn at your own pace and keep her shiny side up

 

I noticed the same forme also...I scrapped my boot on the ground the other day in a turn...so now I amputting my toes on the peg in the turns and not the middle of my foot...

 

Absolutely. In fact, my chicken strips are so big...well, this pic might help illustrate their size...

 

I did the same damn thing a few months ago...that's a real quick way to learn about foot position on a turn.

 

I did the whole foot scrape in a turn thing...whoops lol...i started riding in april...never touched a quad or a dirtbike ever in my life...i had like over an inch of untouched tire...rode/learned with a riding buddy who has years...and now i have no chicken strips...and more experience in 3 months than i could have gottne in a year of riding by myself

 

haven't scraped my foot in a turn yet, but that's probably because I have my toes on the footpegs 99% of the time anyway.

Anyway, before hopping on the f4i last August, I'd never been on two wheels with a motor (or a quad, for that matter)... and to make matters worse, I'd never operated a manual transmission... it took me over an hour just to get the hang of using the clutch lol.

Anyway, I couldn't find any pics of the strips from last summer (all the pics of the bike were razr v3 quality, so you can't make out the strips), but I found a pic from May 9th... this shows you how fast I've been progressing in the last month or so:

This past May (last summer the strips were a lot bigger):




And earlier today:


Just a little bit of a difference [8D]

And I need to get a new rear... the flat spot is making me nervous lol... but I guess that's what happens when you commute with a bike, right?

 

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