Pushing the mental barrier
#21
My experience
One thing that helped me learn to go further was make sure you get your body off the saddle and in the turn more. It lowers the force your tires need to corner, so you can go faster and lean even more. I suggest checking any corners before you practice, especially for traffic and gravel. Also wear your riding leathers because sometimes when you on the edge the edge pushes back.
#22
Track work is all very well and good , but .........
If we are trying to stay alive at a good pace on public roads , there ain't no substitute for hrs in the saddle on the twisties to clear the mind and push a few limits ...
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As I said track work is great , but if you take what you learn from a track and apply it to a public road and car on the side road or the sand on the corner are added to the mix , your track lean't limits may just get you when you least expect it and cause you and your perfected track skills to wind up in the emergency dept at the hospital......
If we are trying to stay alive at a good pace on public roads , there ain't no substitute for hrs in the saddle on the twisties to clear the mind and push a few limits ...
<SNIP>
As I said track work is great , but if you take what you learn from a track and apply it to a public road and car on the side road or the sand on the corner are added to the mix , your track lean't limits may just get you when you least expect it and cause you and your perfected track skills to wind up in the emergency dept at the hospital......
the track is good and pretty much bump free, no gravel, no sand, no oil spills, etc...
The road isn't like that, and we do most of our riding in the road.
#23
Well, thats what I figure too, Track work is great for experimenting in relative safety, but, you cant forget that you're practicing in "utopia"...
the track is good and pretty much bump free, no gravel, no sand, no oil spills, etc...
The road isn't like that, and we do most of our riding in the road.
the track is good and pretty much bump free, no gravel, no sand, no oil spills, etc...
The road isn't like that, and we do most of our riding in the road.
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Going only quick on the track is a nice plan thou
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I am not saying I still don't ride fast on the street, but fast isn't the full definition of danger. You are in more danger by pushing you or your bike to its limit. Because of my better leaning technique, I can now (just an example) hit a tight curve doing 80mph not even full lean, where as before I would be pushing my limit at 65mph. I feel safer now doing 80, than 65 before track experience. I don't just feel safer, its a fact, I am safer. I am not in the danger zone, if there is a pile of gravel in the street, I still have the ability to lean in further or avoid it or brake properly etc, where before track experience, I may have wrecked because I was at my limit already.
The sad part about all of this, is when you get good at track speeds, the street is boring. There is no more thrill or adrenaline, its more about cruising at that point.
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Fair enough , but gee , then the question arises as to how bad a rider you were if just on day on a track improved your skills x 10 ?? lolol
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