Riding better

[Nelson]

Well I'm not overly experienced on road bikes, I've Leary a bit myself and the old boy has taught me a few things but I'm still essentially a novice, I want to get better at cornering and all around bike control I can ride all day no worries but I get the urge to push myself but being where I am the only close place to practice is the bunya mountains, but a lot of caravans and ken block wanna be cunts fly up as down there all day, so I'm a bit skeptical about it, the old man suggested I do a super bike school which I'm considering, but I was wondering if any I you guys had any ideas on how to get a bit lower and feel more in control of my bike, cheers in advance

Marc

[Yella]

Super bike school is good. Or you can just do a bunch track days run in the slower groups and work up following lines and styles for the quicker guys

[TheRussian]

Hey Marc.
Get yourself a book called Twist of the Wrist 1 and 2 by Keith Code. Read it a couple of times and then go out and practice what you read.
Once you got some knowledge of how things work you will not learn bad habits.
have fun.

[BANDITROD]

i would also suggest his dvd its awesome

[Jinx]

Do some track days and any type of advanced rider training you can find. Other than that join a motorcycle club or ride with a bunch of locals.

[Redmohawk]

Pay attention to how you put weight on the pegs and where your ass cheek sits on the seat , a little weight movement on the bike can make a hell of a difference. And will give you more confidence on the bike, learn how far you can move the bike around without using the bars, with weight control only.

The fast line on the road is often the "in harm" way with dumb dumbs on the road I prefer the safer option (still easy to exceed the speed limit in the safe zone)

Swinging so low your eyebrow scrapes the gravel my look cool but its not always the fastest way around a curve.

[StuNVA]

I can empathize with what you are saying coming from the land of the long flat straight roads.
When I was learning I done some big miles to find corners at lot less cops back then to so speed can make even the straightest road fun.
These days there are track days and ride groups (social ride group) and superbike school, do them all, time in the saddle is the only thing that will teach you what you need to know and then the experts can tell you how fucked you are and how to fix it.
Like what they have already said, a little weight here and there and getting your arse moving around on and off the seat makes a big difference.
Also get someone who knows what they are doing to make sure you suspension is set correctly, this can make a huge difference.
If you can get a dirt bike and learn what the edge feels like it will help too.

[Gix11]

Can't really add much more to the above. If I was to give you advice it would be don't push yourself on the road, push yourself on a track. Hitting the kitty litter and scraping your bike up a bit is much more preferable to hitting a tree/car, totalling your bike and seriously injuring yourself or worse, killing yourself. Try and get a track school day, not just you on your own or with a mate that you "Think" can ride. I was lucky enough to have a mate that owed me money and rather than give me the money he bought me a ticket to the Donnington Park Race School in the UK (I still lived there then) and we were taught by a UK WBSK of the time, but being a novice back then I had no idea who it was! Could have been Jamie Whitham for all I know. Regardless, they take you out and test your ability, then stick you into speed classes and then speed within that class. By the end of the day he had me up front with him and another guy and I learnt shit loads! To this day that lesson has saved me 1000s of times! It's all about knowing the apex, reading corners, knowing blind corners, and having speedy reactions.

Also, don't turn into a dry weather pussy at your age. Get as much wet riding in as possible. Get the right gear and get used to traction in the wet. Better still, get a mountain bike or off road bike to get used to front and back wheel sliding. Panicking with slides is what trashes people. Bringing it back is the skill.

[Nelson]

Cheers for the advice guys, I have a dirt bike that I've been flogging around for a while, will have to find a track day or advanced riding course and book it in, as for social riding I do t really know anyone around here haha, will be good to get out on a ride with you guys one day and get some more tips on the go.

Marc

[Deano]

Superbike school is great. Do that before the track days so you have your bad habits corrected.

Best thing I ever did for my riding

[fimpBIKES]

i suggest sprbike school + track days

if all u have around is roads then i suggest getting a dirtbike, roads are fkd

[davo]

What sort of dirt bike ya " been flogging " around ,and for how long Nelson? That'l give us an idea of where your at

[Aido]

We used to go to a large court in an industrial estate to play around with braking and counter steering. Relatively low speed stuff but useful none the less. So long as your not doing whoolies or skids then plod should leave you alone...at worst they will check you out and tell you to move on.
The court was large enough that you could go around and around grinding knee sliders to dust until you got dizzy. Helped to get confidence and allowed me to understand body position - weighting forward and back, in and out, and getting the bars to feel neutral while lent right over.

[TurboKat]

What sort of dirt bike ya " been flogging " around ,and for how long Nelson? That'l give us an idea of where your at

Something's wrong, there's no insults, rudeness or shit hanging in this post... ?

Who are you & what have you done with Davo?

[fimpBIKES]

+1 for industrial estates, even better are new developments without any houses built yet

[Zed14]

nelson is my youngest. thanks for looking after him guys.

[Gix11]

Wow, is that Rexie!

[El_Hefty]

for a fleeting moment it was

[Zed14]

yes it was

[Gix11]

Where are you hiding these days mate? Still got the 14?