04-26-2010, 12:11 PM | #11 |
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Pics look good man.
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04-26-2010, 12:24 PM | #12 |
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Great pics. Looks like a fun time
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04-26-2010, 12:42 PM | #13 |
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04-26-2010, 12:43 PM | #14 |
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In the 1st and 2nd pics you are hanging off plenty......A full one cheek off. Only posers hang both cheeks off......It's usually the guys who are trying to drag elbow in order to score a "sweet" track photo.......Then when they pull themselves back up onto the bike they upset it and highside.
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That track's in Pahrump, NV...Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch. My 4th track day on that track, I've done eight days now, this one was my best to date!
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04-26-2010, 11:28 PM | #16 |
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Oh, and here's what I learned...
You see what their outside foot is doing? That's all it took. I got it to be consistent after 3-4 sessions. A lot of guys ride around with their toes on the pegs all day. Putting the peg up against your heel reduces the fatigue on your feet and legs. And it gave me a sense of stability through the corners for some reason. I was entering and exiting with noticeably more speed than I ever have. I was hitting the apex of turn 3 at 50mph (not important if you haven't been there). They say smooth is fast. All these years I thought I was being smooth, I wasn't...until Saturday.
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you can put a lot more pressure on that outside peg by moving your foot forward to, which can translate to more grip.
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04-26-2010, 11:57 PM | #18 |
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It's a little difficult to learn...for me anyways. I would be braking for a right but moving both my feet up when it should only be my left. Maybe I was just thinking about it too much, as well as doing all the other things that happen right before a corner.
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Keep up the good work, betcha that bike is a blast with all those suspension goodies.
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04-27-2010, 12:07 AM | #20 |
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I was trying that too. I would do it but wasn't really sure about what difference it was making. They say it's good to weight the outside to help flick the bike up faster. Maybe I wasn't doing it right, or too busy trying to make the new foot position feel more natural.
I really need to invest in a school though. A proper racing school.
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