n00b on K6 750 Part II

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VermilionX · #21 Post by **VermilionX** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:43 pm

kabob983 wrote:Worry about it when you get to the track and you actually start taking corners fast enough to warrant hanging off the bike. Trust me on this one, if you do a track day with decent riders and you spend all your time hanging off the bike when your ride is still aimed almost vertical...you're going to get some laughs.

If you were hitting those corners 50% faster and leaning the bike, THEN you move on to shifting your weight. It shouldn't come first, it should come second...

i don't worry about it, it's happening even if i don't think too much about it.

anyway, in your 2nd point... hanging off the bike can mean the difference between lowsiding or not. you can take corners at just as fast w/ less lean angle if you're hanging off the bike.

this was brought up last skillzday, a rider lowsided, she ran out of lean angle and they said she wasn't hanging off the bike. if she was hanging off, she could done the same speed w/o the lowside.

i've rode w/ guys who attend trackdays. one of them volunteered to stay behind me. he's a vet, riding for more than 25yrs, he does both canyons and racetracks.

so anyway, when we stopped, i asked him for tips. he said im looking good and he asked how long i've been riding. i said less than a year and he said i look good for someone riding in less than a year. he told me to just practice more and get more confidence.

he's a vet trackday guy, he didn't laugh at me, he even complimented me.

younggun · #22 Post by **younggun** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:45 pm

I know you said not to critique the video or yourself, but what the heck was that???

kabob983 · #23 Post by **kabob983** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:48 pm

Veteran trackday guy doesn't mean much. Veteran racer...maybe, and I know a few of them, but I could do track days for 10 years straight and never learn a thing with the wrong attitude.

Britjoe · #24 Post by **Britjoe** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:07 pm

its all been said, before, you post dodo and ask for opinions, people give you them and you dont like what you read, Im sorry,
YOU SUCK

, but in the nicest possible way.

younggun · #25 Post by **younggun** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:08 pm

VermilionX · #26 Post by **VermilionX** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:11 pm

Britjoe wrote:its all been said, before, you post dodo and ask for opinions, people give you them and you dont like what you read, Im sorry,
YOU SUCK , but in the nicest possible way.

dood! where the hell did i ask for riding tips on this topic?

i asked for tips on video editing.

people just started lecturing, which i don't have a problem w/.

but don't tell me i asked for tips and didn't listen.

like i said, you can't see much of what's really happening so that vid is not good to ask for tips. i'll ask for tips when i get a chase vid.

earwig · #27 Post by **earwig** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:15 pm

You do not need to hang off of a motorcycle on the street period. I now know why your rear tire is slipping for you... you are throwing your center of gravity all over the place!

VermilionX · #28 Post by **VermilionX** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:21 pm

earwig wrote:You do not need to hang off of a motorcycle on the street period. I now know why your rear tire is slipping for you... you are throwing your center of gravity all over the place!

nope, after i adjusted my tire pressure, bike hasn't slip on me since.

VermilionX · #29 Post by **VermilionX** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:37 pm

oh and regarding leaning...

from the looks of my tire, i've been leaning at a decent angle even when im hanging off the bike.

shane-o · #30 Post by **shane-o** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:00 pm

VermilionX wrote:oh and regarding leaning...

from the looks of my tire, i've been leaning at a decent angle even when im hanging off the bike.

lol

i dont know mate, your just not all there are ya

riding must be a constant source of anxiety for you, with all the worry about how you look rather than enjoying the riding experiance.

you really are missing out on all that it is to "live to ride"