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KidCr3nshaw -> RE: riding questions (5/23/2008 8:16:25 PM)
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Okay so I got another one up.
This one is a video of a decreasing radius corner and how I approach them. When I come to any blind corner, I treat it as if it's a decreasing radius because I feel if gives me more options considering my posititioning of the bike in the driving lane.
This may very well be all elementary stuff, so some of you who may not have quesitons or whatever, please... be gentle [;)], the idea is to help some people.
Okay so when I come to a blind corner, I set the bike in the inside half of the line (next to the centerline), and use engine braking upon entry unless I'm hauling ass but that's for another thread - anyway, as I make my entrance my head is looking through the turn and simultaneously I begin to dip the bike in that direction (intentional "target fixation" if you will). Now the only real "tough" part is deciding... When to dip the bike? When to make the turn?
Well that's what I wanted Google maps for but I'll see if I can explain it - think of it this way;
You're taking the apex of the corner and essentially, moving it (in a decreasing radius). For if you began to turn in following the centerline you'd find yourself having to make an accute angle turn at-speed... doesn't sound like fun (or even very possible for that matter). So what you're going to do is move the apex to a point sooner by simply treating it as the apex.
I don't know if I'm making much sense, I've never really talked at length about it but I'm always thinking about it, lol. Most people become bored of talking about shit like this but I look at it this way - if it can be my fault that I wreck I should also be responsible for avoiding shit too (which I seem to do too much of - already have like 4 near-misses on tape since 3 days ago) and the best defense is a good offense (yeah I changed it to suit me).
Anyway, the video you'll see me at one point (11-12 seconds) "cut into" the turn. That's what I mean by moving the apex. As the street lays the actual apex is later in the turn than I took it. At that point I come back to the throttle (sometimes you won't come off the throttle, just depends) as this is happening my looking ahead continues and now I'm looking well out of the turn and like magic the bike will fluidly match your "instructions."
I read somewhere once that people ask about turning and, when do you turn? When is a turn over? The best response I've heard is that a corner begins when you back off the throttle and finishes when you no are longer concerned with it.
Seems like the toughest part is when to dip the bike or when to begin the turn. If you're looking ahead as habit (always always always looking ahead, scanning, etc.) you will naturally find your own line because looking ahead is sort of like taking away all the unnecessary road space therefore limiting the amount of space you need to succesfully operate your motorcycle therefore lessening your chances of a small hazard becoming a huge obstacle.
Haha, I'm rambling bad...
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