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fritzdacat

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  1. Don't really need a NO-BS-Bike to proof the point. Had to buy some catlitter last week, car was not available, cat got impatient, so I took my fireblade to get some... anyway.. I put this big bag on the tank, it turned out that I could only just about reach the handlebars, so on my way home I could only countersteer by conciously leaning forward pushing one handlebar at a time, just by shifting my weight the bike kept going almost straight ahead, at least I would have never made it around any corners, even in slow traffic.
  2. Thank you rchase, I was already doubting my mind about this ... I'm always early on the gas and it's kinda funny sometimes to see someone in the rearview following you into a corner needing much more leanangle, (even scratching footpegs sometimes!) just because he waits for the apex with the rollon... so it's not the Fireblade, it's Keith Code's techniques that make the difference LOL Uli
  3. My impression is that the radius of a turn tightens (decreases) when I roll on the throttle, of course the increased speed in the end widens the turn, but when rolling on the rear wheel creates a force outside (by pushing forward), because in the radius of the turn the rear wheel is outside, the front wheel is more inside ... not talking about sliding here, just a normal rollon ... or am I totally wrong here ?
  4. Marquez riding shotgun for Lorenzo... yes, that was the dark side of the moon alright
  5. I heard Marques say that in an interview too , so the info is valid IMHO
  6. Depends on what I concentrate on, when I use the 2 step my body movements are pretty much the same in any given corner, when I play around with how hard I brake (or how hard I push the handlebar, steering impuls) I start losing coordination for a while until I have things automized again. Meditation helps too, my coordination is way better after having quieted my mind. If you're not into meditating, just pull over for 10 or so minutes, you'll notice the difference.
  7. Imagine : you're in a right turn (blind corner) and an oncoming car cuts the corner, driving right at you.... it's too late for a hook turn, even a sudden roll off would be fatal in that kind of situation, all you can do is keep your nerves, not chop the throttle and give a very hard steering impuls... but what's someone who has been conditioned by a cornering-ABS going to do in that kind of situation?
  8. I think it's important for drivers to learn how to control a motorcycle and not to take the responsibility away from them, ABS itself is a good thing because it's defensive, but cornering ABS can give a false sense of security going into blind corners.
  9. I rather concentrate on my driving, listening to music would use up too much of my "10 dollars"...
  10. And at that moment.... are you actually accelerating ?
  11. IMHO trailbraking is good only for passing other drivers or defending the inside line, , but the fastest way to go through a corner is to quickflip and be on the gas early (CSS-style)
  12. Not sure who you're asking, in my case the answer would be no, no headshake at all.
  13. Maybe I didn't use the word "drag" correctly, what I meant is that I don't roll off the gas completely in order to AVOID both engine braking and load alteration ........ .. sorry about my english.
  14. Being a streetrider I think TC would spoil me in the long run, but still I'm curious to find out how hard I can actually roll on the gas in the wet and in cold weather without risking a crash... so I would like to have one but I want to be able to turn it off.... I want to learn, but not the hard way.
  15. I keep the throttle flat because I want to be able to catch the front in case I flip the bike too quickly ....when I'm completey off the gas there's this little gap (motor and chain-related) ... never really seen anything wrong with it (well, at least until maybe 2 minutes ago ;-) ) ... Like to hear more! Uli edit: just went for a little testride, what I do is I actually (unknowingly) roll back the throttle a tiny little bit before the steering impuls so that there is still some drag on the chain but no acceleration. (is "drag" the right word? not sure) so that as soon as I reach my lean angle I can roll on the gas smoothly ...
  16. I like my Fireblade as it is, bought it new, except for a racing-windshield it's pretty much as it was when I first got it... no LED-blinkers, no new exhaust pipe ....nothing... just hop on it and have fun.
  17. Work on your throttle control. Once you have gotten used to not chopping the throttle all those things (tarrolls, mud, whatever) aren't that much of a problem anymore. Of course if there's no grip at all eventually you will run out of lean angle and/or street, but for me it's always amazing how stable a bike can be once you know what to do and what not to do. Read TOTW2, the information is all in there.
  18. Check that out http://www.gaskrank.tv/tv/halloffame/alan-kempster-mehrfach-amputierter-racer-left-side-story-gaensehaut-hut-ab.htm
  19. -Even if it feels awkward still roll on the gas as early as possible (very smoothly of course) -Don't sabotage your steering impuls by leaning on the handlebars What also helpes me is to imagine that I'm actually going uphill while going downhill (sounds a little crazy I know )
  20. I use an NLP style movie technique ...whenever I make a riding error I replay the incident in my head (back and forth, back and forth) until I find out what I could have done differently and how a critical situation could have been avoided altogether....works for me... the subconcious mind can't really tell the difference between reality and a good visualisation.
  21. Fourstroke inline fours because of good throttle control. My Blade is pretty much the perfect bike for me, maybe you have to ride it a little harder to get the same sensation as with other bikes but that's fine with me, I get my kicks from high lean angles and smooth roll-ons.
  22. I chop up turn-combinations, I'm still too concentrated on when to give the steering impuls (and how fast I should go in), if there's a series of turns sometimes I sort of "wake up" coming out of one turn going into another and I have to refocus on finding the right turnpoint into the next corner. Does this make any sense at all? Sure hope so :-)
  23. I've been doing "PACE" from Al Sears for about 1 + 1/2 years now, you get in real good shape, put on 3 kilos though which is probably muscle (at least I hope that's what it is ;-) ). It's definitely better than cardio (at least for me), I find it a lot easier now to move around on the bike and giving steering impulses.
  24. Aquaplaning....not enough grip for the steering impuls . looks like he felt it coming though
  25. No, you're not wrong, rolling on the gas is the right reaction.
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