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  1. Hi Cobie, the Petronas FIM Asian GP is Asias premier road racing championship, more on their site - http://www.fimasiangp.com/ The Malaysian Super Series is a stepping stone to the FIM Asian GP and its held at the Sepang circuit in malaysia. More on the Malaysian Super Series here - http://www.malaysiangp.com.my
  2. Hi everyone. Racer you still here? Anyways its been ages since i logged in here and a lot has changed since then. I'm racing pretty seriously now, finished 2nd in the national championship last year on smaller cc bikes. I raced as a privateer and it was good fun beating 2 of the countrys top factory teams. Finally lost the championship to one of them by 1 point. This year onwards i'm racing supersport with Indias only international racing team, hoping to make it to the FIM Asian GP. I got good people to ride with now and learning a lot, my teammate almost made it to motogp last year but lost out due to lack of funds (http://in.revvs.net/stories/100117/Preetha...OTO_GP_test.htm). Anyways Just thought i'd share a few pics from practice recently. Its been a journey, huge thanks to Keith and this place, learnt a lot and still loads to learn... .... Cheers! Sameer
  3. I have to agree with Jrock, i was in the same boat as Wisquared not too long ago, and while i generally agree with Keiths teachings on the usage of brakes i feel less experienced track riders who are still learning the ropes and havent quite come to terms with the 'feel' of traction yet are the ones to benefit most from it, in short its best to start off that way and grow into trail braking. I believe what you're riding matters a lot too, on a small underpowered bike you cant afford to let off speed and entry speeds are extremely important, trail braking is your friend there, on a big bike entry speed is lower and you make use of a better exit. Bottom line, currently racing at the Nationals i can tell you this, dicing it out with a bunch of competitors you're not gonna see that podium without trail braking and yes the lap times are faster too.
  4. i like to corelate the fastest line with the throttle.....i'd say the fastest line is the one that allows you to get on the gas the earliest and hardest.....any thoughts on that?
  5. hmm aside from the benefit of blocking an opponent and keeping your place in a race, i would think you would possibly want to use trail braking into corners where carrying speed IN is of greater importance (off a straight into a series of corners) as opposed to corners where getting drive out and thereby getting on the gas early is a priority (out of a corner onto a straight) ? also corners leading into corners that dont allow you to get the bike upright for braking (double apex) maybe candidates for trail braking? i would think camber /elevation at the corner would be an important aspect to consider too. if i'm wrong please correct, this is interesting... Sameer
  6. Cobie, I have no doubts that countersteering is the way to steer and i dont steer any other way myself, i believe its the most critical skill you pickup when you learn to ride a bicycle, most people just dont know it. I was more worried with the idea of teaching trail braking to track newbies even though i realize the value of its use in racing. Though it may take longer to grasp i believe developing a correct sense of speed for corner entry is vital and will help with consistency in the long term. Maybe riders see improvement in their laptimes when applying trail braking and hence assume it is the right way to go (using it as a crutch as Keith says), its all perception really. Anyways i sure as hell cant argue with a champion and have lots to learn myself but i prefer to look at riding as a science as Keith does and let facts speak for themselves. Sameer
  7. Killadue, I think you have a valid point, and no reason not to have it up on the forum. You for sure aren't the only one that has had questions like this. Especially if Keith responds, it will be both interesting and educational. Best, Cobie Hey Cobie, thanks for the candid reponse..Keith did respond and he doesnt have a problem discussing this here either. Here is my original question and Keiths reponse Thanks Sameer ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I was just going through this write up someone posted after attending 'a different' school. http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26542 I dont want to start up any wars or anything but being a firm believer in basics like countersteering, i find it so hard to believe that there are there are other schools of thought that seem to refute those basics and teach things i have grown to learn to avoid doing. As you guys probably already know from previous posts of mine, we dont have riding schools here in India and what i have learnt i have amassed from Keiths books and this forum. So you can imagine reading this article has been quite disconcerting, I would really love if you could explain and clear my confusion (of course without stepping on any toes). Maybe theres nothing to it and these are just the perceptions of a miguided rider, but can there really be 2 totally opposite schools of thought when it comes to the basics? Killadude, Countersteering is how the motorcycle turns. Even top professional racers have made the error of thiking or feeling that per weighting is "turning the bike", it doesn't. Every school wants to have something special and Freddie focuses on trailbraking as his main thing. If you ressearch other fourms you will see that there are lots of opinions and many riders will go along with what a professional racer says just because they are famous or whatever. If ask other world champions like Wayne Rainey and Eddie Lawson you will get a different answer, they will tell you that the bike will not turn unless you countersteer so it is best to look at the science of the matter to make a decision. When you push on the footpeg it pushes back with the same amoutn of pressure as you apply to it. This is one of Newton's laws of physics. That means that to have any real input into the bike at the footpeg the rider would have to suddenly jump on it which is impractical and no one would ride like that. Hope that helps, Keith
  8. Sensitive issue so i've decided to remove my post and PM keith instead...moderators please delete. Thanks!
  9. hi Stormie, nice to see you here. Heres how i do it: 1) Approaching turn in point i shift just the butt into position (half butt cheek out most of the time). For me its up and out to the side i dont slide it out. 2) Adjust speed by getting the downshifting / braking done while in that position 3) At the turn in point one decisive countersteering input to drop to desired lean angle leading with the inner shoulder and getting my head down where the inside mirrors would be. This will bring the upper body inline and parallel to the bike, outer arm resting on the outside of the tank and outer knee bracing the recess of the tank. 4) Crack on the gas as soon as possible and roll on smoothly and constantly through the turn 5) At the apex depending on the turn i try to get my head and upper body even lower while countersteering the bike up, it helps me get more drive out. heres what i look like doing that: http://killerdude.net/images/k403.jpg http://killerdude.net/images/k485-small.jpg http://killerdude.net/images/k468.jpg I've never been to riding school simply coz they dont have them here in India so i'll let the gurus correct me if i've missed anything. I've noticed that this is one of the most common questions on riding forums and its been disussed here a lot as well. I personally believe that swiveling automatically puts you in a twisted position which negates the effect of hanging off. However there are GP racers like Bayliss and Doohan who rode / ride very successfully in the twisted position albeit while using more lean and potentially lowering tire life. Anyways the benefits of proper body position are already well known and i think getting it nailed from the beginning is most important so you dont struggle with getting rid of a bad habit later.
  10. Thanks Racer, somehow it didnt sound right to me that stiffer suspension would cause less tire wear, i was starting to think i am missing something very basic hence the question. To fill in details on those variables, the rider in question was running MICHELIN PILOT POWERS while the rest of us were on METZELER RACETECH K2's. We were running identical tire pressures 30 front and rear. The rider was running about a second or so faster and i definetely dont think he was running any more lean than i was..none of us are down to knocking the rubber balls off the tire yet. i guess that boils down to tire compound?
  11. Hi Guys, Made an interesting observation with some friends after our last track day. One of my friends is an experienced racer and we generally take advice and learn from him. We notcied that at the end of the day his tires were perfectly smooth (even though he rode just as much as us and was the fastest) while ours were worn with little beads of rubber all over the edges. His explanation was that his hard suspension was the reason but its still a little mystery to me. Somebody please explain what the relationship is and how harder suspension reduces tire wear if that is true.
  12. I see, wow i didnt realize that. That clears it for me, Thanks!
  13. ok i realize just asking for feedback is probably a little too open ended so let me ask this. If you look closely at the last pic it appears that the front is turned a degree towards the inside of the corner. I've been wondering whats up with that and cant really figure it out. That turn is basically a hairpin curve that we approach wide and then once the bike is dropped its pretty much positive acceleration all through. It seems to me like i'm making a steering adjustment but wouldnt toward the inside just stand the bike up? i know that i did intentionally correct my line a couple of times but that was basically more countersteer to tighten it up and keep me from running wide, what the pic shows doesnt make sense. Appreciate any answers guys, thanks!
  14. Hi, i'm with another member on here Poncho and we are slowly taking it to the track here in India. Just got back from my 2nd track weekend on a superbike and thought i'd share some pics. Please let the feedback flow, we dont have riding schools down here and most of all learning has been through books like Keith Codes Twist of the Wrist series (cant thank him enough) and valuable forums like this over the net. Thanks! Apologies for the blur in some of these but my mate was just not familiar with using the cam and had a bit of shake Click on thumbnails for larger picture . . . . . . . . . .
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