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Jaybird180

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  1. Works great in a sweeper. I had to experiment with this when I was racing MiniMoto. Just about the whole circuit feels like a set of switchbacks, and I didn’t have enough bike contact to make it work, so I had to build up my calves to make a whole race. I think I slept about 2 days after a 200 lap team endurance race.
  2. Its original design would have put it in the Sport category. You’d be surprised what a well-ridden Goldwing could do.
  3. The DVD isn’t a reenactment of the book’s material but more an evolution, IMO. So, the audiobook would be a spoken version of the book.
  4. Seeing the list of SRs I’m wondering if they’re ordered by difficulty to resolve.
  5. I think gpounce is onto something… Is the 8th SR: Charging the Corner?
  6. Coffeefirst reminded me of a video and discussion on social media among riders of a collision with a car. I was the lone voice that said the rider’s lack of visual and bike control skills was at fault and the collision could have been avoided. The rider ended up seriously hurt. Keith did an article where he identified several key skills that if a rider didn’t have, they don’t belong on the street on a motorcycle because they’re a risk to themselves. Might be worth a search and read for anyone that street rides.
  7. ...and then again if he lives near me, he might be right. Drivers have gone bananas since the pandemic. I've seen a marked change in driving habits and made the decision to take the plates off my bikes about a year ago. If he's riding on track= I'd change Orgs. I know of one Org that I won't ride with, as they talk too much of helicopter rides. After that, training could help (see my post above).
  8. I think that's mostly between the ears. It's about how we process what's going on around us and what we're doing on the machine and if there's too much mental noise going on then it slows down the brain's ability to filter and decide what is important and not, then command the body to make the right inputs into the bike to get the desired outcome. A disruption in the OODA loop is always the root cause.
  9. Interesting topic Maybe I’ll lend you my pre-nanny CBR1000RR so you can experiment and report back your findings.🤓
  10. My workout plan involves sitting in the stands at my son’s basketball games. It’s a real workout…somebody’s gotta do all the heckling, right 🤣.
  11. Several years ago, I coated my tank (and body panels) with Rhino liner. It took more than I thought to do the whole bike, but I thought it would provide grip. I still needed the StompGrips.
  12. Once I rode with StompGrip on my bike, I never wanted to be without them. I’ve done several makeovers and a new set has always been on the purchase list.
  13. @Hotfoot- Thanks for the comment about "it is possible to perceive feedback from the bike that tells you when you are approaching the limit; there are warnings from the bike and tires." I too have been looking for this feedback and often wondered if it's a matter of getting to the point of actually stressing the equipment (of course assuming good technique). I could experience some of those limits when I was mini-moto racing (it's hard to spin a rear-tire with 9HP- ha!), but didn't even come close on the big bikes. For example: on my 600, I tried in earnest to break traction on the gas at apex but that tire would stick and shoot me out of the corner and I'd get more courage to get on the gas harder the next lap in the same corner...nada! I never tempted fate on my 1000 (excluding the high-side I had in the wet), but did try and get better launches down the front straight coming out of the last turn at NJMP. By this time, though I was older (implying wiser) and tempered my wrist a bit. I look forward to riding again at these levels and higher. Does the bike and tires "talk" at all levels of riding or is it only in the upper band of the performance envelope?
  14. When I started with CSS, I thought I was there for “improvement”. What I received was a removal of fundamentally flawed understandings and habits. I now have a base from where I can grow. If you remember when Jorge Lorenzo came to MotoGP, he crashed A LOT and it wasn’t because he was looking for the limit. He had a flaw in his riding. Once he got it sorted, he didn’t crash much anymore. So, I think it would be productive if you could put some parameters around what you’re looking for in terms of how you define improvement in the context of the question. Just a thought.
  15. With motorcycles there’s a mix of art and science. The more I think I understand the science the more art I discover when it comes to application. I’m going to grab my popcorn on this one, but suffice to say that CSS doesn’t advocate an approach of “bin it and back off a notch”.
  16. Watch through the end of the video, trust me on this one!
  17. Going into hard braking, I tend to close the gas before I grab the front lever. I'm thinking this has a similar effect as using rear brake to alter the rear height...at least on my "analog" bike, it doesn't freewheel, nor do I use the clutch, so I get a bit of an engine braking effect.
  18. I'm a push kinda guy. I've been concerned that pull might cause unintended throttle inputs or too-tight on the left grip. I have however found myself pulling when accelerating and bringing up the mini. I found it fun having the wheel turn in and skidding the pavement hard on the gas coming out of the last turn. Haven't done it on the big bike yet.
  19. Well, it looks like we now have an answer to the question of steering with the rear off the ground
  20. In multiple threads we have discussed the advantages of being able to take the human biases out of the loop to get a “pure” rider. Yamaha took that seriously! How did I miss this?
  21. Once a rider has accepted the idea that it is the handlebars that turn the machine, things begin to fall into place. Kissing the mirror retracts the pushing arm, usually stabilizing the lower body so the rider can get the leverage to use a smart push on the bar to countersteer. This, you've no doubt discovered and mimics some of the merits of the "power steering" technique (given another name) Mr. Code mentions in Twist of the Wrist II (book). If you don't have it, I definitely recommend picking up a copy. It's a good read and a reference book. You won't regret it.
  22. I know the relaxation game pretty well. I still need to work on relaxing my feet. I also spent some time a few years ago focusing on breathing while I ride. That paid big dividends.
  23. Eventually, you’ll get someone who explains the math on the reduced effective lean angle. In my opinion, hanging off has become so ingrained into rider habits, that hardly anyone thinks about why it’s done- kinda like the leg dangle thing now. Here’s an anecdote that I copied/pasted to help drive the point, then I’ll say why I hang off. There is an often told story around Thanksgiving Day about a family that always cut their turkey in half before they cooked it. This was certainly very odd by American tradition since everybody always served a whole baked turkey as the centerpiece for the Thanksgiving meal. For many years this strange ritual went on until a child from the fourth generation decided he was going to find out why his family had such a very “strange” tradition. So he went up to his Momma and asked “why exactly do we cut the turkey across the middle whenever we cook one for Thanksgiving?” Somewhat startled by such a sensible inquiry, the mother decided to ask her mom exactly the same question the youngest had put across: “Momma, Why ‘do’ we cut the turkey in half?” Grandma for her part could only scratch her chin and reply, “to tell you the truth, I can’t exactly tell why. All I know is that was how I saw my momma do it, and that’s how I’ve done it all these years. Why don’t we ask Great Grand Nanny!” So they all huddled around the Matriarch as Grandma asked, Momma, why exactly do you always cut the thanksgiving turkey in half before you stick it in the oven? Great Grandma sat her self up and with a look of disbelief she replied, “Did you never realize that our oven was never big enough to stick a whole turkey in? That’s why I always had to cut them turkeys in two,” A few years ago, I had the fortunate time to be able to attend 4 CSS school days in rapid succession and then went to a “regular” trackday. It was a cool day and not many riders on track and honestly, I was a bit tired from work and other life stuff and I was trying on a new suit that I had custom made that was delivered a bit too snug- I struggled to get into it and didn’t really feel like riding the first session. But I came down pit lane behind one of their coaches who was hanging off, switching side-side and we hadn’t even gotten on the track yet! I’d already decided I was going to feel out my bike and my leathers and just get my vision up to speed before I begin to turn up the pace, but I was leisurely moving along- I don’t think I got much out of 3rd gear for the first lap or 2, except down the front straight…this was at NJMP. When the session was over, he came back to talk to me and insisted that I get my butt over to get the bike to turn. I was internally conflicted, as I wanted his help later that day but coming over like he did (unsolicited) just annoyed me, so I agreed with him, but I really just wanted him to go away while I pulled and tugged and tried to figure out what to do with my new suit. About midday, I donned my old suit and felt comfortable enough to up the pace. Now, that I have enough pace, I feel planted in the seat with my outside knee against the tank, my inside foot firmly on the peg and my head and eyes directing the trajectory of the arc I want to carve. If I’m too slow, it just feels like wasted energy to put my body into that position and then hold there for what feels like an eternity. I do it to align my body with the G forces for the turn. When I do get my knee down (been a long time), I get another zone of relaxation, as I can then use the knee slider as another stability point to support my body weight and can use the throttle to take that weight off my knee, giving me feedback that there is more pace available that I’m not yet using. I also do it to remove the view of the bike from my periphery where I have the relative motion of the road surface vs the non-moving windscreen disturbing my sense of speed. My sense of speed through the corner is more attuned to what is actually happening when I remove the bike from view- simply put, I can clearly see that I can go faster and my wrist agrees. Lastly, I do it as I’ve noted that it allows me to get out of my own head and just ride. I know that some of this is just a trick I play on myself, but when I allow myself to be fully in the moment (happening more often), I do get better results. Sorry for the long diatribe. Feel free to remove the anecdote about the turkey.
  24. (SPOILER ALERT)...and after a LOT of patience (letting it sit for a few months), I was able to get my wife's 92' CB750 Nighthawk started today! I've tried it a few times, no dice, and had even somewhat given up. But being stubborn (sometimes it's a good characteristic) I put the battery on trickle charger about 2 weeks ago. Since I was taking care of few garage tasks, on a humdinger I decided to try to get it started. It took about 6-7 attempts at different choke settings but eventually it wanted to fire and I was encouraged to continue to try. Having a healthy battery was essential to withstanding multiple attempts. I'm not sure it it's good or not, but I think I have a better idea of where the leak is because the 4T is colored bright yellow (hope it doesn't permanently stain the aluminum). I hope that the issue is an improperly seated carb gasket, instead of a needle issue. Eventually, I was able to ride it up and down my street. I tried some high-power 1st gear runs, but my street is pretty short. I wasn't wearing gear (pretty risky) and the power on the 750 came in around 7k, right when I needed to whoa-down for a U-turn. I'll make a few phone calls and see what can be done to get her roadworthy again. I want to sell it (due to lack of use), but my wife won't let me - LoL.
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