Jaybird180
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I can get out 110-120 miles on my F4i on the street for about 3.6 gallons between fillups. Since I dont' have exact numbers for MPG I'm not going to do the math on that.
I can get a full trackday of 6 session sessions per tank.
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If I understood correctly, Keith says (TOTW1) that for a sportbike, front brake only will produce the shortest stopping distance. True/ False?
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shame that his bike (Mladin) was DQ'd. Think it was politics?
I dunno...if I recall his was the only bike examined at VIR so one could speculate but the simple truth is that we'll probably never know.
Kevin
Yes, you're right. Next rount, all 3 Yosh bikes were broken down for inspection and only Spies' bike didn't require any changes for compliance. I doubt Tom Houseworth used any parts different from Mladin's or Hayden's bike. Mladin said that "everyone" knows that all 3 bikes were identical. He chided Spies for a comment he made. Said it reflected poorly on his character (ouch!). Anyone know where I read about the comments?
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There are two other Aussies that should be acknowledged IMHO; Mat Mladin and Troy Bayliss. Mladin is like the terminator while Bayliss will throw it all away trying to win a race. I appreciate that Spies has won the last three AMA Superbike titles but Mladin has won more races over the same time period because winning races seems to be more important to him than winning titles. Bayliss is just so determined that he won't let up even if doing so will insure a World Title - witness his last lap crash in R2 at Vallelunga.
Kevin
shame that his bike (Mladin) was DQ'd. Think it was politics?
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One of my favorite riders is/was Pierfrancesco Chili. He was usually stuck on B team machinery and had to work twice as hard to prove himself. And he is a super nice guy. Really cool. He was my wife's favorite rider as well and she was really excited to meet him at Laguna Seca in July 1998 when we raced the 125 support race for the world SBK weekend. PC was totally cool and happy to hang out and chat with us as long as we wanted. She was bubbling for a week afterward and so cute when she cheered for him... CHILI-I-I-I-I !!!! (lol)
And there's another Italian rider (his name escapes me at the moment!) who was retired from full time racing but working as test rider for Aprilia the last I heard... some years ago. He would fill in once in a while when an Aprilia rider was hurt.
The common denominator is they were both over forty years old and still competitive on the world level ... working twice as hard riding 'B' team machinery. They really inspire me.
My first hero was Wayne Rainey. He inspires me too.
yes, I liked the announcers of WSB pointing out Frankie Chili's antics on track. Very fun to watch.
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King Kenny is still one of my favorites. He did it in multiple disciplines, and he was always looking at the sport from a view of better show, expand, train new riders, etc.. But sticking with his riding:
I watched him at Laguna (not sure what year it was) wheelie past the then current US Formula 1 champ Mike Baldwin, going into turn 9 at Laguna (now turn 11). What made this special was that Mike was on the brakes.
Kenny wouldn't just check out and smoke these guys either, he'd stay around for a while and make it a show, it was great to watch.
So, who's your favorite and why?
Cobie
I've always admired the close racing style of Noriyuki Haga. He is unafraid to stick that bike wherever he wants...and has so much control that others are unafraid to ride beside him. He can get 3 inches off your back wheel and hold there for several laps just waiting for a mistake before he pounces.
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Your opinion is def. interesting...even if I disagree that one should condition him/ herself to tolerate mild dehydration. The Marines didn't teach me that way :-)
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As far as strength goes - well, I've never had any trouble steering my bike. Loading the sucker in the back of a pickup is a challenge, though.
I guess there's the definitive answer I was looking for (LOL)
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I realized after re-reading this thread that Mr. Code talks about this bad advice becoming ingrained into M/C culture and not challenged. TOTW2 talks about this in the opening of the book. I read that part really carefully. It's amazing how much junk is out there that sounds credible.
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Yeah 2-3 litres of water a day minimum just to maintain sounds like loads, and its not just the body that suffers dehydration, it gets the brain too, can slow down your decision making process which isn't a good thing on a motorcycle! Possibly one of the reasons alot of trackday crashes happen later in the afternoon.
I talked to an older woman recenlty (70's?) and she was telling me to hold the water in your mouth longer, helps hydrate the brain.
LOLOLOLOLOL
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You are right of course, it was a silly statement to make, I realise that racers come from all walks of life, some born into it and some just decide later thats what they want to do, I just cant believe that it would be imposible for a woman to be competitve in pro racing! I could be wrong and so far history proves that but I feel there must be more to it than just being the wrong sex!
Now Sir, we are on the same sheet of music. I want to know (like you) WHY they aren't competitive. I don't think it's physiology (although they are more "top heavy"). I wonder if it's a matter of desire and cultural grooming telling them that it's not ladylike to compete. And then you have normal rate of attrition in this sport due to injury and just .....life. I suppose cause we start with more men, more stick.
There have been women that have made it pretty far up--who was the German(?) girl that ended up with some kind of championship, Katia-something?
Of course we have had Misti doing well, and Jessica Z has been out there, but Misti regularly is 3 seconds a lap faster.
There are for sure fewer women that race than men, so pretty small pool to begin with. One could ask the same in car racing--any world champs there?
C
How many AMA wins does Misti have? Podiums, Top 5's? Top 10's? ....
Hey, I'm not ragging on her or anything, she's a better woman than I'll ever be, but I wanna see a woman scrap it out for a championship alongside men. Seems that no one can offer a good hypothesis as to why we don't.
Okay.....I see that Misti won the 2002 WMRC 650 Supersport Twins Championship. Congrats on that. So it IS possible for a woman to compete against men and win. Who's next?
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Streets of willow turn 11 to 12 (skid pad) I will come into it with the rear at the limit ( 3/4 throttle) and just before the right to left flick goose it to break the rear loose and as I drop the throttle use the front brake a tiny amount to get the bike to counter steer itself as the rear hooks up and tries to high side the bike. I would call this passive steering, I don't have to "steer the bike with the bars until it is almost upright.
That looks a lot scarier in writing!
You can say that again
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You are right of course, it was a silly statement to make, I realise that racers come from all walks of life, some born into it and some just decide later thats what they want to do, I just cant believe that it would be imposible for a woman to be competitve in pro racing! I could be wrong and so far history proves that but I feel there must be more to it than just being the wrong sex!
Now Sir, we are on the same sheet of music. I want to know (like you) WHY they aren't competitive. I don't think it's physiology (although they are more "top heavy"). I wonder if it's a matter of desire and cultural grooming telling them that it's not ladylike to compete. And then you have normal rate of attrition in this sport due to injury and just .....life. I suppose cause we start with more men, more stick.
There have been women that have made it pretty far up--who was the German(?) girl that ended up with some kind of championship, Katia-something?
Of course we have had Misti doing well, and Jessica Z has been out there, but Misti regularly is 3 seconds a lap faster.
There are for sure fewer women that race than men, so pretty small pool to begin with. One could ask the same in car racing--any world champs there?
C
How many AMA wins does Misti have? Podiums, Top 5's? Top 10's? ....
Hey, I'm not ragging on her or anything, she's a better woman than I'll ever be, but I wanna see a woman scrap it out for a championship alongside men. Seems that no one can offer a good hypothesis as to why we don't.
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You are right of course, it was a silly statement to make, I realise that racers come from all walks of life, some born into it and some just decide later thats what they want to do, I just cant believe that it would be imposible for a woman to be competitve in pro racing! I could be wrong and so far history proves that but I feel there must be more to it than just being the wrong sex!
Now Sir, we are on the same sheet of music. I want to know (like you) WHY they aren't competitive. I don't think it's physiology (although they are more "top heavy"). I wonder if it's a matter of desire and cultural grooming telling them that it's not ladylike to compete. And then you have normal rate of attrition in this sport due to injury and just .....life. I suppose cause we start with more men, more stick.
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If women can compete with men in motorcycle racing, then why don't they? The one that rides in AMA is nowhere near being competitive. In one race a couple years ago I believe she just fell short of being lapped by the last place male rider. I think there would be enough worldwide evidence proving my side of the argument if we looked into it.
OK I am sure there will be enough world wide evidence proving your side of the argument since men outnumber women in racing about a million to one (exaggeration), Last year Valentino Rossi visited a primary school in Italy, all the kids were excited getting autographs, one 9 year old little boy asked him- Valentino what would I have to do to become a great motorcycle racer like you? Valentino looked at the boy and answered to him, there is nothing you can do as you are too old! My point here is that the best riders in the world learned to control a motorcycle before anything else, they have competed their whole life, The best in the world are born into racing,
As for why dont women compete with men in motorcycle racing, they do, all around the world at club level and above, gradually more women are taking up the sport, but for a girl to be world class, she would need to be racing from a very young age!
And I'm sure Valentino Rossi is NEVER wrong!?!?! I guess neither of you are familiar with Troy Bayliss' story? He was a painter until his late 20's. Or how about Max Biaggi, never even been on a motorcycle until his early 20's (or late teens, I forget).
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Car racing is a different story. A coworker who fairly reliable was talking about a F1 study where they determined that women are ideally suited (weight and balance wise) to F1. Where they come up short has been on the specific women driving the cars. It's a shame they aren't as competitive then we would have better data and can make better speculation.
I wonder what's going to happen when Eleana Myers is old enough to get her AMA Pro License???
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Dani's lines would seem to agree with your assessment. Or it just could be Dani's lines. I've noticed that he's never as wide as who's he's overtaking, indicating that he can probably go wider and increase his corner entry speed. He seems to have an advantage in that he can run a slightly tighter line at the same speed as his competition.
Re: Women: I am really curious about what it would take to get a woman more competitive. If a woman can turn the bars lock to lock, how can it be a leverage issue?
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Didn't we have the discussion elsewhere about the proper way to warm tires??? I think it's also discussed in the current issue of Sport Rider.
Or did I forget to take my dyslexia medication again?
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Yes, I'm aware that there are women competing in professional roadracing. In fact, I've followed Jessica Zalusky with great enthusiasm. She finishes the season very well. Mostly because she (to my knowledge) NEVER DNF's and that goes further for her championship standing than anything else. However, I'd like to see her (or any woman for that matter) scrap it out for a podium or a win. I'm truly interested in knowing if motorcycle roadracing is purely a physical sport best suited to those with XY chromosomes, or if it's the agressiveness of our gender that's a factor.
I'm also a little knowledgeable about the 2 women in Formula 1. They get alot of media attention but....let me stop here before I end up tasting toe jam.
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Okay, I had imagined just going knee to knee in a straight line or something (silly me). I suppose this can be done in any good set of esses? Yes?
I believe it can be practiced anywhere there is enough space, like in a paddock at a race track or a car park! dont know what sort of speed you should aim to do it at though!
Warms the tires on both sides
C
What's the smilie for a bad joke :-)
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Okay, I had imagined just going knee to knee in a straight line or something (silly me). I suppose this can be done in any good set of esses? Yes?
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So a person's process depends on their learning style and their particular barriers??? Or is the learning style itself the barrier?
What can I do to learn more about my own learning and style and/or barriers? This has obvious implications for any aspect in life and not just learning to ride a motorcycle well...but it can certainly be applied there.
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Perhaps this is better suited to a new topic, but do you think this explains why its more difficult for women to be competitive at roadracing? I wondered why that is, considering they can spank us a things requiring good hand/eye like billiards.
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I suppose that this isn't really a school question, but I expect an instructor to be best qualified to answer this. I would say that this question is more about the ways in which humans learn new things, and the structure of CSS is the best example.
Suppose you take a rider, the worst rider in the world...say 10 years street experience with alot of bad habits. He was self taught in the 1800's and then decided to get that brand new Liter Bike to teach himself AGAIN to ride and has been practicing those bad habits and ingraining them.
Mr. Rider comes to CSS, and the only thing going for him is time, money and a burning desire to improve.
Given this scenario, he plans to completely retrofit his riding with 13 school sessions. He would like to take levels 1-3 thrice and then do level 4, afterwhich he plans to take another self-inventory.
Should Mr. Rider do Level 1 thrice then progress to each level, repeating the same or go through 1-3 sequentially thrice? Level 4 will be the capstone of his regimen.
My question is an exaggeration, but I suppose I wanted to know which learning strategy would be better.
Thanks.
Would it not be best to do level 1-3 once then level 4 ten times?
Perhaps, but then it defeats the purpose of my question, which is about repetition of lessons and the order in which the repetition is done.
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I don't think throwing hands up is the right approach either. We can share knowledge. If you have a little, someone else contributes, we can eventually get somewhere. Since medial protocol changes constantly, using 18-25 year old references may not be the best advice. We need new, fresh ideas for a current problem that affects our special interest, quicker lap times. :-)