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Hotfoot answered the inconsistency question above your post, ace... Inconsistency from lap to lap is down to the rider...

Enjoy!! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xud5mo_marc-marquez-motegi-onboard-2012-lap-1_auto

Hi There!!!

Welcome to the forum!!!

Sidi Vertigo Mega Gore-tex is supposed to be for wider feet... That's what the mega is for...

This morning coming to work filtering between 2 lanes of traffic going opposite directions, some kid popped out behind a truck, crossing the road... I was not going very fast (about 30 MPH) and locked the front. The bars went quickly almost all the way to the stop on the right, and I let off the brake and the bike immediately stabilised - I had to tuck my right elbow in to avoid clipping the kid. I stopped the bike , and turned around, and the kid was still walking in the middle of the road. I hate kids!!

WOW!!! I've done up to Level 3 and never had a chance to use the slide bike or any other training aid, actually... Only off-track drill I got done was the steering drill. £75 someone please let me know how I can find out when next this is available?? EDIT - OK I went to the schedule and it was there... I guess I didn't check the schedule recently as can't do a full training day, and I did not think they provided this training... Seems like nothing else for the year, so next year, I will book this in a heartbeat once available as I really want to explore leaning and sliding without the chance of binning my Fireblade!!

I have Power Pure on my road going Fireblade, and they are NOT a sport-touring tyre, they are, as said above, as sport, as a road going sport tyre can get!!

I use Tech Spec C3, the new material. It is soft, grippy and great!!! I would recommend to any and everyone, especially for the road, but if I had a track tool, I might try the Stomp Grips. I do not feel like I am missing out on grip levels by using the tech spec though, they are perfect for my needs.

Hi and Welcome to the forum!!

Instant, crisp throttle response in any RPM = any modern litre bike. My £0.02. My 2009 Fireblade ticks all those boxes.

That's probably the different compounds... ala 2CT... 2 compound technology... softer rubber on the edges...

You can clutchless downshift at any speed and any engine speed... The trick is that the throttle "blip" is really tiny!!!

Ride at 75% of your ability, so that your attention is on locking onto the bike with your legs, quick turning, getting back on the throttle, and having a relaxed grip on the bars... Build up speed as the day goes on, but in order to improve your confidence in quick turning, you have to practice it, without firing up your SR's, and be willing to experiment with different turn points and quick turn rates... Perfect practice makes perfect...

That's probably it!! Never changed a tyre myself, so no idea about that...

Guess #1 - You never inflated the front tyre... Guess #2 - You did not bead the tyre properly when inflating... Because you broke Rules 1 and 2... AGAIN!!!

Glad you are ok, mate!!

Wish I was on track at 17!!! That's really good progress with no road riding!!! Testament to the improvements that can be made from proper training from CSS!!!

Mugget, I could be wrong but I think the pickup drill is mentioned in the books when talking about slides?? Or sliding the rear?? I seem to remember reading that the pick up drill works nicely to sort out a rear end slide, if it does not prevent it in the first place... Like I said, I could be wrong... I might have read that on this forum...

Welcome Home, Bullet!!! We missed ya!!! I even had to register at Track Day Riders to follow you around!!!

Hmmmmmmm.... Slide Bike....... I have done up to Level 3 and have never used one of these outrigged bikes... Time to book in for Level 4, me thinks!!

I think it has to do with the direction of travel of the tyres... The contact area of the rear wheel will be moving upwards, while the contact area of the front tyre will be moving downwards... When a front tyre touches a rear tyre, I would imagine the rear wheel moving upwards will want to push the front tyre it is in contact with upwards, which pushes that rear wheel down into the tarmac more... Conversely, the front tyre will be PUSHED upwards due the direction of travel of the rear tyre it contacts, which can momentarily reduce traction of the front tyre (perhaps leaving the ground altogether) and also what you said about the front tyre being able to pivot on the steering axis, which would cause the bike to become VERY unstable in an instant... Probably landing at an awkward angle... If Checa could have ridden on in a straight line, then I am sure that he could have saved it, but there was someone on his outside that made that impossible, resulting in both those bikes going down... This is how I look at it in my head... Therefore, I doubt that putting more weight to the front will increase your chances of staying upright... I think that is more up to luck than anything else...

NICE!!!

Hi, and Welcome!!

Peripheral vision, you are talking about Wide View... Not focusing on one reference point, not target fixating, not frantic hunting of vision... There is an exercise in the Twist books... Look at a spot on a wall from a distance, then while still looking at that spot, NOTICING other things around the room, using your wide view or peripheral vision... This also allows you to look into the corner while using your peripheral vision to keep track of your pre-selected turn-in point (2-Step), so you can look ahead, and still keep track of your turn point... Also keeping your vision high and further down the track makes things seem slower giving you time to plan your next control actions, as opposed to looking in front of your front wheel where things go by very very quickly and make you feel rushed.