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  5. What Can You Do To Prepare For Riding/racing?

    in Cornering and Techniques

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    For street riding I do not go through specific preparation, other than wearing the minimum safety gear (boots, gloves, helmet, back protector and leather jacket) and ensuring that bike is well maintained.

    I use my street bike mostly for commuting to work, so I don't often spend more than 1/2 hour in the saddle.

    For track riding, which is where I try to spend as much time as possible, I am very anal about the bike preparation. I try to maintain my track bike in as near to perfect condition as possible.

    The last thing I want is to run in a mechanical issue when I am riding at +160 mph...

    For my physical preparation I do a lot of running all year round (30-40 miles/week) at a "competitive" pace and I find it allows me to keep very "fresh" on the bike, even at the end of a long day of open track riding. Sleeping enough is also very important (as much for running as for riding) before going to the track and also at the track when I do multiple days sessions. (sometime up to 4 days in a row).

    I also like to visualize the track and go through each corner in my head multiple times (while I drive to the track and also in between each session).

    Of course I also like to read over and over again the twist of the wrist books to remind me of the things I need to work on to be faster.

    I have only raced once, but I found it to be so exciting! I did not expect it to be so much fun!

     

     

     

  7. Weighting A Footpeg - Inside Or Outside?

    in Cornering and Techniques

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    Anyways, back to the question. (Seeing as it's still raining here sad.gif ), can I just confirm what I understand Pete and Johnny to be saying, i.e. that weighting the inside peg (as advocated by NI) doesn't, in reality, deliver much/any steering benefit. But putting weight on the outside peg, so that it acts as pivot point (like wot Keith says), helps make the bike easier to steer?

     

    Is that it, or am I still swiming round in circles?

     

    Thanks again.

     

    Craig

     

    the way I understand it:

    1) weighting the inside peg does not deliver any steering benefit

    2) "weighting" the outside peg only delivers benefit if you use it as a pivot point in order to more easily engage the counter-steering action on your handlebar.

     

    Remember that the steering happens in the handlebar, always.

  9. Should We Start A New Section/area

    in School Questions/General Discussion

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    Here is a survey question: about the time we got the tire section up, I started thinking about a section to "ask the mechanic".

     

    When Keith and I have mechanical questions, we ask Will. Pretty darn rare he says he doesn't know something, and this would be from RC cars up to diesel trucks--but we'll stick with bikes on this forum I think.

     

    So, let me know if there is any interest in this.

     

    Best,

    Cobie

     

     

    I also think it will be a valuable resource.

    thanks!

  17. Code Race - Streets Of Willow - March 29-30

    in School Questions/General Discussion

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    I had such a great time during the 2 days of the Code Race!

    Thanks a lot to my coach (Pete) and the all CSS team that was as usual wondeful.

    The BMW SS1000R is an amazing bike!

    I found this picture quite interesting as it illustrates how bumpy turn 14 is: look at the front wheel that is not touching the ground... (no photoshop I promise!)

     

    Benoit

     

    post-15374-1270158835_thumb.jpg

     

    Great shot Benoit!

     

    Your riding is looking really, really good these days, no kidding!

     

    Best,

    Cobie

     

    thanks for the compliment. Everything I've learned comes from my CSS training ;)

    looking forward to riding a lot this season and coming back a little faster for the next class...

  19. My Day On The Bmw S1000rr

    in School Questions/General Discussion

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    I'll be at the code race school end march in wilow springs and I must say I am pretty excited to try this bike! (and also a little scared to be honest...) :o

     

     

    There is nothing to fear. The different traction control/abs settings can make it pretty docile. Once your confidence in the bike comes up, you can up the settings.

     

     

    I guess what I meant is also that it will be the first time attending the Code race school (I did CSS level 1-2 in 2008 and 3-4 in 2009) and I am not sure what to expect. I have never raced before but do about 15 track days per year and would like to start racing in 2010; reason why I join the school.

    My current track bike is a Ducati 848 but to start racing it would be on a CBR125 (that's something else than a BMW S1000RR !!!)

    Also the fact that I live in Canada and therefore the dates at the end of March will be the first time on a motorcycle since last October...

    All those reasons create a little "anxiety" and a lot of excitement also!!!

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