dbtriple

When getting measured for the leathers, the bloke (DBT leathers at Yagoona in Sydney) specifically mentions tailoring the leathers for the "crouched" riding position. Similar to the fit of keith's leathers from the photo, my leathers are sort of uncomfortable when walking around with them zipped up, especially across the chest, but on the bike when riding they are a perfect fit, which is what you really need from them I suppose - the primary purpose is for protection when riding, not comfort when you are walking around the joint. I'm sure that plenty of guys can get a perfect fit off the rack, but for me it was custom made or nothing. Cost $2000 aus but money well spent - I wish I'd done it years ago instead of mucking about with 3 other sets of gear. I reckon it's worth getting measured in person - I see some leather places get you to send in your measurements on a form, but for the money you spend, you'd want to get it right - you'd be spewing if you sent in the wrong measurement and got poor fitting leathers for the money.......

thanks 636rider, Just got a set of custom made leathers the other month - off the shelf just wasn't fitiing in the right places. So now there's plenty of movement available!

Well.....Core strength is the basis of most sports these days, so I'd say that along with the lower body and legs would have to be the key. My embryonic attempts at moving my arse off the seat seems to put a fair bit of stress on the thighs - I'm not sure the seat on the triple is really ideal for sliding from side to side. Seems more like an up and over type of thing which takes some effort. But I keep trying!

Cheers Adam! I hope to be doing the level 3 early next year - I usually trade xmas and birthday presents for a Superbike school. I have heard that the level 3 day is quite a physical day. As Steve Brouggy put it, level 1 people are walking around in amazement - "wow the throttle stabilises the bike", level 2 people have a puzzled look as they increase their visual abilities, level 3 people are just physically shattered! Can you recommend any specific training to prepare for the rigours of level 3, other than just general fitness?

After attending level 2 at Eastern Creek 17th March, the hire bikes there had Tech Spec Gripsters on the tank. Being 6 foot 6 tall on a 1050 triumph speed triple, I'm looking for ways to make it easier to hang on to the little mongrel, so I went ahead and placed a set on. Now prior to this I had a tendency to seem to run too wide in tighter corners, resulting in lower corner speeds, and not a small amount of frustration! So anyway after the first ride with the gripsters being easily contacted with the knee, I noticed an unusual feeling, that being the feeling of the bars turning or dropping into the corner in my hands, resulting in much tighter and faster cornering, and a much improved feeling of confidence! Some reflection on this phenomenon revealed this possibility - that by having a decent thing for me to grip onto with my knee/s rather than the bars had allowed me to relax my (unintentional) death grip on the poor thing! I mean, I knew that I had to relax from level one and two - indeed if you were to see me approaching Mt Keira or Macquarie Pass you would probably think I was trying to fly away, such was the waving of elbows a la level one. But subconciously I guess that without the extra grip afforded by the gripsters, I was still holding the bars tighter than I would have liked to out of necessity! Has anyone got any similar experience, or could offer any further advice? I can't wait for level 3 now, and also for the next ride day......I can thoroughly recommend this product!

Don't wear your best undies - turn one looks terrifying!

G'day all, Duncan here, I have completed level 1 and 2 of the superbike school at Eastern Creek, and last Friday had an awesome ride day at Eastern creek again. I ride a Triumph Speed triple 1050, and am looking to gain some deeper insight into cornering on this site.See ya 'round!