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    rchase, also to add, I was in Savannah back in Sept. Without a bike, gear or trackday, I took the opportunity to do a track walk of the Roebling Road track. Just by walking it I could pick out some potential challenges. Turn 1, leading into a tighter 2 would be tricky. Even the downhill onto the front straight, one can't be too greedy too soon on the throttle. Really nice track.
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    Thanks for such a great read. A lot of what is holding us back as riders is our own fear of reaching into cornering speeds and experiencing forces we have never felt before. But then after you experience that feeling, there is no putting the genie back in the bottle. This reminds me of Keith's article "The 1G Club". The other very important point you and YellowDuck alluded to was that we very quickly think it's the bike holding us back. If only I had DDC, or up and down quick shifter, or carbon wheels... Yes those things might help but majority of the time, we are not even close to the limit of our current equipment.
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    I co-sign that. I have the Metzeler M7RR on my '11 S1000RR. Rain and Sport modes are fine, but as soon as I put it in Race mode, I kept slipping on corner exits as I watched everybody else pull away. Given the M7RR are not considered track tires, but the tires came through for me on a wet trackday and they had amazing handling. Run whatever puts your mind at ease.
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    Hey Connor, thanks for coaching me for Level 3 at VIR last year. I leaned a lot and had crazy fun doing it. Bashir
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    In order to tighten turns, most of us lean forward as we hang off (i.e. hook turn), however many racers also swear by leaning more sideways (i.e. body steering). I recently had a track day that got washed out. Riding in the rain on DOT tires (S1000RR on Metzeler M7RR), the name of the game was to keep the bike as upright as possible. I caught myself leaning sideways more than forward as I didn't want to put too much weight on the front wheel. Just thinking about it after the track day, you shouldn't have to worry about putting too much of your weight on the front wheel if you follow the throttle rule of smoothly and continuously applying throttle through the turn and thereby shifting the contact to the rear tire. My opinion is the same that leaning sideways works by veering the bike, however hook turns work better at actually tightening corners.
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    No I don't mind. I could learn from responses to your post as I also unwantingly put a lot of weight on my inside peg. I was trying to think about it; being so tall you will hang off the seat more and the only way to support all the weight of the body parts hanging off is with the inside peg. Unless the seats were wider but that would make it harder to move around.
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    but continue to position the ball of your inside foot on its peg. You may find that you can better use your outside foot, ankle, and thigh to provide substantial support and foundation for your abs to support you upper torso; while the inside foot and leg can relax a little and not have to support your weight. Thanks chef. I have a track day in a week so I can spend the first couple sessions when the pace is slower to play with BP. Good point on the inside foot. If I don't use the ball of my inside foot on the peg I always end up dragging my toe sliders whenever I drag my knee so I had to fix that. I was watching Dylan Gray riding the souped-up motogp BMW bike and I caught this screenshot. He may not have the best contact/leverage, however my takeaway from this pic is that he puts such little weight on the inside foot, which is a good indicator for good outside leg support.
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    csmith, as I was explaining previously, I already have the ball of my foot on the peg and it is not possible to move my foot further back on the peg. So moving back on the saddle (with the same foot peg contact) would move my knee back on the tank but would also drive the heel of my foot further down and making my foot more cramped. While it's better contact with the tank, it is less comfortable. rchase, thanks for the pics. It's good hearing that the rear set actually did make a difference. I wanted feedback before spending money on it. And I didn't just want to buy any rearset, has to be one compatible with the quick shift. I imagine the BMW HP ones are. Do you have a pic of the left side showing the rear set and the gear change rod?
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    Thanks Robot, Yeah my legs are a little long for my height. When I sit farther back, my outside knee does open up which is a good feeling and less cramped in the knee area. The downside is that my heel drops to about the height of the footpeg and thus becomes even more cramped in the foot area. Tried a few different things and just haven't yet found a way to get a good lock and be comfortable. I guess I could place the arch of my foot on the peg like a lot of world-class racers do; that would open up the ankle. You just get so much better leverage when you have the ball of your foot on the peg.
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    Hi, I need some help analyzing my foot position on the rear set. I am 6' 2" and not the tallest guy in the world, but the S1000RR feels a bit cramped. I attached 2 pics. In the left side pic, you can see how uncomfortable the ankle angle looks. Plus it feels like the riding boots aren't designed to bend forward so much. Not only looks awkward, it feels so too. The right side pic, after getting a bit more used to the bike and experimenting with BP, that's how far back I have to sit to get a good knee-lock on the tank. The further back I sit, the more cramped my feet are. Just want to get your opinion on how comfortable the S1000RR is for taller riders, and whether using an adjustable rear set that can be moved further back is the answer! I know there are a lot of you tall riders out there... Thanks.
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