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Eyes wide open, ears pinned back and learn.
Just take it all as new information and corner with what and how they tell you. Good bunch.
Ft
Now that shows that you were paying attention FT because this is excellent advice.
Looking forward to meeting you Hammer, please make sure that you introduce yourself.
See you Thursday.
David
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Sean, there's a chance that the reason has to do with how stable/unstable you are on the bike.
It's clear that if you are not managing to get yourself "locked-on" securely i.e. without holding onto the bars like your life depended upon it, the feeling of insecurity WILL increase with lean angle.
Can you put the bike onto paddock stands (or get some strong mates to hold it upright) and get yourself into your normal cornering body position to see exactly how you lock-on? See TOTW2 for a list of possible points to anchor yourself onto the bike. You should be able to release your grip on the bars (or even let go altogether) without falling off!
If you know that there's no chance of you and the bike parting company once you lean it over, you can then rely on using your knee slider as a lean angle gauge.
Good luck,
David
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You'll probably notice that the School bikes are invariably fitted with "Stomp" pads to allow the coach to really lock-on without sliding forward.
David
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Nice report mate :-)
Keep up the good work.
David
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wouldn't that send the bike wide on exit?
Johnny is referring to the amount of lean that you dial in after having first decided where the bike is going to go i.e. 2-stepping to the apex.
Therefore, if you choose to use the same speed and same turnpoint but with a quicker turn you would require less lean angle!
In other words, using the same amount of lean angle would take you to the infield :-( or you could go faster :-)
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Telis,
There may not be many circuits in Greece but that one in Serres is absolutley brilliant.
David
p.s. don't worry about your English as it's very good; after last weekend all I've come back with is how to say good morning and thank you in Greek!!
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I think that Andy's been too modest (or probably too busy) to add that Thomas finished on the rostrum in Portugal last weekend.
What a brilliant result considering the amount of time that he lost avoiding a fallen rider in the early laps.
David
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Question: "What happens if it rains"
Answer: "We all get wet" ;-)
It's amazing how reduced traction situations can improve your visual skills (looking further ahead to have more time and space to react) and your bike control finesse.
You'll learn loads come rain or shine!
Have fun.
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One of the inherent problems with a Ducati 748/9*6/998 series is that the standard fuel tank i.e. not the re-profiled racing version, almost encourages you to pivot around it. Because of the relative narrowness of the bike it can carry amazing lean angles, but if your inside knee is against the bobywork rather than acting as a lean angle gauge it can end in tears
I always make sure that my hips are squarely across the bike in order to achieve this and I can personally recommend the Schools pads as a solution as well.
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Watching the AMA and Moto GP racing on TV, I notce severe braking after the straights to the point of raising the rear wheel almost off the ground. Surely they would have better times not using brakes??? Help me understand this one.
I know exactly what you mean there EA6BMECH but that's not something that you see too often when they are in qualifying mode i.e. going for the absolute fastest that they can get around a track.
I think that a lot of that type of rear wheel in the air braking has as much to do with keeping the guy behind you (or frightening them into letting you go ahead) than it has to do with "better times".
Body Position - Twist? Motogp Examples
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Have you looked at 5 times World Champion Mick Doohan?
He rode "crossed-up" and rotated at the hips pretty successfully.
My point is that we at the CSS know that coaching riders to lock-on and square-up on their bikes will remedy 99 out of 100 riders problems with stability. Its not the only way but we are certain that it works.
David