Peter Luk Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 we may need to do something for a track like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobie Fair Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Not sure I followed you on this Peter...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khp Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Peter, Are you referring to the Macau Grand Prix (street) circuit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 What's a hook turn? Squaring off like a boxer's hook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warregl Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 The hook turn is a method for tightening your line mid turn. You'll learn about it in level 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Tightening the turn by - 1. Adding lean 2. Trailing the brakes 3. Something i missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotfoot Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hook turn is a Level 3 technique that allows a rider to tighten the line in a corner WITHOUT increasing the lean angle and WITHOUT using the brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 As i might never attend CSS, can you tell me how to do it? I am intrigued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotfoot Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 As i might never attend CSS, can you tell me how to do it? I am intrigued. You can find some information about the hook turn in A Twist of the Wrist II in Chapter 13, if you want to read about it - but nothing beats coming to the school and being coached on it in person. At the school it is explained and demonstrated on a bike, and each student gets to try it and get help with it. Trying to communicate it here would not be nearly as effective as that. Level 3 has a lot to do with the rider's interaction with the bike - body position, lock-on, hanging off, transitions, etc. - and those skills translate to greatly improved communication with, and control of, the bike. This weekend I was coaching some level 3 students at Vegas, which is a bumpy track and has some wonderfully challenging corners, and I was reminded again how GREAT those Level 3 skills really are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmckeen Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 There is a Video from the UK branch of CSS giving a basic overview of the Hook Turn here This weekend I was coaching some level 3 students at Vegas, which is a bumpy track and has some wonderfully challenging corners, and I was reminded again how GREAT those Level 3 skills really are. Plenty of decreasing radius corners there for which the Hook Turn comes in quite handy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Saw the vid and got the technique, but they don't really explain it.Turns out i have been doing this without knowing about it.Moving diagonally forward to tighten the turn..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotfoot Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thank you Hotfoot and McKeen. I wonder if you instructors could put up a video instructional series on the forum or you tube for the unfortunates who can't go to school? Some handycam footage will go a long way in helping us visualize some of the things we don't encounter, be it types of turns or situations like wheelspin, due to our lack of access to the track and fast bikes. I do see the UK branch has a few videos.Will give it a whirl. Get the Twist of the Wrist II DVD! It's terrific, gives you a chance to see all the techniques explained and demonstrated, it is fantastic. You can buy it on the school website or on amazon.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Ah yes, but while that is a fine production, the discussions we have ( and things discovered since ) and not on film i am afraid.Throttle control, braking etc are explained very well on the dvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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