sleepr Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 My retired racebike (99 R6) had the idle turned up to about 3500 rpm. Back when I started riding on the track this was one of the tricks the local fast guys did to their bikes. After the Vegas school in Feb some dificiencies in my TC were discovered. I feel that perhaps having the idle turned up like this was hiding some of my errors, specifically leaving the throttle off for too long on corner entry. On my new bike (06 636) I plan to leave the idle stock to experiment whether I can improve my technique but I'm curious if any others have had idle turned up and what their experience has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bigalow Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Sleepr, Actually that is a very good observation. Turning up the idle will definitely hide some of your errors. Leaving the idle as is (stock) will force you to concentrate on a smooth roll on and really make you "feel" any small changes, right or wrong. Proper throttle control is THE most important skill when riding a motorcycle. This includes noobies all the way to MotoGP riders. Top racers have surgeon like sensitivity when it comes to throttle control. It's a skill you should work on every time you ride a bike. Or you could just cheat and buy a bike with throttle control. (not really, there's still no substitute for good throttle control) Jr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobie Fair Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 I know Keith has talked about turning up the throttle, but don't recall exactly where...anyone? C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bigalow Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 I know Keith has talked about turning up the throttle, but don't recall exactly where...anyone? C Couldn't find anything Keith wrote, but Will put up some good info here. http://forums.superbikeschool.com/index.ph...ic=11&st=40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepr Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 I actually was rereading soft science and found a reference to it after this post as an entry trick on page 107 in chapter IX. I think I'll leave it turned down for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobie Fair Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I actually was rereading soft science and found a reference to it after this post as an entry trick on page 107 in chapter IX. I think I'll leave it turned down for the time being. Ah, thanks, I thought it was in one of the books. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepr Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I also just just purchased a quick turn throttle so I hope this will be easier on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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