"Riding Techniques" Discussion Section
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 12:56 amThis is something I've been thinking about for a long time and Jonno's post about us needing to move with the times prompted me.
What does everyone think?
So many new riders are signing up but there's nowhere obvious to ask these kinds of questions, or a catalog of articles and discussions to read about the art of motorcycling for all of us, and Facebook will never give that!
Having only started riding 2 years ago i know that motorbikes could be bloody confusing and daunting things to learn on your own, and there's sometimes some crap advice floating around in motorbike world so a section like this created by such an experienced community could be very valuable.
It could help as a way to engage with the forum and bring what we do on the road and track back here.
Sometimes I've wanted to write a piece on a particular technique etc but haven't bothered either because theres no obvious place to put it, or it will just get lost down the list of general discussions within a couple of days so what's the point. This post was inspired because of exactly that, a throttle control article/challenge I was drafting up had nowhere to live.
When you come back from a track day your review of the day goes into the thread, but then that problem you're having with turn 4 goes into the riding techniques discussion section and that discussion can get a life of it's own.
Each track could have it's own thread, each set of twisties, how do get quicker questions, all the standard technique points like scanning, body position, stretches etc etc etc
I know all of this stuff is in books but how often does everyone dust off their copy of "twist" if they have one. Then again, nowhere in twist does it have Wattie saying "just lean the farker" or the rider in front of you pointing through the corner to remind you to look where you're going and then talking about it on the forum later that night.
I'll put my hand up to mod/look after/nurture it if that's the right thing 'cause I'm into this kind of thing; understanding exactly what's going on and doing things the right way for the right reasons, even if my relative lack of experience means I won't have all of the answers.
What does everyone think?
So many new riders are signing up but there's nowhere obvious to ask these kinds of questions, or a catalog of articles and discussions to read about the art of motorcycling for all of us, and Facebook will never give that!
Having only started riding 2 years ago i know that motorbikes could be bloody confusing and daunting things to learn on your own, and there's sometimes some crap advice floating around in motorbike world so a section like this created by such an experienced community could be very valuable.
It could help as a way to engage with the forum and bring what we do on the road and track back here.
Sometimes I've wanted to write a piece on a particular technique etc but haven't bothered either because theres no obvious place to put it, or it will just get lost down the list of general discussions within a couple of days so what's the point. This post was inspired because of exactly that, a throttle control article/challenge I was drafting up had nowhere to live.
When you come back from a track day your review of the day goes into the thread, but then that problem you're having with turn 4 goes into the riding techniques discussion section and that discussion can get a life of it's own.
Each track could have it's own thread, each set of twisties, how do get quicker questions, all the standard technique points like scanning, body position, stretches etc etc etc
I know all of this stuff is in books but how often does everyone dust off their copy of "twist" if they have one. Then again, nowhere in twist does it have Wattie saying "just lean the farker" or the rider in front of you pointing through the corner to remind you to look where you're going and then talking about it on the forum later that night.
I'll put my hand up to mod/look after/nurture it if that's the right thing 'cause I'm into this kind of thing; understanding exactly what's going on and doing things the right way for the right reasons, even if my relative lack of experience means I won't have all of the answers.
....I think he is the new tinny 
