i'll prob cop a lot of crap for this but....

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:15 am

A wise man once said to me....

"sing, Sing, SING!!"

If you sing inside your helmet and smile like you are having fun, you'll be relaxed and the smoothness will follow.

Or, if your name is Harry Conic Jr, you can be smooth because of the way you sing... But he probably can't ride.

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:15 pm

I bet I know what you sing at work Jase, when you are chasing those speeding biker hoons.......

"........You're goin' home.......in the back of a divvy van.........."...

Diesel - I used to sing "Another One Bites The Dust" every time I hosed a Boldor when racing, if that helps.....

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:14 pm

greenmeanie wrote:
diesel wrote:in the interest of improving my riding skills,
can those in the know provide an insight on how they remain smoothe and quick on the track in particular???

not necessarily anything to with knee down action, as our illustrious leader has entioned, it should be a guide.

just little tips n methods would be much appreciated...

cheers,
diesel.

Big balls!!

yea..goes hand in hand with "launch the farker"

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:54 pm

Gosling1 wrote:I bet I know what you sing at work Jase, when you are chasing those speeding biker hoons.......

"........You're goin' home.......in the back of a divvy van.........."...

Nah mate, it's the Inner Circle classic:

"Bad boys, Whatcha want, watcha want, Whatcha gonna do..."

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:57 pm

lock the bastards up and throw away the key !!

HemiDuty · Post by **HemiDuty** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:19 pm

diesel wrote:in the interest of improving my riding skills,
can those in the know provide an insight on how they remain smoothe and quick on the track in particular???

not necessarily anything to with knee down action, as our illustrious leader has entioned, it should be a guide.

just little tips n methods would be much appreciated...

cheers,
diesel.

One thing I can suggest, that seems to work for me, is to get your shit sorted before tipping into the corner. Make sure you have done all your hard braking, changing of gears, and getting off the bike before you hit the turn point. It just makes it so much easier to go in smooth, which helps you stay smooth on the way out. When you start pushing really hard, trying to eeke out a lower lap time, some of this goes out the window, but if you just want to be smooth and fast you will find it works. If it doesn't, I'll give you your money back.

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:00 am

I don't wish to appear all been there and done that, however I remember being at the stage you are at right now Vince! The first track day where I got my knee down and was totally hooked from there!

From here onwards you are starting to enter the pointy end of riding a motorcycle. Now you are entering the speed zone in which you are actually starting to push the limits of corner adhesion and traction. It is important from here on in to follow the proceding advice.

"Inch by Inch it's a Cinch, yard by yard is very hard"

What I mean Vince is that from here on you will take 1/2 seconds off your lap times for a while, and then tenths from there! The next stage of your riding development is going to take lots of laps, and patience! Don't try and go out and take 2 or 3 seconds off your times in one chunk. Just aim to improve by half a second every time you do a ride day. If you come home achieving that then you have done well. Eventually you will put yr head up and realise you are now travelling faster than you thought you ever could.

I guess to answer the question in a brief statement. Laps. Lots of Laps. Just keep going around, as many times, over as many ride days, at as many different tracks as you are able to afford and get the time to do. This is really the only way to become faster and smoother!

Post by **icebreaker** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:15 am

you long legged pwick...

mobile · Post by **mobile** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:01 am

So Vince, for all of us that have not experienced that yet whats if feel like?

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:15 am

thanks heaps for the help.

i figured someone would reiterate the point of setting up early for the corner.
but had no clue singing to myself would help. but it makes a lot of sense.

thanks again.

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:33 pm

yes nice work vinceatino rossi

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:22 pm

mobile wrote:So Vince, for all of us that have not experienced that yet whats if feel like?

it felt kinda wierd the first time, or i should say sounded wierd.
i wasn't even trying to touch down, i just went in a bit hot to turn 2 and was gonna back off but rob told me when i first started riding that my bike is capable of more than i am so have faith in it and tip in. so i did and the first thing i noticed was the sound.
there's a wierd feeling that goes with it, kinda like sanding a piece of wood, but with your knee. but i think the best feeling was the lean angle. being that extra bit low is really confidence inspiring and exciting. and the bike feels different with the extra centrifical force. better.