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mxracer591
9/24/2017 6:19pm
9/24/2017 6:19pm
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9/29/2017 10:31am
Hey guys...noob here.
had a friend of mine take a few videos of me riding out at our local track. I've been riding off and on for quite awhile but decided this year to try and take it serious. Anyway... without having any formal training I'm just looking for some advice/criticism etc on my technique.
Thanks!.
https://youtu.be/3VUz42WtMyI
Thanks!.
https://youtu.be/3VUz42WtMyI
For corners u want to sit at the apex of each corner, which can be different for each corner depending on berm or ruts or flat. I always taught that when entering a corner first u start rolling on the throttle, then u sit and put your leg out towards the front axle to transfer weight to the front wheel. That's the order to do it in but also at the same time...lol sounds confusing but when u roll on the throttle your bike starts to settle then when u sit u settle the bike more keeping the bike hooked to the ground. Best way to learn this is by doing slow drills.
Also balancing drills are extremely important, that is how u become "one" with your bike. For instance you want to work up to being able to ride one legged and one handed doing figure 8s with complete control. Doing all of this starting out slow and progressing as it gets easier. For instance start by doing one handers or one leggers and increase speed and make it harder as u get used to it.
Hopefully this helps and gets you started, don't cheat cause u only cheat yourself. You want to make all of this a memory muscle, if u have to think about what to do then u will not go as fast. It took my son a year of doing this 2-3 times a week. Good luck braaaap
Also another couple things is practice riding with 1 or 2 fingers on the clutch and front brake and squeeze the bike with your knees, if your not wearing out gear and graphics each year your not squeezing enough
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Have fun. Let us know how you do!
The only issue I had was a bit of lower back soreness when I was first starting out. I'm sure this is normal at first but is there anything to help a little with this? With me being kind of tall (6'1"), would bar risers help a bit?
Also, I try to keep my arms horizontal and inline with the top of my wrists and let the bike kind of drag me behind if that makes sense. That way, I use more upper back/shoulders and forearms, rather than depending so much on my lower back. See the picture and compare my arms with the guy on the Honda.
Keeping your feet back on the pegs and bending at your hips, as previously mentioned, helps too.
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