Comments on: Make the Commitment to Be a Better Rider in 2009

By: Den

Den — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:56:46 +0000

Timely post, it is not always how much you ride but how you ride that can improve your skill, practice makes habit, perfect practice makes perfect.

I can’t totally agree about the track day comments, yes they make you a better rider on the track which of course will help you on the road but when I took an advanced rider training course I really felt my real world skills improve.

By: nic

nic — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:06:48 +0000

A Twist of the Wrist I & II, get it

By: Andii

Andii — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:59:40 +0000

As an instructor this is something I have always told my (new) students – Riding is a lifelong journey of learning and improvement – After 33 years of riding I learn new techniques (or remember old ones) all the time. I often use racers as an example but not as comparison. At those speeds, technique changes just a little. But the basics are the same and if you don’t know or have them – you gotta learn them and practice…

Plenty of good reading out there for these snowy months (for Us up north).

By: Fergus Finn

Fergus Finn — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:35:43 +0000

Forget it guys. Rossi is not an example to follow. You/i ride on the road not the track. Road racing is totaly differant from riding on the road. Rossi follows his eyes. In other words he looks where he wants to go. All good riders do this. In a turn you look where you want to go and you and the bike will follow. Never look directly in front of you. look up into the distance and get the big picture. Your periperal vision will see everything in between. Thats the way your eyesight works. This will give advance warning of hazzards. If you want to improve your riding get the bible on motorcycle riding. Its called “Roadcraft” Its the English police motorcycle riders handbook. )Available on the net)They are the best in the world and there college trains the top instructors from police forces from around the world including Amercia. I have done the ROSPA test (Royal Society for Prevantion of Accidents) which is conducted by police instructors and boy is it tough. Two hour test on the bike with no mistakes at all to achive Gold.
Test is in heavy traffic and then into the countryside approx 40 miles in total. I Only got gold on the second attempt and you have to retest every three years to keep your standard. Only then will you be a compentant rider and you will be evaluating yourself every ride you do. As they say “Every day is a learning day”
Ride Safe, Fast Fergie. Dublin, Ireland.

By: nic

nic — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:54:02 +0000

uuh, not in moto gp, trust me Rossi is not sticking a boot out on purpose, he even mentions in some interviews how hot he went into a turn by mentioning he had to leave his leg out til he gain better control of entry…of course its a balance thing in either scenario, but hes not doing ala motard, no.