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Originally Posted by bluethunder
any suggestions on how to improve my entry speed and hold through the corners?
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Yeah dont brake so hard before turning in
I used to that alot when i first started riding and also when I changed from the SV to the GSXR as the GSXR brakess are much better.
Its just learning to read the road, practice, experience and confidence. My advice would be to ride a section of twistys you know well and each time you ride it just brake a little bit later or dont use so much brake power, keep repeating it over a few runs and you'll find your confidence will improve. Do it on a warm summer day with heat in your tyres, slippy winter roads are'nt really the best way to learn this stuff.
Also learn to read the road better, look at the white lines, the hedgerow, telegraph poles etc as you approach a corner it'll give you an idea of how sharp the corner is and then you can use that to judge how much to brake.
Again just take it steady and dont try and make radically changes in big steps, a little at a time is best IMHO.
Again don't take what I post as gospel I'm not a riding god. Just try some of it for yourself and then you'll find out what does and doesnt work for you as everybody learns / thinks / rides in a different way.