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Originally Posted by chakraist
thing was, I was looking at the way he rode (didn't hang off at all) and it was very weird seeing someone corner without sitting off the side of the bike.
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That's exactly the way I ride most of the time. I don't see the point in climbing all over the bike when it's just not needed. About the only times I do hang off like a monkey, is either when I'm hooning around, or it's wet (more weight to the side, bike doesn't have to lean as far - marginally).
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Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S
You might not think it now, but I'd say having a 33hp kit is the thing that will make you a better cornerer and faster rider in the end ... actually you wanna try restricting it to 12hp and then you will learn how to carry speed!! 
I directly attribute people not 'coming up the ranks' these days as to why so many people can't ride for ****!! 
In my day ...  ... you didn't read books on how to go fast, as a spotty 16yr old, you got you a 50cc bike, put a genelli pipe on it (probably a 65cc big bore kit too as that made one hell of a difference  ) and rode it as fast as you could - coz you were 16!! ... it was all about carrying what little speed you had ... you then stepped up to a 125 carrying these traditions, but capable of more speed ... it was then time for a 250/400 .. where you started having some pretty major power/speed but knew how to carry it/corner ... then by the time you got 600+ you were already a riding god and capable of quite mental things as yo had the welly as well as being able to corner, you certainly weren't running scared like most ****s you see going out and buying a 600/1000 straight off!!!!! |
Now this scares me immensely., but I have to agree with you. In general (note, there's probably a raft of exceptions), it's those that have started on smaller bikes, or dirt bikes etc, who make better riders.
The books I read weren't about riding fast, they were about doing so safely.
