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Originally Posted by robchester
I can echo what Lozzo is saying, I read some of the stuff from the CSS (I didnt actually go to the class) and looked into how to hang off the bike properly. I found that by sitting further back (it feels odd at first) not only do you grip with your knees properly, but you lean better and there is better leverage to the bars with your arms being in a more horizontal position. Must have added another 20% onto my speed without any other changes.
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Exactly.
For those of you who met my ex, Tori, at Silverstone, she's one of the tidiest and quickest riders I've ever seen. The link below is her at Snetterton on her old Daytona 600. You'll see how far back she sits and she reckons it made huge differences to her corner speed and control. If you follow the photostream there's more photos of her on the Daytona at Snetterton and Brands on page 6, and Mallory with her SV K3 on page 5.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78131584@N00/989681717/
Btw, she was on Pirelli Diablo Stradas on the Daytona, and normal Diablos on the SV.