Smooth Riding

Originally Posted by Jelster

You don't need to be hanging off a bike on the road; have you ever seen a copper with his knee down ?

Shifting bodyweight helps, but the whole idea of hanging off the bike is so that you can keep it as upright as possible so you get maximum grip. Unless you're on some pretty decent road tyres this is fairly irrelevant.

Good (fast) road riders do shift weight but don't really hang off. I sometimes do it in the summer when trying to get my knee down when in the Alps or somewhere, but over here, on our roads, at this time of year, is an accident waiting to happen... (IMPO of course).

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Yes, I don't really get this knee down stuff on roads. OK, Its showy, but if you riding slow you look a numbty with your knee OUT, and if you going THAT quick you need to be on a track. I like to see (and try and do!) classy, controlled riding, with effortless speed (if required!) not flashy 'look at me' nonsense

Take out a pillion... it will teach you how to use the power you have better, and everytime they heatbutt you know your not smooth enough on the throttle. I used to go on rides with GSXR6's, ZX6's, Thundercats, and ZX7's and still keep-up even though me and Jax where both on the SV. Its all about planning ahead. Don't go in front, watch the other riders lines and learn from it to improve yours.

[mac608]

Dizzy , here's your nearest group.

http://www.mcr500.org.uk/

Did my test with them years ago. Good bunch, and I did a bikesafe with them as well, staring from Macc and into wildest Cheshire. It was quite a laugh having a fully liveried police bike feet behind you, cars would suddenly decide that perhaps the white line wasn't the best place to be.

I'm sad to see that the IL4s who treat the Cat as there own racetrack haven't changed. Its the fact that lots of these riders don't give a stuff for other road users, two wheels or four that I do not use the Cat. Much prefer Long Hill anyway, much less police presence.

Originally Posted by mac608

I'm sad to see that the IL4s who treat the Cat as there own racetrack haven't changed. Its the fact that lots of these riders don't give a stuff for other road users,

Well I see guys on twins doing it too, Ducati's, Aprilias etc. It's not what you ride, it's how you ride that makes you a ****....

[mac608]

Perhaps I should put my remark about IL4s into context.

I have ridden the Cat once in the past 8 years - (was it) the AR04 ride? Prior to that I did ride the Cat on a regular basis, and I was riding an inline four in those days. V twins weren't very common then.

And I'll agree its the rider not the bike.