Chicken Strips...anybody hungry?

[typeone]

ball of your foot on the peg is what you want to shoot for in most spirited 'sport riding' instances. dont hang your foot in the middle of your boot (front of heel), no control there plus you could snag your toe mid-corner.

 

[LeFox]

Peg is in the middle of the bottom of my boot. Anyone else running scorpion syncs? Would love to see those chicken strips to compare, maybe my body position of off, I just go with what feels right, locked in tight to the bike, shift from one side of the seat to the other...

yep, like typeone said, ball of foot, just beginning of the toes.

do no point your knee out, shifting body should be no more than 3/4's of a butt-cheak.
the arm on the outside of the corner should be relaxed and leaning (slightly) on your airbox-cover.

...I'm all self taught on taking twisties...

so am i...

but very important...do not push it!!!
do what feels natural, you will go deeper without knowing it.

 

[burnteyes]

^ thats what she said

 

[1sexynucca]

Sport Riding Techniques
by: Nick Ienatsch
Foreword by: Kenny Roberts
Great Book to read, very informative... improved my knowledge, technique, and safety...
(just a recomendation)

 

[RHYNOXB9R]

Tires are expensive,use all of them

 

[Lordfenwick]

You're not trying

 

[LeFox]

lordfenwick...trackday or do you get your tires that warm on the street?

you can still go deeper...you have a enough left on the front

 

[Lordfenwick]

I'd love to be able to say street...but no, this was after a day at Donington Park UK.

Mind you, I have fried my tyres before, playing knee down on a local set of roundabouts but I was that bloody dizzy afterwards I could barely walk straight.

I need to grind some more off my pipe before I get it in any deeper.....can't think of an excuse for left handers though

 

[LeFox]

I need to grind some more off my pipe before I get it in any deeper.....

what's the exhaust...is that a gansta?

 

[Lordfenwick]

It's made by a company in Southampton UK called Stealth Engineering.

You can hear it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXhuuGDXmis

 

[LeFox]

thought it was wierd, cause the gansta has the tip on the other side

 

[RHYNOXB9R]

Nicely done Lordfenwick[up]Trackdayz are allways the place to push the bike.Might have to post another photoPipe sounds good,nice deep tone.

 

[LeFox]

updated picture...slightly over the round edge to the little flat edge

edit: crap, wrong front picture...both are from the rear; left & right view
but front & rear are actually about the same...front is just on the edge while rear is just over

 

[keisersozae]

pushed mine a little harder this weekend. still not there though.

 

[LeFox]

i can never find someone who can take a decent picture of me in a corner [sad]

 

[keisersozae]

come to texas. that photo was taken sunday (this is the third pic he has taken of me). this guy hangs out where we ride and takes pictures of everything that goes by.

www.txmotofoto.com

that photo came from aug 3, he actualy took 4 pics, this was just my fav.

northwest of san antonio is where we ride.

 

[LeFox]

yep, i'll ride/fly/ride over there for a picture

 

[Thaloc]

LeFox: updated picture...slightly over the round edge to the little flat edge

Thats pretty damn amazing Fox! When your down that far you don't worry about gravel/oil/water on the road and the bike just slipping out from under you? I mean I know I can physically take my bike lower, but whenever I get to about a 60 degree angle images of sliding across the pavement start flashing across my mind. One of these days Ill break down and buy a digital camera and post some pics.

 

[LeFox]

Thats pretty damn amazing Fox! When your down that far you don't worry about gravel/oil/water on the road and the bike just slipping out from under you? I mean I know I can physically take my bike lower, but whenever I get to about a 60 degree angle images of sliding across the pavement start flashing across my mind. One of these days Ill break down and buy a digital camera and post some pics.

already happened...got on some diesel on a straight before getting into a corner.
something felt wierd and when i looked left, i saw my rear wheel next to me and had 2 choices...
1. keep going straight, hit the rail and end up flat on my back on the highway
2. hit the rear brake, lay it down and slide into a ditch.
...took option 2 and was left with bent handlebar, broken turnlight, peg and some scratches on my leathers. at about 65mph, i don't regret the choice i made.

but that goes to show that sh!t can happen anytime, anywhere...if you think what can go wrong while doing it you have a big chance you'll end up making a mistake and get what you were thinking of.

 

[burnteyes]

kind of off topic but what leathers do you have lefox?