Some thoughts on motogp…(this week)
Jul 20th, 2010 by Leo
I know not everyone is into watching motorcycle racing on tv… And if you’ve recorded this week’s race at Sachsenring, I won’t give it away… But a couple of things are worth mentioning. One is this cool gyroscopic camera they’re using on Valentino Rossi’s bike: when the bike leans over, the camera tilts with the horizon so that you get a different sense of the bike’s lean angle. Cool.
The other thing is, anyone who’s seen anything about MotoGP already knows that Rossi broke his leg recently, and he still can’t walk on his broken leg without crutches… And yet he set near record lap times on a Yamaha Superbike, and so decided to run at Sachsenring. Why is this significant?
Do your legs or feet ever get tired while riding on twisty bits of road? Rossi’s condition reminds us that when that happens, what you really need to do is relax and practice good body position. The reason we get sore and tired is because we’re tensing up without realizing it… This applies to legs and feet, but also to arms, back, neck, shoulders, etc. Even on the most uncomfortable bike, the thing one has to learn to do, in order to ride well, is relax. Hmmm…something to think about. Cheers!
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