Posted in riding tips on Feb 26th, 2010
I posted a link to this before, but here’s a condensed version with a little less fluff… I love that they picked such a dinky looking car to learn the track. I wish they showed how Rossi would ride the track on a scooter too…that would be classic.
But on a more serious educational [...]
Posted in riding tips on Feb 24th, 2010
It’s happened to everyone at some point: you’re riding along when you see something interesting, the next thing you know the car ahead of you is at a dead stop and you’re grabbing a handful of brakes. Maybe you’re by an airport watching a plane take off while doing a fist pump ala Top [...]
Posted in riding tips on Feb 15th, 2010
Once you’re done learning to connect the dots with Colin Edwards, you can jump over here for a 15 minute track lesson with Rossi.
Posted in riding tips on Jan 4th, 2010
When you do it right, riding over ice or snow…(or dirt or oil) is easy. It’s actually so easy that first timers who have been trained properly rarely crash. But if you do it wrong, even just a little bit…a fall happens so suddenly that it’s impossible to react or do anything. Doing it right [...]
Posted in misc, riding tips on Dec 16th, 2009
The first three rules of real estate are location location location. The first three rules of winter riding (and competitive racing) are traction… Times 3. The thing is you really CAN ride on almost any surface… even one with as little traction as ice. And the liberating thing about riding on low traction surfaces is [...]
Posted in motorcycle safety, riding tips on Oct 27th, 2009
A popular YT clip for bikers and non-bikers alike. I like to call it a moment in schadenfreude…
It’s rain and wet leaves season over here in NY. Or maybe it’s just been a long day. If you’ve ever been in a fall on a slippery surface, you know how quickly it can happen, [...]
Posted in riding tips on Oct 6th, 2009
A video from vlogger sfninja at the California Superbike School
I’ve been busy lately. Too busy to ride for fun. All my riding for the past few weeks has been commuting. Now I notice that when I’m commuting I get a good amount of practice with throttle control and shifting. And I get a lot of [...]
Posted in how-to, riding tips on Sep 10th, 2009
It’s back to school season here in NY. And right on cue, the weather is lovely and gray in the mid 60’s. Fall riding isn’t like spring riding (with all the salt and dirt on the roads), and it’s nothing like winter riding, but it certainly has a couple of things to watch out for… [...]
Posted in riding tips, scooter on Sep 2nd, 2009
On a semi-vacation this week, so here’s a lazy post: A video of a pretty good gymkhana rider… Notice his body position when he’s on the brakes. He’s not leaning on the bars, instead he leans back as he brakes (and leans forward when speeding up). Now I’ve seen this with motorcycle gymkhana [...]
Posted in riding tips on Jun 23rd, 2009
Bad habits are hard to break. But when it comes to turning a motorcycle at speed, you either break the habit or it can break you. Ha! How’s that for a dramatic statement? But this is serious business. Here’s what I mean… Most car drivers turn this way: they get to the turn-point and they [...]
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