Posted in riding tips on Mar 31st, 2010
Ben Spies is a phenomenal rider, winning first place in World Superbike in his debut year (learning the tracks on his Xbox before race day). Now he’s off to MotoGP, but he already looks like one of the contenders to Rossi’s throne. Anyway, even if you’re not into the race scene, if you can handle [...]
Posted in newbie, questions, riding tips on Mar 31st, 2010
Cars fish-tail under over-zealous acceleration. Motorcycles (mainly sporty ones) develop “head-shake.” With cars, loss of traction in the rear wheel (on rear wheel drive cars) causes the rear of the car to slide left, then right, then left again… It all starts with a slide in one direction, and the driver over corrects and sends [...]
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 watch a 15 minute track lesson with Rossi after the jump…
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… [...]
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