jacob11379
Banned
Yeah I dont understand all the different series's. how one makes into these series or how one makes it from there to moto GP.
Is there a thread or breakdown of this information on here?
weight on foot pegs
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Yeah I dont understand all the different series's. how one makes into these series or how one makes it from there to moto GP.
Is there a thread or breakdown of this information on here?
afm199
Well-known member
Lauritzens race with a local club called the AFM.
JD races with MA, or Moto America.
MotoGP is the very highest level of international racing. The AFM actually did have one racer who made it that far, Kenny Roberts ( well, he did some AFM races, I'm not sure I'd call it his start.) He was a multiple world champion. The AFM had a couple others who made it to international levels.
As a rule, if you want to get to MotoGP, you start, in Europe, at age five or so, and dedicate your life to racing in the racing series for younger racers.
jacob11379
Banned
I dont remember my age, somewhere between 7 and 12 I would guess. So between 1980 and 85. I remember vaguely my mom talking about this guy Kenny Roberts. And I remember one time going to what I believed was his house. Party going on, it was dusk outside and they ushered me through the house and into the back yard. Pretty sure there was a tennis court and im positive there was a underground racketball court cause thats where i went and played for hours. The house, or any of the other stuff didnt really stick with me as being incredibly special though it probably was especially for that time period. But I do remember seeing the back yard was a huge dirtbike track with some big ass jumps!
Dont think i ever seen him again after that time...
Alexey
Hello, world!
I'd advise to focus on staying in control of your inputs, conserving energy, and staying sensitive to the feedback from your bike and your body. If you can do that and build speed, it doesn't matter what it looks like. We're not getting points for style.
I have seen different techniques work for different people and even for the same person at different times or on different bikes. Toward the end of my club racing, I settled on carrying some weight on the ball of the inside foot, feeling the tank with the inner outside thigh, and arch of the outside foot. That was on my 600, except during transitions, when I have both feet on the balls. On my 125, which has a much more cramped cockpit, I tend to leave both feet on the balls through corners. Lately, I've been playing around with Troy Corser's idea of having your feet on their arches on the straights and just shifting your on its ball inner foot on corner entry, then setting it back on its arch after the exit again. I haven't gotten a chance to do it on the track yet, but on my big sport touring bike, it really felt right. Here are a couple videos of Corser explaining this:
youtu.be/0TQw4-EYxHA
youtu.be/HeMSfgb5tks
Another thing I picked up on was from Ken Hill's podcast. I don't remember which episode, but he advocates not just putting your inner foot on its ball, but also pointing it. This engages your core and gives you more stability. I've tried that on the street bike too and it felt fantastic.
In general, physical fitness, flexibility, and some knowledge of your anatomy can help a great deal experiment with different techniques. To me, the fun of racing was 1 part bike tech and 9 parts riding tech. Enjoy!
I have seen different techniques work for different people and even for the same person at different times or on different bikes. Toward the end of my club racing, I settled on carrying some weight on the ball of the inside foot, feeling the tank with the inner outside thigh, and arch of the outside foot. That was on my 600, except during transitions, when I have both feet on the balls. On my 125, which has a much more cramped cockpit, I tend to leave both feet on the balls through corners. Lately, I've been playing around with Troy Corser's idea of having your feet on their arches on the straights and just shifting your on its ball inner foot on corner entry, then setting it back on its arch after the exit again. I haven't gotten a chance to do it on the track yet, but on my big sport touring bike, it really felt right. Here are a couple videos of Corser explaining this:
youtu.be/0TQw4-EYxHA
youtu.be/HeMSfgb5tks
Another thing I picked up on was from Ken Hill's podcast. I don't remember which episode, but he advocates not just putting your inner foot on its ball, but also pointing it. This engages your core and gives you more stability. I've tried that on the street bike too and it felt fantastic.
In general, physical fitness, flexibility, and some knowledge of your anatomy can help a great deal experiment with different techniques. To me, the fun of racing was 1 part bike tech and 9 parts riding tech. Enjoy!
Alexey
Hello, world!
Oh, one last thing, sorry for the spam.
Last year, I got my first taste of flat tracking, which was also my first real intro to dirt bikes. This was at the Colin Edwards school in Texas. The coaches were awesome and on the 3rd day, I had an epiphany about weighting the outside peg. Doing it on the bike as it was sliding mid-corner or on the exit while pressing your inside foot into the ground helped to bring your hips and upper body further on top of the bike (opposite of road racing) and closer to the contact patch of the rear tire. This put more weight on the rear and gave you more drive -- simple as that. This didn't seem to translate much to pavement, was a ton of fun. It definitely requires your outside foot to be on its arch to get a positive engagement with the bike.
Last year, I got my first taste of flat tracking, which was also my first real intro to dirt bikes. This was at the Colin Edwards school in Texas. The coaches were awesome and on the 3rd day, I had an epiphany about weighting the outside peg. Doing it on the bike as it was sliding mid-corner or on the exit while pressing your inside foot into the ground helped to bring your hips and upper body further on top of the bike (opposite of road racing) and closer to the contact patch of the rear tire. This put more weight on the rear and gave you more drive -- simple as that. This didn't seem to translate much to pavement, was a ton of fun. It definitely requires your outside foot to be on its arch to get a positive engagement with the bike.
jacob11379
Banned
Some call me picturesque :laughing
Go slow in the slow corners, that’s all I gotta say about thatarty
Actually flipping through race vids on youtube and just seen this in action. a little hot in that corner :ride: . Hopefully, you bought the guy in front of you a 12 pack...
Smash Allen
Banned
That dude is jaybocc in this thread. I did him one better and let him beat me in the championship points :laughing
jacob11379
Banned
That dude is jaybocc in this thread. I did him one better and let him beat me in the championship points :laughing
Your a great friend! But im sure you beat him on style points! :rofl
(says the guy asking for advice on riding:wow)
Smash Allen
Banned
Good thing I won the style award when I could, my bike does not look quite as nice anymore... does a plated collarbone count for style points? :rofl
Riding on track with soft suspension on the Sv650 and fz09 gave me a bad habit of putting most all my weight through the pegs so as to let my legs act as suspension to not upset the chassis. This contributed/added to the bad habit of hanging off too much, making me and the bike two different entities versus being locked in and one with the bike.
Going through my race notes a common theme is “stop moving around so much on bike, stay locked in and looking forward”. This year I’m working on eye, bike, and body placement; in that order.
jacob11379
Banned
Have you switched up bikes? or suspensions? Or just working with what you already have?
Broken bones can be laughed at in hindsight but certainly no fun. I do hope your recovery was fast or is gonna be fast!
Smash Allen
Banned
I’m riding a bmw s1000rr with top spec suspension now, but bad habits are harder to break than bones :laughing
Thanks for the well wishes, I’m back to full functionality and am practicing yoga a few times a week with which I credit my recovery and return to fitness :ride
jacob11379
Banned
Thats a nice upgrade! :teeth....Made a couple upgrades myself recently. I feel its a good investment to have equipment that can "help" keep me out of the hospital. My deductible, after paying $1200 a month, is still 12k annually. And I run a couple of businesses that would not do well without me.
Yoga is no joke! looks funny and easy until you try to do it! :laughing...Kudos to you!
Are you racing in 2019? AFM?
*cough* find your apexes *cough*
*cough* hit your apexes *cough*
*cough* bike placement *cough*
Well in that case, two plates must be better than one :rofl
That dude is jaybocc in this thread. I did him one better and let him beat me in the championship points :laughing
"let" :rofl:rofl:rofl
There is some good angles, front and rear from both of us
Here is mine.
https://youtu.be/BRYuYgCm6ws?t=671
here is smash's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVnd2j9Pe4Y
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jacob11379
Banned
There is some good angles, front and rear from both of us
Here is mine.
https://youtu.be/BRYuYgCm6ws?t=671
Thats video I was watching...:thumbup
I dont think you could of had a better camera placement!...
stangmx13
not Stan
There’s a time and a place for most techniques. Locked in all the time is prob just as bad as never locked in. Keep practicing.
Smash Allen
Banned
I love me some upgrades
Keeping the right perspective is important, add in some safety nets and you’re sure to have a good time :ride*cough* find your apexes *cough*
*cough* hit your apexes *cough*
*cough* bike placement *cough*
Well in that case, two plates must be better than one :rofl
"let" :rofl:rofl:rofl
There is some good angles, front and rear from both of us
Here is mine.
https://youtu.be/BRYuYgCm6ws?t=671
here is smash's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVnd2j9Pe4Y
I’m a quick study in areas but slow learner in others... this year I’m really slowing things down and I know now why it’s important to do things like take the slow corners... slow...
The doctor gave me a strange look when I mentioned plating both sides at once to save some time :laughing
I was rushing that corner all weekend and that lap it all came together... I started braking later than I had been and buried the forks all the way down, hit some bumps, and I don’t remember the rest...
Abs is removed, was my first weekend without it, and I was going faster than I ever had been by pushing my brake markers further and further back with all this new found braking capability. I’m stiffening my spring rate this season to compensate, along with a fundamental change in how I think about riding.
Right, I intend to :ride
stangmx13
not Stan
careful with pushing markers. thats often a good way to go slower. at this point in your racing, u probably have a lot more time to be gained by braking less, not more. this is especially true around tracks where there are no real straights and the braking zones arent long, like Sonoma.
off-topic, sry.
Smash Allen
Banned
Yeah one goal is to brake for less time overall. I am achieving that by using more force during the shortened braking interval.
My overall intent historically has been to ‘go fast’ and nothing feels faster than pushing entries. A fundamental shift in how I approach riding is that it shouldn’t feel fast anymore. If it does then I’m going to reassess why and if it’s because of pushing entries, I’m going to slow more for that corner. Hopefully I’m not too far off base, please correct me if I have the wrong idea... :ride