Riding skills article, "Listening to Your Motorcycle"

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

Check out this article, http://www.trackdaymag.com/Article.aspx?id=3740  I don't think the info here has been discussed much in print before this.  Thoughts?

[tug296]

 Motorcycle Whisperer and Listener, that's great.

[roadracer162]

Chris,

Good job on the article. It relates a lot of the finer points of riding that I think many pass right over. that fllod of information can be very intimidating and many just go with the emotion of the moment. For me it goes along with my approach to riding and racing. Sound, sight, hand movement, tactile senses all go along with riding well.

I've also posted my little tid bit of "My Perfect Corner" on this site and maybe you could use it. Feel free to use it as you like.

Mark

[Gino230]

This is a great article. I can relate because I have taken 10 years to get close enough to run within a few seconds of the fast guys, and I've tried to do it by gradually approaching the limits. I'm still not there but I usually drop a second every time I go out so it is getting close, down to the nickels and dimes, so to speak.

This weekend I was having some problems in Homestead's T10, a fast left sweeper that I take at about 1/2 throttle in 6th. There are some bumps on my line (well, to be fair each lap is a different line, but you get the picture) and I couldn't figure out what adjustments to make. The high speed corners require the most concentration for me, so I have fewer brain cells to devote to what end of the bike is doing what. I finally realized that the whole chassis was flexing, not just a poorly adjusted front or rear suspension....this in itself was a big milestone for me. I still have alot to learn about consistency, but hey, one step at a time.

Mark, where is your article?..... I would love to read it.

[roadracer162]

Here ya go...


http://www.ccsforum.com/index.php/topic,10316.0.html