Notices
 

Thread: Riding tip of the week.

Page 11 of 24 FirstFirst ... 91011121321 ... LastLast
Results 101 to 110 of 233
  1. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #101
    evil_daddy
    evil_daddy is offline
    Newbie
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Posts
    42
    Default 16-04-12, 11:39 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Mark_Able
    Exactly. The wide line for view, and for safety (so you're not leaning into on-coming traffic on right-handers). Effectively it's taking a very late apex.
    yes, very late apex, totally different to a track apex.

     
     
  2. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #102
    DanS
    DanS is offline
    Active Member DanS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Melksham
    Posts
    57
    Default 16-04-12, 02:51 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Mark_Able
    [quote author=dstuchbury link=1325883254/96#96 date=1334356090]I'm going to give this a try, as I do tend to run wide sometimes. I thought it was mis-judgement of speed, but not so sure.

    Regards,
    Dan
    ...Most of the time, when you first start out riding, you dedicate most of your time trying to judge the right speed for a corner... [/quote]

    That's pretty much what I spend my cornering time doing at the moment.

    Working on....
    Planning further in advance.
    Gears & speed sorted sooner.
    Line.

    Regards,
    Dan
    2008 Honda CBR125R.
     
     
  3. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #103
    Goldie
    Goldie is offline
    Platinum Member Goldie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    The 'Nam
    Posts
    1,205
    Default 16-04-12, 04:47 PM
    wish I'd known this 6 months ago, I might not have ended up in a hedge going around the S bend on Lyneham banks ;D
    In loving memory of Mikkie Mahon 8th May 1986 - 28th September 2014. Taken too soon, ride free x
    “I WILL be a story in your head, but that’s ok. We are all stories in the end, just make yours a good one, eh?”
     
     
  4. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #104
    Dabz
    Dabz is offline
    The Boss Dabz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
    Posts
    10,457
    Default 16-04-12, 04:51 PM
    guilty as charged - I use my back brake more than the front. No idea why...just a bad habit
    http://twitter.com/WiltshireBikers
    http://www.facebook.com/WiltshireBikers
     
     
  5. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #105
    Mark_Able
    Mark_Able is offline
    Platinum Member Mark_Able's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    1,813
    Default 16-04-12, 08:54 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Dabz
    guilty as charged - I use my back brake more than the front. No idea why...just a bad habit
    Car driver... : Foot does the braking...
    ABLE MOTORCYCLE TRAINING
    01373 822399
    www.ablemotorcycletraining.co.uk
    markable30@yahoo.co.uk
     
     
  6. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #106
    8_ball
    8_ball is offline
    Active Member 8_ball's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    342
    Default 16-04-12, 09:29 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Mark_Able
    [quote author=Dabz link=1325883254/103#103 date=1334591486]guilty as charged - I use my back brake more than the front. No idea why...just a bad habit
    the best way to get out of that habbit is disconnect the back brake lol only joking
    I dont have a back brake i have a long chain with a ankor, effective but only at a 100 yards....???? :-*
    Car driver... : Foot does the braking... [/quote]
     
     
  7. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #107
    BB
    BB is offline
    Administrator BB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    West Wilts
    Posts
    10,346
    Default 17-04-12, 08:38 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Dabz
    guilty as charged - I use my back brake more than the front. No idea why...just a bad habit
    Probably getting in practice for riding a classic bike - you need every brake you got! ;D

    BB
    We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.”
     
     
  8. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #108
    Dabz
    Dabz is offline
    The Boss Dabz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
    Posts
    10,457
    Default 17-04-12, 08:39 PM
    Hehe the benly has 2 brakes - left foot and right foot
    http://twitter.com/WiltshireBikers
    http://www.facebook.com/WiltshireBikers
     
     
  9. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #109
    BB
    BB is offline
    Administrator BB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    West Wilts
    Posts
    10,346
    Default 17-04-12, 08:40 PM
    Sounds just like Ghost's T110! ;D

    BB
    We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.”
     
     
  10. Re: Riding tip of the week. 
    #110
    Jon_W
    Jon_W is offline
    Chatterbox Jon_W's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Loacation Loaction
    Posts
    5,133
    Default 18-04-12, 08:10 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Blackbonnie
    [quote author=Dabz link=1325883254/103#103 date=1334591486]guilty as charged - I use my back brake more than the front. No idea why...just a bad habit
    Probably getting in practice for riding a classic bike - you need every brake you got! ;D

    BB[/quote]

    ...and some you don't have!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
    "there's no aspect, no facet, no moment in life that can't be improved with pizza"

     
     
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Posting Permissions
  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules