Riding tip of the week.

[Loops]

Febreeze is so useful - my kit gets a regular spraying before being hung up to dry out overnight.

[Nikki]

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The master of counter-steering is Keith Code, who runs the California Superbike School, and has written the 'Twist of the Wrist' books. If you're really fascinated by the subject, and want to learn more, get yourself 'Twist of the Wrist II' from Amazon.

Odered a copy off of Ebay £10 and it arrived next day

Finding it quite interesting so far - not too keen on the writing style but just my personal preference.

I actually found the section on observation and what he calls wide screen very good.

Worth getting as Mark said.

[Dan505]

Read some of it online and like the 'straight fixed bar' experiment, good reading

[8_ball]

the wife would love that! helmet tucked up in the duvet to keep it safe and gloves chilling in the freezer! so leaving them in a cold garage should have same effect to a degree then i guess?

it needs to freeze the bugs. freezer is the only way, if your garage is that cold ,,,,,id remove the roof ...lol

[Dan505]

Ok, thanks 8 ball. Yes my bike freezes in my garage, its ridiculously cold!

[Mark_Able]

[quote author=Mark_Able link=1325883254/146#146 date=1335472793]....
The master of counter-steering is Keith Code, who runs the California Superbike School, and has written the 'Twist of the Wrist' books. If you're really fascinated by the subject, and want to learn more, get yourself 'Twist of the Wrist II' from Amazon.

Odered a copy off of Ebay £10 and it arrived next day

Finding it quite interesting so far - not too keen on the writing style but just my personal preference.

I actually found the section on observation and what he calls wide screen very good.

Worth getting as Mark said.




[/quote]

He's American... Nuff said... :

[Mark_Able]

23. Gloves. Why is it so many people insist on riding without gloves? Fact: you cannot stop yourself from putting your hands out if you trip over. So what do you think is going to happen if you fall off your bike? Not only do I ALWAYS wear gloves, I try to get the best I can afford. If you ask anyone who has taken a tumble on a track, and they'll tell you their hands always take the brunt of it. You only have to look at Sam Lowes this weekend. A seemingly small tumble in practice in WSS, and he loses all the skin down to bare bone and knuckle on his little finger. And was wearing decent gloves.

When buying gloves, I'll try to rip them by pulling the fingers apart. If they stand up to it, I'll buy them. If they rip, I put them back. The palm should have the most protection (2 layers normally), with extra protection on the knuckles and finger tips. The wrist strap should be done up so that the glove doesn't come off easily.

Come to think of it, why do some people wear a leather jacket, no gloves, and shorts? Are they just being selective about what parts of their body they wish to retain?

[Jon_W]

Should also be mentioned that the palms and most seams should have two runs of stiching to ensure that the layers stay together.

[Hazel-nut]

23. Gloves.
When buying gloves, I'll try to rip them by pulling the fingers apart. If they stand up to it, I'll buy them. If they rip, I put them back.

Should you be owning up to damaging shop stock and putting it back rather than buying it :P

[NoYou]

[quote author=Mark_Able link=1325883254/166#166 date=1337028084]23. Gloves.
When buying gloves, I'll try to rip them by pulling the fingers apart. If they stand up to it, I'll buy them. If they rip, I put them back.

Should you be owning up to damaging shop stock and putting it back rather than buying it :P[/quote]
If they rip they're not "Fit for Purpose" therefore shouldn't be on the shelves anyway. He is in actual fact performing a public service :