How to Tackle Hairpin Corners on the Track
As I spoke about in my video on why slow corners are difficult, they aren’t the favoured type of corners for many riders for all the reasons I mentioned. However, in certain corners, like hairpins, they can be the source of a fair bit of time if you approach them in the right way. In […]
Continue readingBody Position: What the Bike Wants From You As a Rider
If you jump off a bike at speed with the throttle jammed in position it will quite happily travel along in a straight line until it runs out of fuel, or it hits something. Left on its own, a bike is a pretty stable machine. It’s only once we jump on board and start operating it […]
Continue readingHow to Get the Most from Your Track Time: Pre-Ride Prep & How to Approach Your Day
For most of us working to improve as track riders, we don’t have endless financial resources (let alone the time) to be riding as much as we want in the quest to go faster and become better riders. This means that the time we DO get on the track is precious for a lot of […]
Continue readingHow to Deal With the Panic When Someone Takes Your Line
I can still recall a few occasions of sheer terror on a few of my earlier days on track when another rider would position themselves on the inside of me right before entering a corner. The idea that I now couldn’t take the line I wanted to take left me rushing to panic stations internally, […]
Continue readingHow Much Lean Angle Should We Use When Cornering?
We often hear riders, teachers, coaches and commentators alike using terms like “full” or “maximum” lean angle, but what exactly does that mean? How far can we lean a bike? Is there a point you shouldn’t go past? In this article I want to touch on how far we should be leaning our bikes on […]
Continue readingHow Close Should We Sit to the Tank? Different Approaches & Their Benefits
Seating position can be a nuanced affair for each and every rider, with big differences being observable even from the best riders in the world. In this article I wanted to touch on one particular facet of seating position and how that can help or hinder your ability to do a good job on the […]
Continue readingLearning to Trust Your Tyres Through Technique & Experience
The biggest fears in track riding that prevent riders from going faster almost always centre around the rider in question not having faith in the round sticky hoops fitted to their motorcycle. “How far can I lean the bike? How much brakes can I use? How much power is safe when exiting a corner?” These […]
Continue readingUsing Other Riders to Gauge Your Speed and Uncover Weaknesses
One of the biggest roadblocks to making improvements and going faster on the track is knowing just where you need to focus your efforts to make progress. Basically, finding out where your weaknesses lie. When you’re riding around on your personal limit, you can often be left with a feeling of helplessness upon returning to […]
Continue readingHow Early Lower Body Setup Simplifies Corner Entry
A common mistake you see among less experienced riders is the tendency to set their body position for the corner too late, sometimes to the point of moving around just as they begin steering, or sometimes even after that point. Here I just wanted to go over the benefits of getting set up earlier, along […]
Continue readingWhat Can We Learn from MotoGP Riders, and Should We Copy them?
They’re the best riders in the world, so surely we should be doing exactly what they’re doing, right? Not necessarily. In this article we’re going to go into what we can take away from the motorcycling elite to benefit us in our own riding, and why you shouldn’t really be looking to carbon copy exactly […]
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