The “In Too Fast” Feeling: What Causes it and How to Reduce it
It’s a horrible feeling. That sudden moment when your stomach turns over with the thought that you’re not going to make the corner which sends you down the path of being over cautious, making mistakes, or possibly falling into full-blown panic. The thing is, for most riders going through that experience they will very often […]
Continue readingWhat Does it Mean to Be Smooth in Track Riding?
Following on from the last article I wrote which looked at the riding skill ‘order of importance’, I thought it would be good to expand on the last point I made in that piece about being smooth. I think a majority of riders will know they need to be smooth. It’s something you hear all […]
Continue readingTrack Riding Technique & Skill Order of Importance
I’ve spoken many times in the past about riders who often focus on the wrong parts of their riding as they work to make improvements. In this article I’m going to share my thoughts on the importance of the various skills that make up performance riding to help give you a little more direction as […]
Continue readingIncrease Corner Entry Speed by Braking Less, Not Later
It sounds wrong, doesn’t it? In an area where you’re often looking to slow down and set your corner speed quickly to save the most time, here I am telling you to use less brakes to go faster. It sounds counter-intuitive, I know, but there will be many riders that will profit from this advice. […]
Continue readingI’ve Bought a New Track Bike! Well, sort of…
I’m definitely a guy that likes change and likes to try new things, and when my short-term track riding plans were looking a little different than normal I decided that a change of bike made sense at this point. With a few ideas planted in my head it wasn’t long before I began looking at […]
Continue readingShould We Copy Faster Track Riders & What Can We Learn From Them?
Speed is probably the most respected attribute out on track. What I mean is that if a rider can see someone else is faster than they are, the assumption is often made that the faster rider is a better rider and that they must know something they don’t. In fact, this trait is seen in […]
Continue reading4 Key Skills to Improve Corner Entry Speed on the Track
Improving corner entry speed is something that the vast majority of track day riders are striving for, but it’s also one of the most difficult areas to improve. In this article I want to go over four of the key skills for consideration on your quest to make improvements to this part of your riding, […]
Continue readingWhere Should You Focus to Improve Your Riding? Uncovering Weak Areas
Photo by Smudge 9000 In the previous article I spoke about how we can put ourselves in the best position to get results when it’s time to focus on rider development. The key to the whole thing was that we need to work with specifics that cause us to focus on the correct things in the correct way […]
Continue readingHow to Make Improvements on Every Single Track Day
Photo by Driver Photographer On any given track day they’ll always be a section of riders that are looking to do more than simply ride around for a day with a smile on their face. A substantial amount of riders are looking to make progress in their riding. This could be getting over the fear […]
Continue readingWhy You Should Ride the Track if You’re a Lady (or Anyone Else)
The following piece is a guest post written by MJ Ball, a RiderCoach for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and a Motorcycle Specialist for the law firm of Hupy and Abraham S.C. In this article MJ will discuss the various steps to getting started on the track, and why getting involved with track riding as a new lady (or […]
Continue reading