All posts by Dan Netting
Top 3 Motorcycle Tyre Warmers
As you get more into track days and your pace starts to increase you will no doubt think about investing in various items to make your experiences on track easier and/or more enjoyable. One of the most popular first investments for track riders is motorcycle tyre warmers. Tyre warmers do exactly what they say on […]
Continue readingLearning From Mistakes: Common Crashes and Figuring them Out
When we venture out onto the track there is little doubt that any of us want to crash, and I would guess in the majority of cases we don’t expect to crash either. There is however a reason we dress ourselves from head to toe in protective gear. We don’t want or expect it, but […]
Continue readingMotorcycle Brake Fluid Guide
There’s no denying that brake fluid is an extremely important part of a motorcycle’s brake system make-up. The fluid is what transfers the force we apply on the lever into pressure, so making sure that we have the correct fluid and that it is well maintained is something that every rider should be conscious of. […]
Continue readingDownshifting Techniques for the Track: Blipping or Slipping?
Something that every rider will have done many times on both the road and track is perform downshifts. It’s also more than likely something that isn’t given a second thought for many of these riders. There is however a more ideal way (or couple of ways) to downshift on a motorcycle that will help you […]
Continue readingBest Motorcycle Performance Upgrades: Inexpensive Add-Ons For the Track
When talking about modern motorcycles, I’m sure the vast majority would agree that as standard they are plenty capable enough to handle anything that gets thrown at them when ridden on the road. It doesn’t stop people bolting on motorcycle performance upgrades, but it is more out of the enjoyment and aesthetics factors that comes […]
Continue readingWarming Up Motorcycle Tyres on Track
One of the things that’s drilled into us day in and day out as track day riders is the importance of properly warming up your tyres. There’s obviously a good reason for this; a tyre that hasn’t reached operating temperature is not going to give you the levels of grip needed to go knee scratching […]
Continue readingTop 3 Motorcycle Gear Indicators
When I was in my early track day life, one of the (many) issues I had out on track was that I found it difficult to keep track of what gear I was in as I was riding round. At some circuits that required a large number of changes I would sometimes find myself using […]
Continue readingMotorcycle Tyre Sizes and Profiles Explained
A look at the tyre wall numbers For the most part, when the time comes for a rider to put some new road or track tyres on their machine there is little thought into what the size and shape of the tyre actually does for them. I would guess this is because the last pair […]
Continue readingHow to Reduce Motorcycle Noise
Noise pollution from race tracks is something that has been on the agenda for local councils for many years now. With the increase in activities at many circuits (coupled with the circuit owners not quite being as strict as they could) residents are becoming unhappy with the noise levels originating from the track. The discussion […]
Continue readingTwist of the Wrist 2 DVD Review
For more than 30 years Keith Code and his coaches have been working to develop a system of training that removes the mystery of riding a motorcycle quickly. From his findings he started the riding school, California Superbike School. The school breaks down the various aspects of riding and gives you drills to perform to […]
Continue reading