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RIDING ADVICE
Here you’ll find a selection of motorcycle riding tips that I have put together from my own personal experience, study and training I’ve had that I hope will help you start to take steps in the right direction to improve your riding skills. While I would never call these articles definitive guides, there is a lot of good information here that I am sure will help you understand a little more of what we can and should be doing as riders when looking at the different aspects of riding a motorcycle on the track.
A common goal among the vast majority of track day riders is to improve their riding in some way, and by taking the time to study and read up on the different aspects of motorcycle riding you will only serve to help yourself get closer to your goal.
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How to Turn a Motorcycle Effectively to Improve Corner Entry
You would be surprised how many people couldn’t really tell you how they turn a motorcycle. For a lot of people they simply arrive at a corner and without even thinking about it they tip in and go round the turn with little thought to what they’re doing or what’s going on underneath them. Learning […]
Continue readingRaising Corner Entry Speed: Tips on How to Corner Faster
I would like to say right from the start that this guide has not been put together for those that are looking to raise corner entry speed to knock a few tenths off their lap times, but rather for those that are struggling to raise corner entry speed through fear of leaning the bike for […]
Continue readingMotorcycle Braking Tips: The Basics of Braking on the Track
Braking should be a pretty simple affair, but you’d be surprised to know that out of all the riding techniques we use on track it is during braking that the greatest number of panic buttons are pushed if it’s not done correctly. In this guide I have outlined what we should work towards to improve […]
Continue readingMotorcycle Track Training: Why You Should Consider it
There are some riders involved in bike track days that are in it just for the crack, a chance to get on their motorcycle and ride around in circles for a day with a hefty grin on their faces. For a lot of the paddock though, there are two main goals that we all strive […]
Continue readingAdvance Racing Lines: Squaring Off and Late Apexes
In the Racing Line Basics article we covered what a racing line is exactly and why we try to adopt it. However, there is another line we can take around a corner that can not only be faster, but also regarded as safer. This line is known as the squaring off, or late apex line. […]
Continue reading6 Steps to Your First Knee Down & Generally Improve Body Position
Out of all the riding tips available here, it’s this knee down guide that attracts the most attention. It’s no surprise to me, because I know all too well how powerful the lure of getting your knee down for the first time can be, even if it isn’t something that will really benefit you a […]
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