The moment you are off the brakes in a corner ,you should be on the throttle " - the most important line. Do not Coast " Never heard an instructor online or offline say this. Excellent
Last year was the first time ever on the track I did 2 track days first one was in the rain. Can't wait till next season to apply what I've seen your videos excellent explaining
Man it seems like you have a dream job being able to teach racing techniques. How did you get to do this? And do you have another more normal job, too? Thanks.
I started racing a long time ago and after racing for a while I was able to get a job as a riding coach with the California Superbike School. I worked as a riding coach full time for about 8 years. I did it part time longer than that. Now I do have a normal job in custom software development, I'm in technical sales. I coach part time on the side now as well at teach the new racer school for CVMA and club race.
Wow, thank you so much for telling me about your story and work life. I feel like I would love nothing more than to be teaching track driving or riding. Something to work towards, perhaps. The nearest track is an hour and a half away from me. But its better than no track!
Great video. I’m new to riding I signed up for a track day this month and would like to see a video also with the light weight bikes like an r3 or naked 300 or any info would be good
Great video,many thinks i like but some things and some points you should better not say or explain bit different so that there are no misunderstandings can happen.First of all in motorcycle racing we should never do anything aggressively rather fast and smooth.Because if you would do that with a 1000cc race bike you will do that just 1-2 times and then you will hurt yourself.So please never say for a hobby rider do this or that aggressively because some fools will imitate that and crash and later say he had that from you. And very importantly, you should have mentioned that there is a difference whether someone brakes into a corner or is a beginner who doesn't do trail braking. I think it's good how you explained everything, but at one point I have to say it would be important to mention that the technique is not suitable for beginners or people who are not yet able to brake into curves. Because for riders who, for example, do not brake in to the apex and are 5-10 meters away from the apex, it is even dangerous if they immediately accelerate again. This technique should only be used by people who are advanced and who brake into the curve, because for people who don't do this yet, the front wheel becomes too light and pushes outwards and then they crash i have see this many times especially at stop and go race tracks.Because the rider braked too hard and then noticed, ohh, I'm too slow, but he wasn't even at the apex yet and so he accelerated again and tried to get the time out of there and boom he was on the ground. Professionals actually always work with 3 points A,B,C points. A is the braking point, B is the apex point and C is the exit /throttle point,so if they work like this how you can say for a beginner just brake and then accelerate again immediately. If someone not even trail braking he should learn first how to do that and then from there he can approach. Yea with some flowing curves this is even possible for beginners, but do it on a stop and go race track and you'll be on the floor faster than you can look. And like i said before with a 1000cc Bike you cannot open the throttle always like with a 600cc Bike Unless you set the traction control so extreme that the TC controls everything, but that's something different and for advanced users. Beginners should always open the throttle smoothly and progressively and then faster and faster,but never Aggressively. However, as you said, if you open the throttle progressively you can steer the rear of the motorcycle and bike better turns. But please guys never do something aggresively on the bike,that would not work in particular with a big 1000cc bike that is dangerous. Other than that, the video was great don't get me wrong please 👍👍✊✊
That rev matching while braking just seems impossible to me. With all that force coming forward on the bars to pull the lever and blip the throttle at the same time. Wow.
Awesome video again! I’m slowly going through all of them. Are there any videos that should be watched before any particular one? If so, maybe number your videos? Also, do you think there is a significant difference in corner entry/exit between the ultra lightweights and the more typical 600/1000’s?
Thanks, Glad you like the video. I think you can watch the videos in pretty much any order. There are three on braking that should probably watch in order, I think I have them in order in a play list.... Yes I think that entry and exit are going to be pretty different between an ultralightweight bike and a 600/1000. Sounds like another good suggestion for a video. :)
Nope. in stage 2 you already have the bike leaned over and go to neutral throttle (or maintenance throttle) to stop the bike from loosing more speed and balance the weight between the front and rear.
The moment you are off the brakes in a corner ,you should be on the throttle " - the most important line. Do not Coast " Never heard an instructor online or offline say this. Excellent
Thanks!!!! Such a different way of thinking about all of this!!!
Finally mid corner explained... brilliant!!
Thank you Stu!
Last year was the first time ever on the track I did 2 track days first one was in the rain. Can't wait till next season to apply what I've seen your videos excellent explaining
Thanks, I'm glad you find them helpful!
Love your vids. I wish you had more. Brilliant explanation.
Man it seems like you have a dream job being able to teach racing techniques. How did you get to do this? And do you have another more normal job, too? Thanks.
I started racing a long time ago and after racing for a while I was able to get a job as a riding coach with the California Superbike School. I worked as a riding coach full time for about 8 years. I did it part time longer than that. Now I do have a normal job in custom software development, I'm in technical sales. I coach part time on the side now as well at teach the new racer school for CVMA and club race.
Wow, thank you so much for telling me about your story and work life. I feel like I would love nothing more than to be teaching track driving or riding. Something to work towards, perhaps. The nearest track is an hour and a half away from me. But its better than no track!
Good info, Stu, thanks
incredible stuff thanks mate
Extremely, extremely useful.
Great video. I’m new to riding I signed up for a track day this month and would like to see a video also with the light weight bikes like an r3 or naked 300 or any info would be good
Great lesson stew 💪🏾💪🏾see ya at rd 3
Glad you liked it, see you at the track!
Great video,many thinks i like but some things and some points you should better not say or explain bit different so that there are no misunderstandings can happen.First of all in motorcycle racing we should never do anything aggressively rather fast and smooth.Because if you would do that with a 1000cc race bike you will do that just 1-2 times and then you will hurt yourself.So please never say for a hobby rider do this or that aggressively because some fools will imitate that and crash and later say he had that from you.
And very importantly, you should have mentioned that there is a difference whether someone brakes into a corner or is a beginner who doesn't do trail braking.
I think it's good how you explained everything, but at one point I have to say it would be important to mention that the technique is not suitable for beginners or people who are not yet able to brake into curves. Because for riders who, for example, do not brake in to the apex and are 5-10 meters away from the apex, it is even dangerous if they immediately accelerate again. This technique should only be used by people who are advanced and who brake into the curve, because for people who don't do this yet, the front wheel becomes too light and pushes outwards and then they crash i have see this many times especially at stop and go race tracks.Because the rider braked too hard and then noticed, ohh, I'm too slow, but he wasn't even at the apex yet and so he accelerated again and tried to get the time out of there and boom he was on the ground.
Professionals actually always work with 3 points A,B,C points. A is the braking point, B is the apex point and C is the exit /throttle point,so if they work like this how you can say for a beginner just brake and then accelerate again immediately.
If someone not even trail braking he should learn first how to do that and then from there he can approach.
Yea with some flowing curves this is even possible for beginners, but do it on a stop and go race track and you'll be on the floor faster than you can look.
And like i said before with a 1000cc Bike you cannot open the throttle always like with a 600cc Bike Unless you set the traction control so extreme that the TC controls everything, but that's something different and for advanced users.
Beginners should always open the throttle smoothly and progressively and then faster and faster,but never Aggressively. However, as you said, if you open the throttle progressively you can steer the rear of the motorcycle and bike better turns.
But please guys never do something aggresively on the bike,that would not work in particular with a big 1000cc bike that is dangerous.
Other than that, the video was great don't get me wrong please 👍👍✊✊
That rev matching while braking just seems impossible to me. With all that force coming forward on the bars to pull the lever and blip the throttle at the same time. Wow.
Awesome video again! I’m slowly going through all of them. Are there any videos that should be watched before any particular one? If so, maybe number your videos? Also, do you think there is a significant difference in corner entry/exit between the ultra lightweights and the more typical 600/1000’s?
Thanks, Glad you like the video. I think you can watch the videos in pretty much any order. There are three on braking that should probably watch in order, I think I have them in order in a play list.... Yes I think that entry and exit are going to be pretty different between an ultralightweight bike and a 600/1000. Sounds like another good suggestion for a video. :)
In second stage I’m still leaning the bike. Is it Correct?
Nope. in stage 2 you already have the bike leaned over and go to neutral throttle (or maintenance throttle) to stop the bike from loosing more speed and balance the weight between the front and rear.