My favourites - sharp left, easy right then into sharp left again. Love remaining in the left position for that 2nd left corner while I'm going through the easy right - feels great.
Is there a video explaining how we feel for the limit of grip? Mainly the front tire on corner entry, and mid-corner for example? What kind of signals are we feeling for besides the front wheel resisting turn in?
Probably one of the hardest corners for me to set up for is a 90° right at the end of the straight @ NOLA. Braking back down from 140 to make that turn is a handful, but I do wonder if it's even harder for me mainly because I brake sitting straight up there and then still know I have to slow down enough that I can slide over.
The way I learned it is that -when you are in the middle where you shouldn't be according to Simon-, you slide your butt of to the side while still on the gas and tucked in behind the windscreen, after your butt is partially of the seat and your lower body is anchored, then you start to brake and change gears.
There are several techniques that are the rider’s preference. The first thing I ask about new information is “why?” An example I like is amount of fingers to use during braking. Who cares? Alpine star even makes gloves with 2 fingers stitched together so we only use two fingers to brake. It’s pointless. As long as the same amount of pressure can be applied to the lever, who gives a crap? Wrapping yourself around the tank has to do with counter leaning. As long as you’re aware not to counter lean, who cares how you get from one side to the other? Even if you do, as long as you’re not on a GP bike, where the body position severely impacts the heat one puts in the tires (look at Elias’s miserable year in the premier class for the effects of poor body positioning on a GP bike), who cares? Matt Mladin, Shakey Byrnes, and Tony Elias have all had solid careers using crossed up body positions. Just don’t put pressure on the bars and you’ll be OK. With everything Simon explains in this video, it has to do with upsetting the suspension and your turn rate. When advanced riders try shifting their weight under hard braking before going into a corner, that changes the bikes angle under braking, the pressure a rider is applying on the brake, and some of the attention they will be paying to turning the bike. You can see several factors that can potentially come of this. If you’re still on the straight and shift your butt a couple of inches to the side you’re turning to before sitting up and braking, every one of those problems goes away. Happy riding!
@@pags1981 as many riders as many techniques :D turning around the tank and contact with it uses less energy and relieves the load on the bars, but it makes it more difficult to open the knee and place the chest on the tank. There are pluses and minuses, but I think there are more pluses because the bike turns better :)
I never thought about all those moves adding up. Thx Simon!
My favourites - sharp left, easy right then into sharp left again. Love remaining in the left position for that 2nd left corner while I'm going through the easy right - feels great.
Definitely!
Almeria turns 1 & 2, I centre myself going up the hill... not any more! Will have this tip in the front of my mind this weekend ✊🏼
Peter King I just came back fro there this weekend and now am hooked !
Thanks bunch Simon, great tip!
Great tips Simon, love it!
Makes sense great advice Simon
Awesome tips, thanks Simon 🙏
Great advise I will be sure to try next time out
Cheers Simon. First trackday of the season approaching. I'll give it a go!
@E BO It went well thanks. 3 years ago now lol.
@E BO Lol. Thanks man. Still here. Haven't uploaded in a while though.
Could you please make us a circuit guide on barcelona track ? Racing there in 2 weeks, but never rode on it...
Always great info! Thank you.
Is there a video explaining how we feel for the limit of grip? Mainly the front tire on corner entry, and mid-corner for example? What kind of signals are we feeling for besides the front wheel resisting turn in?
Probably one of the hardest corners for me to set up for is a 90° right at the end of the straight @ NOLA. Braking back down from 140 to make that turn is a handful, but I do wonder if it's even harder for me mainly because I brake sitting straight up there and then still know I have to slow down enough that I can slide over.
The way I learned it is that -when you are in the middle where you shouldn't be according to Simon-, you slide your butt of to the side while still on the gas and tucked in behind the windscreen, after your butt is partially of the seat and your lower body is anchored, then you start to brake and change gears.
Going to the track this weekend. Hopefully I'll remember this stuff.
Great video 👍
Brilliant
Hallo Simon, when you go into a chicane dou you keep youre feet on the toes? Or do you keep swapping youre feet?
Gr Sander
Why are you sliding round the tank?when everyone else says not to?
'Everyone else' being California SBK School? :) Look at Troy Bayliss, Corser, Fogarty, Marquez.
There are several techniques that are the rider’s preference. The first thing I ask about new information is “why?” An example I like is amount of fingers to use during braking. Who cares? Alpine star even makes gloves with 2 fingers stitched together so we only use two fingers to brake. It’s pointless. As long as the same amount of pressure can be applied to the lever, who gives a crap? Wrapping yourself around the tank has to do with counter leaning. As long as you’re aware not to counter lean, who cares how you get from one side to the other? Even if you do, as long as you’re not on a GP bike, where the body position severely impacts the heat one puts in the tires (look at Elias’s miserable year in the premier class for the effects of poor body positioning on a GP bike), who cares? Matt Mladin, Shakey Byrnes, and Tony Elias have all had solid careers using crossed up body positions. Just don’t put pressure on the bars and you’ll be OK. With everything Simon explains in this video, it has to do with upsetting the suspension and your turn rate. When advanced riders try shifting their weight under hard braking before going into a corner, that changes the bikes angle under braking, the pressure a rider is applying on the brake, and some of the attention they will be paying to turning the bike. You can see several factors that can potentially come of this. If you’re still on the straight and shift your butt a couple of inches to the side you’re turning to before sitting up and braking, every one of those problems goes away. Happy riding!
@@cenzano38 great answer 😉
@@pags1981 as many riders as many techniques :D turning around the tank and contact with it uses less energy and relieves the load on the bars, but it makes it more difficult to open the knee and place the chest on the tank. There are pluses and minuses, but I think there are more pluses because the bike turns better :)
Last!