Wow. I had to double check to see if this was the street section and not the track or dirt section. Emulating racers on the street can lead to trouble. There are riders on this forum who don’t use the rear brake, just because some road racer was shown braking with the rear wheel off the ground. Using the rear brake tightens your line, and pulls you to the inside of the corner.
What can I say about Lookout Mountain? It's a great place to practice every aspect of street riding. There are six switchbacks; 12 if you go up and down. Half of the 50 corners are blind. Anyone who rides it like a racetrack is crazy. You don’t need the latest and greatest sportbike, dirt bike, or supermoto to ride it fast. My 30-year-old bike does just fine.
Drewpy and OSP almost made it to Lookout Mountain, but you know the story. The only Fixer that I’ve ridden with is sfarson. Earlier in this thread I said how fast he is. I rode with him when I was leading, but when he led, he was gone. That’s when he was on his BMW. Forget about his Ducati. And sfarson is no youngster either.
I’ve only seen two of those supermoto-type bikes on Lookout Mountain, and both riders were hanging off in normal road bike style. I’ll admit that I could never get comfortable sliding a dirt bike with slicks on pavement like the professionals. I probably wet my leathers every time a tire slips out on my own bike.
I’ve seen several supermoto bikes on the street. Were they sliding around corners dirt-bike style? No. They were riding the same way most of the dual-sport riders ride. Pulling wheelies. Does HRCNICK11 ride his supermoto on the street? If so, how do you ride it around corners?
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