Ruff or bumpy pavement turns me into a biatch!

[racedoll]

Could you try thinking that if your friend can go over them with no issues that you should be able to as well? Maybe just increase your speed incrementally each time.

I do that all the time with Erik... if he can hit a corner at a certain way, then surely I can get through it will little issue at my speed or a little more (baby steps). It's kind of mind over matter thought process.

I also agree that suspension settings play a huge part, something that would make my bike MUCH easier to handle if I'd change them to fit me.

[tached1000rr]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Could you try thinking that if your friend can go over them with no issues that you should be able to as well? Maybe just increase your speed incrementally each time.

I do that all the time with Erik... if he can hit a corner at a certain way, then surely I can get through it will little issue at my speed or a little more (baby steps). It's kind of mind over matter thought process.

I also agree that suspension settings play a huge part, something that would make my bike MUCH easier to handle if I'd change them to fit me.

I do that in my head all the time then bitch out as I notice my speed has gently decreased

[OTB]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

I do that in my head all the time then bitch out as I notice my speed has gently decreased

Try a little trick on the sections that are stumping you:

Take some masking tape and cover the speedo and tach. Now go ride the area that bothers you and stop worrying about the numbers. Go relax and ride the sections multiple times, varying line and entrance exits. Let the bike move around under you without consciously trying to increase speed.

Like anything else in this game, speed is a function of comfort, familiarity and technical variance, that comes as a result of practice, a willingness to learn and seat time. Go direct some seat time at the ares bothering you, but do it slowly.....speed, smoothness and comfort will be the natural result.....pushing speed only usually results in crashing..................