How to hang off the bike

[Mr Lefty]

so I'm trying to envision this... your basicly pivoting your hips to where you wanna go? I've gotta long way to go but if I can get it down in mind first... I'll have less bad habits to break when the time comes...

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

so I'm trying to envision this... your basicly pivoting your hips to where you wanna go? I've gotta long way to go but if I can get it down in mind first... I'll have less bad habits to break when the time comes...

Basically, yeah. And doing all this reading/research is the best thing for you. It's the same thig I did and my first track day I took the school and they pretty much taught me everything I already knew.

[Mr Lefty]

yeah... though honestly... I'd rather be riding learning bad techniques... and then fixing them... at least I'd be FUCKING RIDING!

[DLIT]

The biggest hint when I first started getting serious about riding fast was hanging half my ass off to whichever side I was leaning. This was before the track. Then I had to work on my upper half and feet.

[Mr Lefty]

yeah it's gonna be intresting trying to apply all this... I didn't find any decent twisty's in AK till I got back from my last deployment... and they were already snow covered!...

gonna have to hit the on/off ramps in Fargo like crazy

[Trip]

When you get to the gap I will give you some pointers and follow you for a pass or two to see if I notice anything.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Trip

When you get to the gap I will give you some pointers and follow you for a pass or two to see if I notice anything.

sound good... can't fuck'n wait!

[Gunther1000]

Originally Posted by Trip

When you get to the gap I will give you some pointers and follow you for a pass or two to see if I notice anything.

Well that would have been great!

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by Trip

and rotate your hips

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Rotate around the tank...

Originally Posted by DLIT

Basically, the tank is a pivot point

Whoa hold the presses here... you guys rotate your hips so they are at an angle to the bike other than 90 degrees?

I keep my hips square/perpendicular to the bike and my spine parallel with the bike.

Hanging off with your hips at an angle promotes a crossed-up body position and encourages bar pressure.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Whoa hold the presses here... you guys rotate your hips so they are at an angle to the bike other than 90 degrees?

I keep my hips square/perpendicular to the bike and my spine parallel with the bike.

Hanging off with your hips at an angle promotes a crossed-up body position and encourages bar pressure.

You rotate around the tank and square your shoulders, not your hips. Apply pressure with your outside foot to the rearset and grip the tank with the inside of your outside leg to support your body. Minimal pressure is put on your arms at all. If you are in a left turn you should be able to remove your left hand all together and touch the ground if you so choose.