How to hang off the bike

[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]

Another tip: this helped me a LOT after and instructor helped me with it.

Move your butt EARLY. I move before I even start braking. As I'm rolling off the throttle, I shift my butt over. Then I get on the brakes really hard and in order to stay loose on the bars, all my pressure is against the tank with the inside of my thigh, holding me in place. (essentially I use one of my reference points to move my butt over, which makes me always do it at the right time)

Then, as I trail off the brakes all I have to do is drop my torso since I'm already in position, look through the turn, and get on the throttle

I see a lot of people at the track hopping into their hang-off position right as they are about to make their turn-in input. When you get faster, that shit doesn't fly... you're upsetting the suspension too much.

[Trip]

Every instructor I have dealt with and locals I worked with said to make your entry one fluid motion. Shifting, moving, braking, getting setup should all be one fluid motion so the suspension should only be effected once. Obviously this would take an insane amount of practice.

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by Trip

Every instructor I have dealt with and locals I worked with said to make your entry one fluid motion. Shifting, moving, braking, getting setup should all be one fluid motion so the suspension should only be effected once. Obviously this would take an insane amount of practice.

Exactly.

Another thing to try is what an instructor told me called 'brottle' and 'thrake'... where you have a little bit of overlap when you transition from brakes to gas and vice-versa. It makes the suspension move once instead of twice.

This technique is VERY useful in the rain.

Originally Posted by DLIT

Read my posts, I already mentioned that.

I hate you.

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

I hate you.

Ignorant cunt.

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Another tip: this helped me a LOT after and instructor helped me with it.

Move your butt EARLY. I move before I even start braking. As I'm rolling off the throttle, I shift my butt over. Then I get on the brakes really hard and in order to stay loose on the bars, all my pressure is against the tank with the inside of my thigh, holding me in place. (essentially I use one of my reference points to move my butt over, which makes me always do it at the right time)

Then, as I trail off the brakes all I have to do is drop my torso since I'm already in position, look through the turn, and get on the throttle

I see a lot of people at the track hopping into their hang-off position right as they are about to make their turn-in input. When you get faster, that shit doesn't fly... you're upsetting the suspension too much.

Read my posts, I already mentioned that.