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Posted: 18:48 - 08 Sep 2018 Post subject: |
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chickenstrip wrote: | Shaft wrote: |
As for silly habits, I think mine is quite common, but for years I didn't know I was doing it - I leave a leg trailing behind when I pull away from a standstill, as if I'm leaving the start grid of a GP.
Lots of people do it, I still do it on the super scooter, I've never known why racers do it, or why I (and others) do it. |
The only thing I can think of, with one or both legs, is it maybe helps to lean over the front a bit more, get your weight over the front to stop the front end from coming up on a fast launch? Possibly helping with balance at the same time from a standstill, perhaps just not upsetting the balance so much on the initial pull-away by moving the legs at the critical point. Why people do it on the road when pulling away normally might be another matter though - does it look "cool"? (I don't know, I'm not qualified to judge these things )
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That does make some sense. I think I started doing it when I went up from a 50 to my RD250 and my favourite thing was to launch with the front wheel a couple of inches off the deck and try and maintain that for as long as possible.
I suppose putting some weight over the front helped that and it was more comfortable if you didn't have both feet on the pegs.
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Shaft wrote: |
That does make some sense. |
Gee, thanks, I have been known to once in a while
Me and my mate used to see who could get the best launch on our GPzs all the time, and I think I used to dangle the legs back so I could lean on the front more easily. His 11 didn't need it so much, but my Turbo's front wheel did enjoy a bit of sky. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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thx1138 wrote: |
20 years or more ago I used to bait other riders at the lights, and rev my bike up and look like I was going for a launch, and then when the lights went red/amber, just lazily pop it into first, and pull slowly away on green as they disappeared down the road |
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Howling Terror wrote: | ^^^More fun when gixer jonny pulls alongside giving it the race nod which you then ignore before giving it the berries as the lights change. |
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Howling Terror wrote: | ^^^and my race starts are frankly appalling. |
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dydey90 wrote: | Howling Terror wrote: | ^^^More fun when gixer jonny pulls alongside giving it the race nod which you then ignore before giving it the berries as the lights change. |
Tried doing this the other day, but my VFR is an old girl now. I actually felt it reject the change up into second, accidentally revved in neutral and then when I finally managed to find a gear, it was third. I’m convinced the bike did that on purpose just to show me up. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 186 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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