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leolion wrote: | why did nobody ever tell me to push the footpegs whilst cornering before? |
I first read about this technique in a publication called "Road Racer" magazine back in the 80s. Tbh, as MarJay says, counter steering with handlebar pressure is more effective, but sometimes, pushing down on one or other peg can make the bike feel more 'planted' in a corner.
Countersteering is something you do without realising it, but it's worth experimenting with a bit (gently!). Things like shifting on your arse to the inside a bit (you don't have to be hanging off like Marquez for this to help), dropping the inside shoulder, and most of all, looking at where you want the bike to go...
You can't be expected to know all this stuff 5 minutes after passing your test. Some riders never pick up half of it. And not all of it really helps a lot in day-to-day riding. But it's worth knowing about - like having a box of useful tricks, some will work well for you, some not so much. And too much knowledge in one go can overwhelm a new rider. A step at a time. And your first step is......yup, you've guessed it.....
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Thread's dead baby, thread's dead.
OP is going to pussy out and go back to a 125. Although I think a bicycle might be more suitable. ____________________ 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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You mean a tricycle... ____________________ Fazer Thou Gen 1 |
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leolion wrote: | hmmmm rethink required!, i cant insure a 125 anymore its more expensive than what i already have!, plus there's the cost of change and depreciation to contend with!
looks like im in for the long haul and im gonna gain experience! |
I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe things will work out for you eventually though, despite this set-back. ____________________ 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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Wave2k wrote: | My Ducati 1299
Had it almost a year but i just cant seem to fall in love with it.
On track it was sublime but thats the only place and even then it was an absolute handful but thats half the fun on track.
Its a terrible road bike, doesnt like going below 50 and anything below 20% throttle.
When you do give it the beans you arnt just in points and fine territory its just prison time.
Its way way way way way too fast for the road, any road. |
I owned a 1299 for 20 months and I found it to be really quite road friendly.
Unlike the 4-pot superbikes, the 1299 gearing isn't super tall, which means you can access all of the power at (just about) legal speeds, albeit briefly! Took mine over to the IOM, and it was brilliant fun on A/B country roads with no limits to worry about.
I also found it to be smooth and happy at a steady 30/40mph, so long as you don't try to knock it right up the gearbox. Keep it in 1st/2nd, where it should be at those speeds, and it's all good.
Relatively comfortable for a superbike too, especially if you're a bit taller.
So it worked for me. Now that Ducati have switched to V4, it'll be the last proper V-twin superbike. I only sold mine as I fancied a change and didn't really want to keep it out of Warranty. ____________________ Current: Ducati Panigale R / Ducati Streetfighter S / Suzuki GSX-R1000 L5 |
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Alex A wrote: | Wave2k wrote: | My Ducati 1299
Had it almost a year but i just cant seem to fall in love with it.
On track it was sublime but thats the only place and even then it was an absolute handful but thats half the fun on track.
Its a terrible road bike, doesnt like going below 50 and anything below 20% throttle.
When you do give it the beans you arnt just in points and fine territory its just prison time.
Its way way way way way too fast for the road, any road. |
I owned a 1299 for 20 months and I found it to be really quite road friendly.
Unlike the 4-pot superbikes, the 1299 gearing isn't super tall, which means you can access all of the power at (just about) legal speeds, albeit briefly! Took mine over to the IOM, and it was brilliant fun on A/B country roads with no limits to worry about.
I also found it to be smooth and happy at a steady 30/40mph, so long as you don't try to knock it right up the gearbox. Keep it in 1st/2nd, where it should be at those speeds, and it's all good.
Relatively comfortable for a superbike too, especially if you're a bit taller.
So it worked for me. Now that Ducati have switched to V4, it'll be the last proper V-twin superbike. I only sold mine as I fancied a change and didn't really want to keep it out of Warranty. |
My experience has literally been the opposite for all those things , it's comfortable but heat is a serious issue here in the summer heat it's actually laughable how hot it gets .
I test rode the new V4s at the track and although smoother at lower speeds it's even more silly at high speeds .
All in all they are great bikes on track, but definitely wouldn't own another as a road bike . ____________________ Ducati 1299 Panigale
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 335 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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