Good bimble today, fast bits, twisty bits, cruising bits. So, I'm still trying to improve my cornering at speed, and it felt good today. I felt controlled, and I could feel where I could push harder[1]. Just went out to whack the solar panel on it, and noticed that the substantial chicken strips had vanished. I'm under no illusions - I didn't ground anything apart from my toe slider, so I know there must have been more tyre available. But - if there was more tyre, why are there no chicken strips? Is it that the chicken strips disappear when the edge of the tyre touches the ground, but at that point the edge of the tyre is at the edge of the contact patch, and the edge of the tyre can move to nearer the centre of the contact patch before running out? I'm forgetting about GMKD for new as I don't hang off a great deal, but just as an indicator, can I at least expect to ground pegs before running out of tyre? Going to the MotoGP, reading A Twist of the Wrist, and getting the 400, are combining to make a bigger improvement in my riding in three months than in the ten years before. Plus I'm actually making the effort to get out of London at weekends. [1] Which would have been most of the time. -- TD 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 2001 ZX-9R (red and black) 1999 M5 (neither black nor red) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer
Which bike? If it's the 9R, then yes. I scrape the pegs quite comfortably on trackdays, but not on normal roads. And that's without GMKD. You have got the ball of your foot on the peg, haven't you?
No, the NC. The 9R has been sitting at the back of the garage behind my immobile car for several months (mutter, groan etc). No. But I could try it next time, if it's good form. I only generally ride that way when cruising at high speed, as then I don't generally need to change gear or use the rear brake. <g> -- TD 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 2001 ZX-9R (red and black) 1999 M5 (neither black nor red) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer
Ah, no wonder you're scraping your toes. I generally keep the balls of my feet on the pegs, only moving them forward when I need to change gear. Try it and see, anyway.
I've tried doing that[1] but it just doesn't feel right to me, and I always revert to my normal way. [1] Usually after someone on here has posted something like you just did.
I'll give it a go, no time like the present, even though I'm back in "buzzing round 30mph London" mode. -- TD 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 2001 ZX-9R (red and black) 1999 M5 (neither black nor red) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer
What's odd about that? -- TD 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 2001 ZX-9R (red and black) 1999 M5 (neither black nor red) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer
