Me in a carpark getting some practise in pics...

[skidMark]

a couple of weeks ago me and swanny went to a carpark...thus was the result....crappy quality pics cus at night and had to crop em in but ya get the idea...not bad for the first time i was ever really leaning the bike over....so me in all the pics...

sorry no vid or pics of swanny binning my zxr LOL

and yes i know i'm probably doing a million things wrong...and look like the noobie i am. cheers swanny :)

[MattRSK]

Looks like fun! What sort of speeds you getting up to in the carpark?

[MattRSK]

Oh and ya got gear on too. Well Done :yes:

[Toast]

You aren't looking too bad there Mark. Hangin off but not a silly amount, looking in to the corner, you seem to be pretty solid in the seat, but maybe could relax the arms a bit more.

The pics make it look like you're goin backwards though...weird...

[skidMark]

Looks like fun! What sort of speeds you getting up to in the carpark?

wasn't really looking at speedo lol....maybe 45-50kph? only just starting off eh

[James Deuce]

Can't see anything wrong except for a bit of upper body tension, and maybe from the colour of your face (blue) you forgot to breathe :)

Pity you didn't leave the red-eye fix function off. That would have looked cool.

[skidMark]

You aren't looking too bad there Mark. Hangin off but not a silly amount, looking in to the corner, you seem to be pretty solid in the seat, but maybe could relax the arms a bit more.

The pics make it look like you're goin backwards though...weird...

yeri have an arm injury with my left arm from a previous bike accident....elbow can't fully straighten and yeah i was holding on for dear life lol

[kiwifruit]

Dude, thats some hardcore gangster shit!
At least you are wearin yer gear this time

[Toast]

yeri have an arm injury with my left arm from a previous bike accident....elbow can't fully straighten and yeah i was holding on for dear life lol

Funny how we hang on for dear life even though doing so will kill us.

It's natural to tense up, but try lying on the tank a bit more, gripping the pegs and being very loose on the bars is good, 'cos the suspension and front wheel can do what they need to do without interference. Helps big time when you tackle some bumps outside the carpark :niceone:

[SwanTiger]

Yep you've certainly improved Mark.

But I think my training method is brilliant "Do it RIGHT or you get the BASH".

I'll try find the photo of my slide and that nasty, nasty clay that stole the back wheel :nya:

[skidMark]

Yep you've certainly improved Mark.

But I think my training method is brilliant "Do it RIGHT or you get the BASH".

I'll try find the photo of my slide and that nasty, nasty clay that stole the back wheel :nya:

mumble mumble you lowsided my baby mumble mumble

[Sketchy_Racer]

This is what happens when you add me and carparks together :lol:

[SwanTiger]

For anybody wondering, marks cornering method was this:

Nail it into the corner, slam the brakes on way to soon, drop the bike into the corner too sharp and then brake again fucking up his line, nana the bike around the rest of the corner and then nail it again once in a straight line.

Which developed into:

Now he will come up to a corner at a nice speed, brake once, drop into the corner wider than usual, and right on apex smooth on the power like a sling shot out of the corner.

Nice clean lines too.

He is still slow, but that's because he rides a ZXR and not a Hyosung. One day he'll learn and buy a real bike.

[Macktheknife]

Showing some improvement Mark, keep it up.

[The Pastor]

When I weld up some crash bungs I'll have a go - looks like fun.

When I got the bike I was playing around a round abouts and dead ends... I got low ish....

[skidMark]

crash bungs? just try not to crash....

[paturoa]

must get me some of those twin front retro-rockets for braking - they look the shiz!

Knee down next time?

[skidMark]

must get me some of those twin front retro-rockets for braking - they look the shiz!

Knee down next time?

when i'm not so petrified...you should see the soles of my poor boots lol

[paturoa]

when i'm not so petrified...you should see the soles of my poor boots lol

Just as well as u didnt challenge me to get my knee down, never been close (and don't intend to - nana me)

[Sketchy_Racer]

Put the tips of your feet up on the pegs to stop ruining your boots Mark

also in dry conditions you can get your knee down without even having to worry about grip. Its only when going fast with your knee down will you lose grip.

Just lean more untill your knee hits.

I know easier said than done. But It is easy and you are quite close to doing just that

[Sketchy_Racer]

Just as well as u didnt challenge me to get my knee down, never been close (and don't intend to - nana me)
I challenge you to a Knee Down Pic comp!!

[skidMark]

Put the tips of your feet up on the pegs to stop ruining your boots Mark



did a carpark sesiion the other day with my feet like that but just slightly down wasl ike 1 cm off peg down but i'd rather screw my boots than have the peg hit when i don't expect it

[paturoa]

I challenge you to a Knee Down Pic comp!!

well thats me out then - no comp!:bye:

[Sketchy_Racer]

did a carpark sesiion the other day with my feet like that but just slightly down wasl ike 1 cm off peg down but i'd rather screw my boots than have the peg hit when i don't expect it

I don't think you would have been that close to peg scraping.

Have you seen the pic of Texmo Knee down in the "250 Club" forum?

Thats how far you can go before peg scraping :yes:

But still nice going so far!!

[Sketchy_Racer]

well thats me out then - no comp!:bye:

Darn

10 char

[skidMark]

ive got better since them piccys LOL ill get some more soon

[The Pastor]

crash bungs? just try not to crash....

260kg dry is alot harder to control than your 160-180kg.....

[Sketchy_Racer]

Maybe you don't deserve a 260kg bike then "Mr ' I'm too cool for saftey gear' "

[Sketchy_Racer]

ive got better since them piccys LOL ill get some more soon

Yeah that would be cool

[The Pastor]

Maybe you don't deserve a 260kg bike then "Mr ' I'm too cool for saftey gear' "

Why?
10chars

[paturoa]

Why?
10chars

cos you'd have a big hole in your knee and no little toe

[Sketchy_Racer]

Because it is "alot harder to handle"

you may drop it and scratch yourself. Then you would need to go to Doc' and get fixxed up..... Skin Graphts aren't cheap you know, and we're all the ones paying

But opps forgive me, Your " The MAN .... :killingme

[ZeroIndex]

yeri have an arm injury with my left arm from a previous bike accident....elbow can't fully straighten and yeah i was holding on for dear life lol
that's kinda a good thing.. the only real time you should tension your upper body (arms) is in a stoppie.. the rest of the time, the handlebars will take care of themselves..

[Qkchk]

BTW Mark,

When a truck toots at you on the Victoria Park Flyover, the common thing is to wave back, not pull the fingers! Did you think I was an irrate driver trying to tell you off?:nya: If only you looked in your mirrors eh? Show some RESPECT man........:nono:

[Patch]

260kg dry is alot harder to control than your 160-180kg.....
lay off the pies then ya fatty :nya:



:Oi: Marcus, where's the real pics of you in the flesh, showin' us what a big cock you are :blip:



:stoogie:


Mark a man
:killingme :killingme :killingme

[Sketchy_Racer]

Buwahahahahaha @ Qkchk!!!

Its cause mark must get it all the time, that its just a natural instinct to rip the One fingered salute back :lol:

[skidMark]

BTW Mark,

When a truck toots at you on the Victoria Park Flyover, the common thing is to wave back, not pull the fingers! Did you think I was an irrate driver trying to tell you off?:nya: If only you looked in your mirrors eh? Show some RESPECT man........:nono:

yer i thought it may have been you.....but it looked like i was getting the v symbol up yours so i was like :O LOL

i actually looked back to see if it was you but ddn't think it was first thought was is that dawn...

well yer i thought you may have been telling me off...cus i was weaving side to side in my lane warming the tyres prior to going past LOL

ill be a good boy next time LOL

obviously if i'd known it was you being friendly i woulda waved LOL but i thoughti was getting the twin v fingered up yours LOL which i prob was lol

[Gwinch]

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Oh please, can this be done?

[gijoe1313]

Wow, good to see riders getting into improving their skills and with piccies even! Thanks for sharing and for all the constructive observations and comments by others! (filing away it all for future reference...) :2thumbsup

[Jonny Rotten]

nice one mark ( im really just posting here to make it 100 posts hahaha)

[James Deuce]

that's kinda a good thing.. the only real time you should tension your upper body (arms) is in a stoppie.. the rest of the time, the handlebars will take care of themselves..

Err not. You should be carrying most of your body weight by gripping the tank with your knees.

[ZeroIndex]

Err not. You should be carrying most of your body weight by gripping the tank with your knees.
for stoppies? yeah, although, according to an article i read, you should stiffen your arms, and yes, gripping the tank with your knees is very important too


Basic Stoppie
Body position--specifically, keeping your body centered over the bike--is probably the most important aspect of pulling off a safe stoppie. You must first get your body dead-center over the middle of the bike with your head straight, shoulders squared and arms stiff. Having your body off-center is what's going to cause the back end to kick out once you get the back wheel up.

[James Deuce]

for stoppies? yeah, although, according to an article i read, you should stiffen your arms, and

I found that made my shoulders a pivot point for my body weight. You want the combined mass to rotate around the front axle, not the front axle and the grips.

But then I am a fat bastard.

[skidMark]

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[skidMark]

i'm feeling generous heres another...

[Jonny Rotten]

get a lil more off that seat and drop that kneee (and bike hahaha)

[skidMark]

two words.....honda rider...and that was ur 100th post too....can you stop now?

[Jonny Rotten]

i had a hundred yesterday.... some how 2 disapeared.....

stop what....

[skidMark]

posting :doobey:

[The Pastor]

Because it is "alot harder to handle"

you may drop it and scratch yourself. Then you would need to go to Doc' and get fixxed up..... Skin Graphts aren't cheap you know, and we're all the ones paying

But opps forgive me, Your " The MAN .... :killingme

so a 180kg bike is safer.... RIGHT ON MAAAAN

[Sketchy_Racer]

Blah Blah Blah
with you riding, anything is dangerous

[Jonny Rotten]

posting :doobey:

ill stop posting when you stop breathing :nya:

[SwanTiger]

i'm feeling generous heres another...
Now you are just being an attention whore Mark, you look like you're posing for that picture.

EDIT: And your body position/head looks stupid in comparison to the lean of the bike. Stop posing and go practise.

[Sketchy_Racer]

Don't be stink Swanny.

Mark's just proud of how he riding and so he should be!

[SwanTiger]

Don't be stink Swanny.

Mark's just proud of how he riding and so he should be!
I'm not being stink, I'm being honest and constructive with my critism. Blunt, maybe.

[skidMark]

Don't be stink Swanny.

Mark's just proud of how he riding and so he should be!

why should i be? i'm crap lol

[skidMark]

Stop posing and go practise.

i was practising my posing

[ZeroIndex]

I found that made my shoulders a pivot point for my body weight. You want the combined mass to rotate around the front axle, not the front axle and the grips.

But then I am a fat bastard.
I thought that was kinda the point, so you can use your shoulders to pivot the 'back' of the bike from going to either side..

[James Deuce]

I thought that was kinda the point, so you can use your shoulders to pivot the 'back' of the bike from going to either side..

Use your knees for that. I mean it creates two points for the mass to rotate around in the vertical plane if you lock your arms.

[ZeroIndex]

Use your knees for that. I mean it creates two points for the mass to rotate around in the vertical plane if you lock your arms.
just my observation from stunt videos, howto documents, and personal experience..