Practice

[dpex]

Do you take time to practice specific skills such as emergency stopping, slow cornering, fast cornering, slow-speed maneuvering, avoiding tar snakes and wet white paint on the road, looking for escape routes? Do you consciously lift your your head and look to the disappearing point in a corner.

I don't mean just being on your bike and doing what you do normally. I mean, do you take time out to consciously practice your skills?

[Mom]

Do you take time to practice specific skills such as emergency stopping, slow cornering, fast cornering, slow-speed maneuvering, avoiding tar snakes and wet white paint on the road, looking for escape routes? Do you consciously lift your your head and look to the disappearing point in a corner.

I don't mean just being on your bike and doing what you do normally. I mean, do you take time out to consciously practice your skills?

You are asking seperate things here.

avoiding tar snakes and wet white paint on the road, looking for escape routes? Do you consciously lift your your head and look to the disappearing point in a corner.

Is something that everyone should do and it forms part of my ride all the time.

slow cornering, fast cornering

Sometimes I play with corners.

emergency stopping

Probably could do a bit of practise here to be fair, has been a while since I had to STOP!

[nallac]

ummm, wheres the i should but don't choice?.
cause i should but don't.

[MadDuck]

emergency stopping
yep everytime I go down my driveway


slow cornering, fast cornering, slow-speed maneuvering
yep everytime I go up my driveway


avoiding tar snakes and wet white paint on the road, looking for escape routes? Do you consciously lift your your head and look to the disappearing point in a corner.
nope just becomes a natural part of riding

[AllanB]

Tar Snakes? There are not any snakes in NZ - unless you count "bed snakes" of course :woohoo:

[YellowDog]

Super slow speed riding with clutch 7 rear brake.

Very useful in traffic.

[mstriumph]

i know i should practice emergency stops

i don't

i reckon that, if i'm going to throw the bike down the road it'd better be a REAL emergency, not a practice scenario :shutup:

[piston broke]

nope.20 odd yearsago, i spent the next 2-3 years riding on the 2k green belt one side of the house and 5-6k of shingle out the other,lol on an old cb125.
by the time my licence came around,my bike skills wern't too bad,so i just had to get used to trafic.
RIDE DEFENCEIVLY
just think ahead

[piston broke]

oop's,practice,nope.
but yes,always ready for anything every cruise is practice(tho it's natural,don't need to think about it,so i love bein out on 2 wheels).watchout a rabbit can cause strife lol,practice for that.
time on 2 wheels is what it's about,just enjoy

[MadDuck]

DEFENCEIVLY

.....:scratch:

[piston broke]

oh well its close if you sound it out,sorta anyway

[Hitcher]

I haven't done any emergency stopping "practice" in the past few months of two-up touring. But most weekends when there's just me on the bike I'll practice a couple of high speed stops. It's easy enough on a quiet stretch of road. From 120kmh I like to get the bike stopped in about 1 and a half marker pegs, and no more than two.

[James Deuce]

dpex needs a new hobby.

[Goblin]

I mean, do you take time out to consciously practice your skills?Yup. That's what track days are for. :yes:

[Big Dog]

Every day.
Having no natural talent at all with these two wheeled things makes it kind of mandatory.

[Big Dog]

I haven't done any emergency stopping "practice" in the past few months of two-up touring. But most weekends when there's just me on the bike I'll practice a couple of high speed stops. It's easy enough on a quiet stretch of road. From 120kmh I like to get the bike stopped in about 1 and a half marker pegs, and no more than two.

If you do high mileage with the same pillion is there any reason you have not drilled with them?

It helps if they know what to do too.
Plus weight distribution / effectiveness of the brakes changes.

[Hitcher]

Yup. That's what track days are for.

Partly. Track days hone an imcomplete set of skills necessary for survival on the road. The placement of a pedestrian crossing halfway down the back straight, random jaywalkers on Higgins, a campervan and a cellphone-using kindy mum in a RAV4 going around the other way would add a more relevant reality to track days if they were intended for the purpose of road riding skills development.

[dpex]

dpex needs a new hobby.

I've got more hobbies than Hobby the hobby-horse. What really need to do is get a life.:doh:

[MarkH]

Do you take time to practice specific skills such as emergency stopping, slow cornering, fast cornering, slow-speed maneuvering, avoiding tar snakes and wet white paint on the road, looking for escape routes? Do you consciously lift your your head and look to the disappearing point in a corner.

I don't mean just being on your bike and doing what you do normally. I mean, do you take time out to consciously practice your skills?

I am commuting around Auckland every day - so yeah, I practise slow-speed manoeuvres, emergency braking, slow cornering, fast cornering and looking for escape routes every day. I only practise wet white paint on wet days though. If I didn't lift my head and look deep into the corner I would probably end up riding into another vehicle.

If you want to practise for the worst of the traffic then Auckland is the place to do it.

[DMNTD]

Partly. Track days hone an imcomplete set of skills necessary for survival on the road. The placement of a pedestrian crossing halfway down the back straight, random jaywalkers on Higgins, a campervan and a cellphone-using kindy mum in a RAV4 going around the other way would add a more relevant reality to track days if they were intended for the purpose of road riding skills development.

You'd be surprised (maybe)...randoms cutting in on your line mid corner,freakish braking manoeuvres amongst a gaggle of testosterone filled riders,gravel/coolant/etc mid corner on occasion, heavy braking whilst on a lean.
Basically being fully aware of your surroundings while having a fang with others fanging their wang.

[Big Dog]

I am commuting around Auckland every day - so yeah, I practise slow-speed manoeuvres, emergency braking, slow cornering, fast cornering and looking for escape routes every day. I only practise wet white paint on wet days though. If I didn't lift my head and look deep into the corner I would probably end up riding into another vehicle.

If you want to practise for the worst of the traffic then Auckland is the place to do it.

Exactly, a typical ride to work and back includes but is not limited to:

1 pedestrian or animal don't look before crossing.
2 people see me but take my line anyway.
3 people do not see me and take my line.
4 people who make a legal pass but then slow down to slower than I was going in the first place as soon as they are past.
5 cages who can't bear to let a commuter past.
12 Blind corners that entry speed is the difference between making it or not.

[Goblin]

Partly. Track days hone an imcomplete set of skills necessary for survival on the road. The placement of a pedestrian crossing halfway down the back straight, random jaywalkers on Higgins, a campervan and a cellphone-using kindy mum in a RAV4 going around the other way would add a more relevant reality to track days if they were intended for the purpose of road riding skills development.



You'd be surprised (maybe)...randoms cutting in on your line mid corner,freakish braking manoeuvres amongst a gaggle of testosterone filled riders,gravel/coolant/etc mid corner on occasion, heavy braking whilst on a lean.
Basically being fully aware of your surroundings while having a fang with others fanging their wang. What he said.


Lately I find myself getting a bit silly on the roads if I dont get out on the track. After riding on the track I slow down on the road and ride more sensibly. Feel more aware of what's going on around me. Spose that's practice. :confused:

[BarBender]

Everyday is a new day...

[BIHB@0610]

Partly. Track days hone an imcomplete set of skills necessary for survival on the road. The placement of a pedestrian crossing halfway down the back straight, random jaywalkers on Higgins, a campervan and a cellphone-using kindy mum in a RAV4 going around the other way would add a more relevant reality to track days if they were intended for the purpose of road riding skills development.

Gahhhh! :thud:

hehe been dying to find one, Hitcher :hug:

[James Deuce]

You'd be surprised (maybe)...randoms cutting in on your line mid corner,freakish braking manoeuvres amongst a gaggle of testosterone filled riders,gravel/coolant/etc mid corner on occasion, heavy braking whilst on a lean.
Basically being fully aware of your surroundings while having a fang with others fanging their wang.

You're still all going in the same direction which reduces the chances of a fatal collision many fold.

Sounds like the normal weak justification for track days as training.

I've done road oriented training on the track. It's flipping brilliant. Going round and round as fast as you can (track days in other words) does nothing but cement incorrect lines and braking markers (for a lot of people anyway, not necessarily everyone) for negotiating a track as quickly as possible.

Track days are neither fish nor fowl.