Going Wide (warning: rant)

[Wolf]

I ride with long lasting, cheap tyres. my reasoning is they last long time (more than 10,000kms) and I can still make sparks in a corner. It is my choice to go as cheep as possible and I can still corner. Things may be different if I was riding a sport bike, but the important thing is to get the right tyres for you.

Likewise, coz I'm a tight-arse. OK, so they're not as grippy as soft compound tyres but I factor that into my riding style - you won't be seeing me taking either the LS400 or the GSX250 around Puke any time soon

[John]

Ah, the voice of experience. So you'd have enjoyed the yocal who finally sees the flashers coming up behind and stamps on the brakes while you're doing 160 k's.

Yea I was following a cop and that exact situation happened abet the speed of the car was about 100kmph/90kmph, I'll tell you what that copper was NOT happy, neither was I because the copper saw that I had followed him at a higher rate than acceptable..

[Ranzer]

Hmm... sounds like it's probably just me then - enough people saying they have no problems with their ZZR to make me think I just can't ride for peanuts.
Ah well, it's good news really, nice to know there's nothing wrong with my bike :-p
Now, guess this means I need to get some serious practicing done...

[XP@]

Hmm... sounds like it's probably just me then - enough people saying they have no problems with their ZZR to make me think I just can't ride for peanuts.
Ah well, it's good news really, nice to know there's nothing wrong with my bike :-p
Now, guess this means I need to get some serious practicing done...

Aye, thats it, practice

I was thinking about a few more tips on the way home via my detour:
* Really don't speed up until you are comfortable with a speed, and you can take the corners cleanly.
* Watch the condition of the road (sometimes it rains and the surface will deteriorate over time)
* When you get off the bike check out how much of the tyre you are using, you will notice that you are using a little more (a few mm) each week. But dont try and use all the tyre at once.
* when you are getting close to the edge you may start to feel the road with the side of your boots. if your feet are sticking out a bit from the pegs a bit then they may touch the road. you can use this to guage lean angle (not advised when not wearing bike boots)
* you will probably find you can corner better one way than the other. dunno why but I do right handers better than left handers. unless i am on gravel, then it switches.

[CBR97]

my 2 cents worth IS,
take your time, learn well, take advise from people who have been riding for many a year, and most of all enjoy yourself,

and watch out for the dicks who dont look for bikes.

im sure there is alot more

[justsomeguy]

Hmm... sounds like it's probably just me then - enough people saying they have no problems with their ZZR to make me think I just can't ride for peanuts.
Ah well, it's good news really, nice to know there's nothing wrong with my bike :-p
Now, guess this means I need to get some serious practicing done...

Matey I have the same problems as you do. But I've got 4-5 months compared to your 2+ years, and seeing you on Scenic Drive showed me that you have good smooth lines and hardly much brake use.

So maybe it's not ZZR's in general but OUR TWO bikes.

[Ixion]

Hmmm... but who has a good line?
the racer, commuter, cop or instructor?

Cop. No doubt in my mind. When I was a beginner I used to tag along following the local snakes any chance I got. Best riders there ever were I reckon - present bikey cops may be as good (sand still would be the best on the road ) but they lost a lot of experience in the years when they didn't have any bikes.

If the police were serious about reducing road deaths they'd open up their training schools to the public.