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If I am dragging the rear brake it will be unintentional, as I ride with the balls of my feet on the pegs and am generally nowhere near the brake lever(habit I got from racing mountain bikes, as I was always clipped in to the pedals which makes you ride that way).Originally Posted by scott411
Right, so beach time is an excellent suggestion... in theory, but Muriwai is a no go, can't get on from Woodhill, can't think of anywhere legal I could go play...
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Try that sandy open bit by the old carpark at the sandpit, it's the only place I can think of. Or, PM ktmboy and ask his opinion.....
Been interesting reading the responses, I will have a look at my turning skills and body position next time I'm out!
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Try Kariotahi...hopefully they haven't blocked access yet.
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You don't need a beach. Thats the uninformed thinking and judging by the input mostly by road riders that know jack shit.
There are heaps of track to keep you thinking including figure 8 areas. Its all about weight distribution and there is alot of elements involved in this, too many to discuss in a forum.
Just ride all yellow tracks and focus on wieghting the pegs, momentum in Vrs momentum out, clutching etc etc etc. Practice makes perfect.
One lesson is worth its wieght in hours of listening to heresay.
Contact the likes of Karl Power.
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That sounds like the talk of a full of himself tosser, seeing as he doesn't know the people giving said advice.
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Go to a decent rider training outfit instead of listening to keyboard heroes. Heck, I'd done 15+ years and over 500,000 kms before I did some formal rider training. Lots of little fine tuning makes you into a better, more confident, and thus safer, rider.
The only alternative is hands-on buddy training with a rider whose skills you trust, and even that is a poor alternative to the first suggestion....
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replied to by someone who dont know who he is talking about well done golf clap to you.
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The beach is not a good idea?replied to by someone who dont know who he is talking about well done golf clap to you.
Being able to do circles, ovals, figure of 8's in any size and direction you want. Soft sand, hard sand.
Sounds perfect to me.
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Couldn't care less who he is. I stand by my statement, as some of the riders giving the 'beach' advice are extremely capable off road riders/racers.replied to by someone who dont know who he is talking about well done golf clap to you.
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"He" tauch my girlfriend to ride in August and thanks to his tuition (getting her to ride correctly, right from the outset) on her 3rd ever ride on Sunday she was flying up hills, doing little jumps and fanging it through boggy sections... so I do put some weight into his advice... The suggestion of professional guidance with the likes of Karl Power is spot on, as I've seen the benefit of his professional advice first hand.
In fairness though, I have had success blatting around on beaches as well, back when it was sort of acceptable out at Muriwai. In fact one of the reasons turning left is fine is I used to spend hours trying to drift my bike in a big anti-clockwise loop, getting the bars as close to the sand as possible... just for some dumb reason, I never turned around and went in the other direction.
Anyways, all advice helps, so it is all appreciated
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I think you may have answered on own question there my friend
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I think you may have answered on own question there my friend
Yeah it felt too awkward going in the other direction., bloody forgot I used to do that..
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replied to by someone who dont know who he is talking about well done golf clap to you."He" may want to tell the great Brad Lackey that he's full of shit then. Here's a wee pic or two of Brad and Jimmy Weinert "practicing" the art of cornering both left and right...on SAND! Something the man himself highly recommends.
So as good as he may be...he ain't no Brad Lackey. Just someone that thinks he is the only one worth listening to. Which makes him a full of himself tossbag.
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The issue is using public beaches for practising, some gumby sees him and reports to the police that a dangerous out of control motorcyclist is endangering women and children. Which is never good for off road riders image in the public eye is it? A beach, is in principle, an ideal place to practice, but doing it legally is a different matter. "He", is taking issue with it not being legal, not that beaches are a waste of time for practising.
The aggressive response is because too many people, knowingly or not, ride on these beaches, get caught and can contribute to more riding areas being shut down.
Back on topic, there's a figure 8 track out at kimmies. There's also plenty of tracks at the sandpit which have many little bermed corners, which are great for building cornering confidence. Although, the main thing is to actually practice what you want to get better at, instead of just going out and riding.
we may just go where no ones been
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go easy, sounds more like a person that has issues with people breaking into a part of the beach you are not aloud to ride on,
someone mentioned Kerotahi, midweek is ok, but it is way to busy to hit up on the weekend esp during summer,
the old car park at woodhill is a good place, you can make a figure 8 track there and learn alot, the is a very good small loop just to the super bowl side which would be good as well
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