North Auckland Street Skills - NASS

[Ironclaw]

yep will be there tonight as well - see you all there!

[Neon]

You might even see me tonight... probably at the carpark though.

[zealchick]

I am moving a small mountain to be there tonight, so just want to confirm you guys will be at Albany carpark? I won't make it in time for Westagte start but should make it to Albany for 7.30 :-)

[retro asian]

I'm probably going straight to the carpark to check out Toto's balls...

Hopefully the fight is on at Bar Africa afterwards?

[R-Soul]

I should be there too - when I can get there.

[Big Dog]

I shan't be making it tonight.
Positively ill for over a week now.
Having concentration issues. Better to not expose you all to my headache and sore joints.

Hopefully I will be all better co come back next week.

[mnkyboy]

Anyone just wanna go for a ride?

No skills training unfortunatly but riding nonetheless.

[TOTO]

ok leaving work now

[BMCruiser]

Great session tonight. It's amazing how much you can improve just by repeating the circuit over and over again and focussing on getting it better each time. My slow cornering improved a lot tonight. Thanks team

[Aprilia Girl]

Was a good course tonight aye!! Even I got thru it.... didn't get to play with Toto's balls this week - oops did I just say that out loud?? lol I did get to burn my L plate tonight too!!

[R-Soul]

d.path where were you?
were you there?

[R-Soul]

PS thanks to Toto and the rest for their efforts.

[TOTO]

It was great seeing peoples progress. Many people started off frightened of the tight turns and were zipping trough quite nice and smooth by the end of it

Also those of you who took part in the emergency braking excersise did great. By the end of it people were smooth on the brakes, squeezing the tank with their knees and not locking up the rear wheels. Well done to you. With practice those skills will become automatic.

Very nice of Mark to join us and help with theory and practice. Thanks Mark.

[R-Soul]

Two things that make my low speed riding much more controllable (esp on the long wheel base of the 'Storm) are:

- to lean outward on the corners (i.e. in opposite direction to the turn) so that the bike leans further inward and can turn sharper. This is recommended in the book "Total Control"
- to actually pick a spot or mark on the road that I want my front wheel to ride OVER as I exit the turn. When I have a PARTICULAR spot in mind, my brain almost automatically does the calculations backward to take into account my turning circle, and I set myselfup for the corner much better.

[retro asian]

Two things that make my low speed riding much more controllable (esp on the long wheel base of the 'Storm) are:

- to lean outward on the corners (i.e. in opposite direction to the turn) so that the bike leans further inward and can turn sharper. This is recommended in the book "Total Control"
- to actually pick a spot or mark on the road that I want my front wheel to ride OVER as I exit the turn. When I have a PARTICULAR spot in mind, my brain almost automatically does the calculations backward to take into account my turning circle, and I set myselfup for the corner much better.

Agree with that (as I also have a big long wheelbase).
Your second point I guess what you're saying is choose a good line through the corner?
As Mark said several times always look where you want to go, and try not to focus on the tennis balls too much.

Also rear trail braking through the turn helps get more lean into those real tight corners.
I also find myself doing a lot of clutch control through a course like that...