tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7788504708992050103..comments2024-03-28T08:49:18.096-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: It's the Isle of Man two-wheel madness parade!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-64207743306783922702012-06-03T13:27:16.746-05:002012-06-03T13:27:16.746-05:00BTW, you might find the books by Keith Code to be ...BTW, you might find the books by Keith Code to be informative, especially if you still ride. He looked at, and taught, the mental aspects of roadracing. Much of this directly translates into being safer on the road.<br /><br />"Twist of the Wrist", "Soft Science of Roadracing"<br /><br />Frankly, doing a track day, or taking a beginners race class, is one of the most important things to improve your safety on the road. <br />The #1 thing to learn is that unless you are dragging a solid part of the bike, you're still not cornering as hard as you might need to someday.<br /> I've watched so many riders run off the road, thinking they were going too fast for the corner, and they were WRONG!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-607047273577995812012-06-02T23:16:00.530-05:002012-06-02T23:16:00.530-05:00Essentially the longest length racetrack in the wo...Essentially the longest length racetrack in the world. Bit more than 37 MILES, if memory serves. Trying to learn that well enough to push teh bike at the limit the entire time is near impossible, I suspect. You just can't get enough track time at speed to learn it as you would a regular closed course track, since it IS a public road.<br />With all the stuff lining the "track", you keep a bit in reserve, as far as handling goes.<br />The clue to this is seeing how the bike moves around. Generally, when you push a vehicle to the edge of it's handling envelope, it gets "loose" in some fashion. Slipping, sliding, wiggling, twitching, bouncing, etc...<br /><br />As a big name roadracer put it, if it's not handling like crap, you're not pushing hard enough. <br /><br />That line that defines the edge of it's envelope may look very narrow, or very wide, depending on operator skill and experience, equipment variables, surface conditions, etc... And that's from the operators perspective, which can be seen by spectators to some extent, depending on their own experience and knowledge.<br /><br />I would have loved to run that race. Money kept me from it, until I timed out age-wise, and then had a stroke. (they have a max age for first-time racers there, no matter what your experience) Had to give up riding entirely.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8023230559925358122012-05-29T08:40:35.686-05:002012-05-29T08:40:35.686-05:00In my younger days, maybe...
MCIn my younger days, maybe...<br /><br />MCmostly cajunhttp://mostlycajun.comnoreply@blogger.com