Handle it or lose it

Intro - Bike Prep - Kit - Bike Science - Read the Road - Group Riding - Crash Scene - Secruity - Your Licence - The Network - Skills - Usefull Stuff

ACCELERATION

A sweeping overtake limits the full use of power.

Look at the blue arrows this is where your power is taking you.

  1. Acceleration makes the front go light.
  2. The rider sweeps out past the car crossing the white line under hard acceleration and banking over.
    The unloaded front wheel if not in the air may cause a tank slapper.
  3. Power is pushing the bike to the offside curb.
    This then has to be pivited or turned back to the correct side of the road. All the while accelerating to avoid the oncomming traffic.
    The multi forces used causes the potential loss of control or at least stops you using the full potential of your bike.

next time you overtakeTry an feel what the bike is doingd.

 

ACCELERATION

This overtake seperates knietics out, asking the bike to do one think at a time. Approach in the correct gear (high revs but enough left to complete the overtake).

  1. This is called the overtaske position, it's very useful for light bends or when an overtake needs to be precise.
  2. Move laterally with constant speed (metch the car). This position gives better info about the overtake, the traget car, the area and also room to drop back into if you decide your not happy with the info gained.
  3. With body weight forward over front wheel the bike is on the fattest part of the tyre - driving hard crossing the white line almost upright on return to your side of the carrageway.

 

BRAKING

Progressive road riding is about being as smooth a possible, stretching or seperating forces to allow more grip.

When braking, apply and squeeze progessively to increase pressure on front tyre giving more grip. An example of this chart shows how grip changes.

Through the use of acceleration sence (being able to judge how and when to control the maching with the throttle) and correct gearing creates more grip for corning.

 

CORNERING

Effective riding is all about managing what can and cannot be seen. Road lines and position are used to keep you riding.

INCREASE SAFETY
Keep you riding, not crashing.

INCREASE STABILITY
Create more grip for the same reason.

INCREASE VIEW
See earlier, plan earlier, act earlier.

Road Line
Uses wide entry-late apex to allow better view. See's the vehicle early early, plans to drift wide to increase view.

Race Line
Apex early closes veiw. Rider see's traffic queue here, if the rider does stop they cannot see to pass or may swing wide into oncoming traffic if carrying to much speed.