What one area of riding is your achilles heel?

tached1000rr · 04-05-2009, 12:24 PM

What one riding skill seems to be that achilles heel for you? It's that area where you have to most room for growth or that area that you find mentally intimidating.

In general for me, I've noticed that I'm much more aggressive with left handed corners than right handers. It could partially due to the roads I typically ride, BUT I know a part is attributed to me not feeling as comfortable/confident I guess as I do on a left hander. This is something that I want to work on this riding season.

My disclaimer: each ride out I'm looking to improve upon all aspects of riding. But when I come home and reflect upon the days ride, I usually can recall some right hander that I "bitched up on"

Fleck750 · 04-05-2009, 12:33 PM

Right handers here, also. Also going into corners a little hot and not looking through the corner, fixating on what's in front of me.

Cutty72 · 04-05-2009, 12:35 PM

Late braking. Riding a V-twin I use WAY too much engine brake, not near enough front brake. That is track riding anyway.

Apoc · 04-05-2009, 03:29 PM

Im with Cutty, on a v-twin, its braking. My rc51 would lock up the rear when you geared down, got used to sliding it into turns with compression. The harley is the same (thank fuck, because the brakes suck), theres a ton of engine breaking, so if its not an emergency, you can stop in lots of time.

Amber Lamps · 04-05-2009, 04:16 PM

DEER!!! I can't get over the feeling that one of those furry motherfuckers are around EVERY curve or hiding behind every bush!!!

Tsunami · 04-05-2009, 04:22 PM

tight u turns like the figure 8's in msf. still can't do them without putting a foot down.

rogue · 04-05-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

DEER!!! I can't get over the feeling that one of those furry motherfuckers are around EVERY curve or hiding behind every bush!!!

Damn good waste of meat right there!

njchopper87 · 04-05-2009, 04:51 PM

Being new to riding, I have plenty I need to work on. But, if it's one thing in particular I hate right now it would be blind curves and the like. Hills that hide cars and other obstacles etc.

racedoll · 04-05-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

Late braking. Riding a V-twin I use WAY too much engine brake, not near enough front brake. That is track riding anyway.

I have the same problem at the track, not trusting my brakes to slow me down enough for the corner. Then trusting that I can get through the corner at a faster speed, which after going through it kicking myself for not.

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Originally Posted by Tsunami

tight u turns like the figure 8's in msf. still can't do them without putting a foot down.

For me it's the tighter right turns, probably because it puts my throttle/wrist at a funky angle and then I can't keep it at a constant speed.

Yamerhaw · 04-05-2009, 09:27 PM

I'm decent on the brakes, and the slipper clutch helps(and is awesome!!) i could be a little quicker in the LEFT handers

04-05-2009, 12:24 PM	#1
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	What one area of riding is your achilles heel? What one riding skill seems to be that achilles heel for you? It's that area where you have to most room for growth or that area that you find mentally intimidating. In general for me, I've noticed that I'm much more aggressive with left handed corners than right handers. It could partially due to the roads I typically ride, BUT I know a part is attributed to me not feeling as comfortable/confident I guess as I do on a left hander. This is something that I want to work on this riding season. My disclaimer: each ride out I'm looking to improve upon all aspects of riding. But when I come home and reflect upon the days ride, I usually can recall some right hander that I "bitched up on"

04-05-2009, 04:16 PM	#5
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	DEER!!! I can't get over the feeling that one of those furry motherfuckers are around EVERY curve or hiding behind every bush!!! Last edited by Amber Lamps; 04-05-2009 at 04:21 PM..

04-05-2009, 09:27 PM	#10
Yamerhaw Country Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hicktown in NC Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 797	I'm decent on the brakes, and the slipper clutch helps(and is awesome!!) i could be a little quicker in the LEFT handers __________________ “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

04-05-2009, 12:33 PM	#2
Fleck750 Spiker bike Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCK Moto: KZ750 Posts: 1,629	Right handers here, also. Also going into corners a little hot and not looking through the corner, fixating on what's in front of me.

04-05-2009, 03:29 PM	#4
Apoc For Science. You Monster. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB Posts: 3,546	Im with Cutty, on a v-twin, its braking. My rc51 would lock up the rear when you geared down, got used to sliding it into turns with compression. The harley is the same (thank fuck, because the brakes suck), theres a ton of engine breaking, so if its not an emergency, you can stop in lots of time.

04-05-2009, 04:22 PM	#6
Tsunami Pug Queen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Moto: DR200, SV650 Posts: 2,486	tight u turns like the figure 8's in msf. still can't do them without putting a foot down.