<!--quoteo(post=253040:date=Sun 23rd Sep 2012, 13:01 PM:name=Studley Ramrod)-->QUOTE(Studley Ramrod @ Sun 23rd Sep 2012, 13:01 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Good stuff ! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]
Now try going a lot slower, or try the same on a cambered surface, on a hill. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
When I failed my bike test doing the u turn, I was going too fast. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img] I was expected to be able to stop at any time during the man hoover and not drop the bike, which meant riding at a slow walking pace and keeping the bike upright. Just using the rear brake to control the speed whilst keeping the revs high.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's how we started Studley, slow speed maneuvers for my G/F's basic handling test. She practiced & I joined in. Part of the test is a slow ride, a strip 1 metre wide, 18 metres long which must be ridden in over 10 seconds, over 20 seconds is manageable quite easily once you get your head round using the rear brake to control speed. I think we my have adopted the UK test down here in Un Zud. Part of where we practice is a 6 mtr wide hill & we put a 360 turn on it. Mind over matter.
I'm trying to get faster now, full lock turns with the bike on it's ear. That's what the wee gate helps with, getting full lock to lock & riding it as tight as possible. My wee vid is filmed with a wide angle camera, the road is 8mtrs wide so I reckon the whole exercise is happening within a 6 mtr radius.
As our practice has progressed, starting from very slow & tight we have opened up the course forcing us to be more aggressive with the brakes & throttle. This where the buttock clenching begins & the real test of being able to use both brakes in a corner & control your speed & lean with the rear brake as you go round.
Despite how boring the vids look, for an average & habitual rider like me these exercises are hard work & I'm a far more competent rider because of the practice. I'm even managing to keep my head up!!!!!!
