Total Control by Lee Parks

Author:Lee Parks
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MBI
Published: 2011-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

Step 1: Reposition foot

No matter what kind of bike you ride, ground clearance will become an issue as your skill and speed increase. Whether you’re using footpegs or floorboards, it’s important to tuck in your foot so it doesn’t stick out. Otherwise, it can catch on the ground and throw your leg back hard enough to cause you to crash.

Step 2: Pre-position body

To keep the bike stable while entering turns, it is important not to upset the suspension. The best way to avoid upsetting the suspension is to pre-position your body in your final cornering pose before you enter the turn. This way, the weight transfer happens when your suspension is perpendicular to the ground. This is the best position for the suspension to deal with it. The important rule here is to keep the centerline of your upper body to the inside of your bike’s centerline. It doesn’t matter if it is an inch or a foot to the inside so long as it’s to the inside and that the distance to the inside remains constant throughout the turn. For example, if you move your upper body’s centerline six inches to the inside of the bike’s centerline, stay six inches to the inside no matter what lean angle you are at, and don’t move back to center until the bike is completely vertical again. By moving your body into the inside airstream, the high-pressure area created by doing so (especially when dropping a knee out), will give the bike a pivot point to steer around. This further lessens the amount of force needed at the bars to steer.

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