Thought I write this down as it might benefit to someone.
So as of this year I would have ridden for 20 years in Australia. As a new sportsbike rider at that time I did what most riders do. Trying to ride fast, went wide, and crashing. This happened within 2 months of owning the bike. My recollection of how I ride would be something like:
- Opening up the throttle on the straights, fast.
- Entering corners fast
- Braking as cornering ("trail brake" ?)
- Excessive, unnatural body positioning
- Running wide and blame the decreasing corners, seeing sand etc.
These days my riding is a very different and quite the opposite
- Limit throttle on straight roads
- Throttle while turning a corner "like a dirtbike"
- This is done by taking a wide entry (late apex)
All braking and slowing down (if necessary at all) done before the corner
Once late apex is identified, open up throttle as much as possible!
- Slow down again when exiting the corner, hence maintaining a "constant pace"
- There is no need for specific body position. Just ride naturally.
- Repeat
What I have observed is this kind of riding actually makes a great pace. I do not feel riding "fast" in fact just very relaxed and hence safe. I could see incoming danger such as cars or gravel on the road and act accordingly. As I am cornering with throttle the bike is stable and gravel simply powered on.
Thanks for reading and hope this is useful.
