I have my first track day tomorrow and I've watched more than enough vids to consider you one of my many instructors. Thanks for doing what you do, it's banging. Or in British, 'You're brilliant, mate!'

@yamahaha235

4 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. His videos give you so much great knowledge that you can use on the track. He definitely helped me get brave enough to get to the track for the first time. I hope you have a good time, ride safe.

@trikkinikki970

4 жыл бұрын

@@yamahaha235 Absolutely. He touches just about every and any technique or method or theory on track riding. I'm going to NJMP Lightning track if you want to look that up. I know plenty about Thunderbolt, but I want to go in blind and learn purely from the instructors and their methods. So I have intro group tomorrow, and then my first full non intro track day 10/5 at Thunderbolt. I heard lightning is a fun quick and flowing track, so excited to see how that works out.

@yamahaha235

4 жыл бұрын

@@trikkinikki970 That track looks like a blast. I know you will have a great time. You should try and get some footage. I used a chest mounted gopro because helmet mount wasn't allowed, and most of the footage was of the tank. But it still showed me body position progression as I became more comfortable with the track I was at. So I suggest trying a different spot, but still getting some footage to analyze your performance after and help fix anything you may not have noticed before.

@trikkinikki970

4 жыл бұрын

@@yamahaha235 yeah I have two different spots I can safety wire to.

@trikkinikki970

4 жыл бұрын

@@yamahaha235 I ended up doing it, but kind of had a shit show the night before with dropping the bike and getting thrown from the trailer slipping on wet wood which shattered my helmet and had to shell out $490 on a whim at the trackside parts guy for a helmet and was rushed, worried, and emotional and super frustrated when I had difficulty keeping pace. I kept at it though and had a lot of improvement by the end of the day. Didn't really get much coaching at all unfortunately. I have another day coming the 5th that I'll have to make sure I'm ready for so I can really put in the proper effort and learn from the numerous mistakes I made the first day.

been a long time.. hope you upload more.. (Y)

@juliuscarlopoblete2092

4 жыл бұрын

your vids helped me improve my riding.. thankx

Thank You for all these videos!!!

Been missing your videos, glad you are back mate!

As is usual, great advice. Thanks Dan

Love these videos! Thanks

Another valuable lesson. Thank you for making these videos.

Cool content as usual 🙌 Enjoy the bike life 🤜🤛

Very well articulated.

Very good advise. It’s very easy to get into a situation were you are braking, changing gear, moving, and steering all at the same time. This can be quite alarming. I’m an asthmatic tortoise on track, but have been lucky enough to enjoy a few track days at Silverstone with Niall Mackenzie and his team. He said to me, “don’t do anything that will frighten the bike”. It’s very good advice, as the bike can generally make the corner even if you can’t.

thanks, always helpful!

Nice tips. Congrats from Brazil.

Some great tips there

Thank you for great advice from Thailand.

Great video bro! Thanks! Hope you will post again!

Thanks! I requested this a while back and you've just confirmed what I need to work on. Also. It's good that you use Snetterton a lot as its my home circuit. I only live 10 minutes away. Lol.

Excellent tutorial

Been a long time!!

Over the last year or so, I keep getting compliments on how smooth my riding is. I have Dan and his content at the Track Academy to thank for that! This video is the essence of smooth riding for me.

@LifeatLean

4 жыл бұрын

My man! 🤜🤛

Great video. I've noticed myself moving too late in the braking area/corner.

Glad to see you making another video. Do you sell any of your shirts and stickers

@ncgsc

4 жыл бұрын

Good question

@LifeatLean

4 жыл бұрын

Coming very soon, Eric!

Getting set up before you actually start your corner entrance procedure also slows everything down. Being set up before you apply brakes or the spring procedure in general allows your brain to process the other information more efficiently which will allow you to carry more speed and brake later.

Can you make a video about feet positioning on the peg for inner and outside leg/feet?

@aiya1816

4 жыл бұрын

Inside foot: palm on the peg, toes tucked away, foot slightly pointed outward to allow the knee and leg to move outward. Outside foot: doesn’t matter. Whatever is more comfortable. Palm also on the peg or sliding forward till the heel meets the peg are common ways to do it. Changing the „style“ for different corners is also ok.

2:29 yea this entire bit can be felt, sometimes i move when heavy breaking and i kinda just float my butt before touching it down whilst trailing, it feels dodgy but hey it's work in progress

Is their a video about proper entry speed in general?

how to and the benefits of anchoring on high speed breaking, please... thank you

Great video, relevant non waffly advice as always, thanks. One question though, IF I do find that I'm further into the corner than ideal to move my lower body, in general is it better to gently correct mid corner, or just try to ride it out? I've done the former once or twice, preferring the better late than never approach. Thanks.

@LifeatLean

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely better late than never. It's not disastrous to move late, just better earlier.

My main problem is not the feeling of falling but the feeling of overshooting.

3.30 moving on the other side. If you are turning a bit to the right going to close left and you have to brake ,the correct is to move before the left lean and brake with the bike leaning right and body preparing for the left ? thank you!

Hello! I got a question How should a rider's foot position be in place prior leaning into a turn? And how should the foot be position if it's a connecting turn from left to right or vice versa?

@LifeatLean

4 жыл бұрын

For me, I'm on the balls of my feet all the time except for changing gear.

I am not really sure it would be considered as a bad street habit but I will downshift before setting lower body up (on a left turn particularly)due to bad ankle hurting alot if I try to do it after the set up; but, still try to compromise though (pain for pleasure, sort of speak)

I faced a difficulty doing this as I cant grip the tank with my knees when I brake with my body on the side. Any advise is appreciated 🙏

What about Troy Corser style? He is not hanging much and still very fast.

Get your outter thigh gripping the tank as u brake, I was always terrible at braking until I did this, weight on the bar hard to steer was all solved.

Hi dude.. Pls give the subtitles below the video.. Pls..

Any tips for leveraging your body under hard braking after you moved your body over? Since my body is already set up for the corner, I have a hard time keeping the weight off the bars under braking.

@CyberGasty

4 жыл бұрын

grip the tank firmly with your legs and you would keep the weight of the bars

@LifeatLean

4 жыл бұрын

As above, I still have both knees up against the tank during braking.

Would braking hard with your body position already set up for the corner unsettle the bike at all? I’ve never thought of doing it this way. I usually brake hard and down shift then move my body into position for the turn.

@CyberGasty

4 жыл бұрын

Not at all, since you will still grip your tank with your legs while braking hard.

@disarmyou84

4 жыл бұрын

Cyber Gasty ok cool

I am beginner to motorbikes and gradually learning cornering techniques. I am little heavy and so, how smoothly can i make the butt movement? coz' when i move i still have the weight in my arms and when i attempt any movement, the bike's handlebar vibrates and is scary to attempt again. I understand i have to grip the tank before making the move, but need your advice to make this more easy. I drive an Ninja 300, FYI.

@dahimbi7069

4 жыл бұрын

Take a look on this video, should give you an idea where to start the changes and why kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4muq9uJj66Yd5c.html

@elfspicer

4 жыл бұрын

You can and should use your knees against the tank to help you move without weighting the handlebars too much. And, as this video explains, move your butt nice and early rather than doing it when you are right on top of the corner. Also, lift your butt very slightly and slide it across the seat without it dragging on the seat and without lots of air between your butt and the seat. It takes practice but if you keep working with this technique it will feel quite natural after a short time.

I’m still at having trust issues with tire vs tarmac. My mind can’t see how tires grip while cornering at lower lean angles.. My head is saying bike will slip and fall...

@CarloPiana

4 жыл бұрын

@Sunyata excellent. As someone who started riding on the track at 45, I myself have had confidence issues. My advice is (additionally) to trail break in the turn. The only way you can lean is to be fast in. The only way to be fast in is to judge entry speed well and negotiate it by releasing the brakes. If you point to end braking until mid turn, you can more safely tweak the release. And do it inch by inch, being consistent on any other aspect (there is another good video by Dan on how to improve). I passed from not leaning enough to scratch pegs, boots, fairings, exhausts in a matter of weeks on a bulky bike and road tyres.

@CarloPiana

4 жыл бұрын

@Sunyata I have a lady friend who started at 51. Now she's 60, and she is like 8 seconds faster than I at Aragon, no plan to retire. But you are right, at older age, you have a different, more conservative attitude, which one would call "wisdom". 🤗

Thanks for the video. I tried moving my body before hitting the brakes but I found if I slide my bum off a little before hitting the brakes I can’t grip that tank properly and my body slides forward. Any advice for this?

@CarloPiana

4 жыл бұрын

It's because you're not sitting properly. By sitting the distance of your punch from the tank, when you move outside your outer leg pushes nicely on the tank. If not, perhaps your peg is too low or in front. What bike do you ride?

@nadakidd

4 жыл бұрын

You can "pinch" the tank with both knees (yes, with your butt half off the seat) to help resist sliding forward during the hardest part of braking. You won't want your knee out yet anyway. This also helps reduce the pressure on your hands.

@trikkinikki970

4 жыл бұрын

Some tank grips may help you get friction while squeezing your knees, something to consider and not to expensive.

@jimbo1485

4 жыл бұрын

Carlo Piana yes I think I’m not sitting properly, maybe I’m moving too far off the seat, street triple r is my ride

@jimbo1485

4 жыл бұрын

Trikki Nikki thanks, I got some grips already. I think I must be moving too far off the seat

Can improper body position cause you to lean too much and scrape your foot pegs? Possibly lowside?

@CyberGasty

4 жыл бұрын

If you are scrapping your foot pegs and not riding ridiculously fast... it is a sign of the improper body position

so bloody obvious once you watch this - but guilty of not doing this!

I find it harder to downshift if i put my butt off earlier, cus my foot does wanna stay on the shifter

@LifeatLean

4 жыл бұрын

Possibly sliding off the seat a little too much?

@DmanGuitar327

4 жыл бұрын

@@LifeatLean that could be . I jus realised that ur butt jus has to be a tad off to the side.. (so you can still grip tank..) once braking is done you can slide off more to your usual hang off? I tend to try n hang off as much of my body as i can, whilst still having control of the bike .. im trying to learn to weigh the outside peg in corners.. but im jus like you i use my balls of my feet.. im trying to lock my heel into peg on outside leg.. but i cannot find rearsets to give me leverage to lock into tank at that position.. im only 5'8 on a good day lol.. so im pretty short