Body Positioning

[Mr Lefty]

where's the pic from Nashville? not that I know anything about form... but the one I saw I thought you looked alot better there... maybe posting that would help illistrate the diffrence.

were you just not comfortable because it was a new track or what?

[xx CURVE xx]

all that advise giving is bullshit....what you need is paint...that'll make you faster

[ontwo]

Originally Posted by xx CURVE xx

all that advise giving is bullshit....what you need is paint...that'll make you faster

And stickers!!

[Avatard]

Here, before you guys all think I'm a nut for talking about minibikes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx8vB...eature=related

Some of these guys really hang off hard as shit.

They go for it, 'cuz there's less fear of death...lol.

[xx CURVE xx]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Here, before you guys all think I'm a nut for talking about minibikes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx8vB...eature=related

Some of these guys really hang off hard as shit.

They go for it, 'cuz there's less fear of death...lol.

you forgot GAY

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by xx CURVE xx

you forgot GAY

Gee, that makes Rossi gay.



Remove head from ass.

Just like shifters are the stepping on point for F1, pocket is the European training ground for GP, and why they generate so many champs, chump.

Chuckle if you must. Shit teaches you like a motherfucker how to fucking ride. Think they're gay? Try riding an open class racer just once...then get back to me.

If you can get the throttle half open without getting tossed like a fucking garden salad, I'll buy you a beer.

[xx CURVE xx]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Gee, that makes Rossi gay.

Rossi was 2 years old when on a pocket bike.. not 30

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by xx CURVE xx

Rossi was 2 years old when on a pocket bike.. not 30

Nah, a lot of cats (Rossi included) still ride pocket occasionally just to stay sharp. It requires reaction times about 5x quicker than that of a big bike. When you get back on the big bike, it's almost like you can do no wrong, the bike seems so big and lethargic...it almost telegraphs its balance and motions by comparison. Feels like slo-mo. It's actually cool as shit, and can boost your confidence and control on the big bike like a motherfucker.

Don't laugh before you try it, is all I'm sayin'.

I'm not talking about $150 China toys, I'm talking about all handcrafted Italian billet handmade racing parts, extreme 2-stroke pipe tuning, and thus tiny 2-strokes with positively evil powerbands. The power-to-weight is just sick.

Most of the real open class shit starts about about $3500, and is almost all handmade.

It's all real racing shit, just very small, and the "small" is what teaches faster reactions. The example I always use: You can balance a broom on your hand, right? How about a pencil? The smaller lever telegraphs its direction faster, and makes you need to react faster...in this case, too fast to counter-balance. Small bike makes similarly insane demands on your balance. It's a huge challenge, actually, and teaches you to be so goddamn subtle with your weight, it's fucking silly.

You can laugh, but that shit taught me a lot.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Nah, a lot of cats (Rossi included) still ride pocket occasionally just to stay sharp. It requires reaction times about 5x quicker than that of a big bike. When you get back on the big bike, it's almost like you can do no wrong, the bike seems so big and lethargic...it almost telegraphs its balance and motions by comparison. Feels like slo-mo. It's actually cool as shit, and can boost your confidence and control on the big bike like a motherfucker.

Don't laugh before you try it, is all I'm sayin'.

I'm not talking about $150 China toys, I'm talking about all handcrafted Italian billet handmade racing parts, extreme 2-stroke pipe tuning, and thus tiny 2-strokes with positively evil powerbands. The power-to-weight is just sick.

Most of the real open class shit starts about about $3500, and is almost all handmade.

It's all real racing shit, just very small, and the "small" is what teaches faster reactions. The example I always use: You can balance a broom on your hand, right? How about a pencil? The smaller lever telegraphs its direction faster, and makes you need to react faster...in this case, too fast to counter-balance. Small bike makes similarly insane demands on your balance. It's a huge challenge, actually, and teaches you to be so goddamn subtle with your weight, it's fucking silly.

You can laugh, but that shit taught me a lot.

Skip the mini bikes, we had a nice polini and blata try and race with our suped up fiddies and they were just in the way. Get yourself a mini motard if you want fun.