Let's talk lines....
 

I know this is vague or general and curves are different, but generally what type of line do you take for a given curve? Perhaps you have pics of you in said curve? Video in said curve?

I was thinking about the guys I ride with, we all ride drastically different in the curves, but with the exception of one rider are all about the same pace.

Not sure I'm making sense:idk:

Depends on the curve and a lot of other variables.

I ride outside the curve to the apex and then back to the outside again...
left hand corner, start to the right of the lane come to the left at the apex and drift back to the right of the lane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYhM2k9ZI80

http://www.roadrunner.travel/article-6208.php

Check it out. Great article.

Hey tigger, can I borrow your hero wide and get a film of me through the gap from that angle?

I've always wanted the ass angle vid of me. :lol:

Of course, Bro! I have it set up to mount on my tail so you can just use my bike if you want or I'll bring the extra sticky pads with me if you are uncomfortable with using my bike.

can I buy a sticky for ya somewhere, I don't really want to push someone elses bike at the pace I want to go for this vid.

Finally a video for the women!!!!!!!!!

Yea,if you go to http://www.goprocamera.com/index.php...2&productid=18 You can order a bunch of mounts. I think I saw them cheaper somewhere else but I'm not sure... if you get this kit, you can put mounts anywhere you want on your bike. You should prep the surface and let the tape set-up a few hours before you mount the camera anyway. Try and place them in spots where we can tie off the tether to something solid just in case. The tether is about 1' long fyi. If I find that kit cheaper, I'll let you know.

If you put it on the back like that. there should be a good place to tie it off under the seat.

Yea I just slip it under the post of the seat lock.

As far as riding on the street... I generally watch the vanishing point of the curve. The really conservative riders recommend that if you can't safely stop (within your lane) between the point where you are and the vanishing point of the corner.. you're going too fast (for street purposes).

If you want to work on your lines... take it to a track. Seriously. THEN take what you learn from the track, back the speed down a few notches (performance awards from the local police department are not really something you WANT to get), and have fun. But the BEST place to learn these things is at a track with qualified instructors.. controlled environment, EMS readily available, etc., ad nauseum.

Just my 2 cents...

That lense makes the tail look a mile long.

Same here until I see gravel, then I tend to stay in either the inner or outer cage track throughout the next few turns.

Oh yea, for sure! One good thing about around here, there isn't a lot of gravel on the roads like back in Mi because they don't line the sides of the roads with it.

My thought process is outside, inside, outside...but it depends on the circumstances, conditions, etc. Most of mine is instinct, and at the track I look for the dots to ensure proper lines.

At the dragon, I ride hugging the white line staying as far from the yellow as I can without running into the ditch...