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SUPERMOTARD
Okay, granted I haven't had a
chance to truly hit the motard track on a real machine. But we
rigged my dirtbike to be similar, which looked like a pathetically
motarded attempt It actually started out as an attempt
to drag a knee and find my balance point on New Year's Day. I threw on my motorcycle leathers and
I gave it a go. For two days solid, I just kept working at it on
sub-par equipment, losing the front end over and over again until
I felt defeated. But I kept going. I finally got on my knee and tripodded for a while but I really need the correct set up. I
practiced rear slides and saves and flicks and it is a lot of fun!
I must have wrecked about 20 times because of the lack of a true
contact patch. We tried reducing pressures, adding pressure, we even
adjusted the grips inwards so I could hang off more. So several
bruises and broken levers later, I was hooked. I got better
at turning with the leg out as I do in dirt, however the contact
patch was never sufficient and I had to tripod more than I should.
But this taught me how to save myself from falling a lot.
Now I want to get on a real
machine - a small bike at first so I don't kill myself - so badly!
So I will be working on trying this out very soon. I can't
wait to have the chance to truly try it with some stickier, proper
tires.
I really feel it will help me on the roadracing track due to the
rear brake usage, the slides. My friend, KC, super motards
on a DR and is trying to get me into it. So stay tuned for my efforts in the future...
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