02-06-2012, 11:38am
(02-06-2012, 10:56am)cyndemgum Wrote:(01-06-2012, 11:46pm)BikerBoy Wrote: A couple of things I always live by...... if I can see a cagers face in thier own mirror...they can see me, if not I don't exist.Sorry mate, couple of bits I will agree to disaree on. If i can see them they can see me and hugging the line. Best thing that has happened in recent years is car drivers applying dark window tint. You can't see the driver so it reduces the chance of assuming they have seen you and makes you prepare for the worst thing that they may do. Post 36 explains the correct technique for lane positioning. Paul.
Lane position....very important!! stand your ground and hug the line. What appears as an overtake gap between cagers might be you riding.
Focus....got a car beside you, behind you, infront of you, coming down an onramp.....whatever, know it's there and where the're headed.
Speed....it kills..bullshit!! it'll keep you concentrated. I anit talking 200+ I'm talking 10-20 above the cagers. You'll stay focused and pay attention.
Stay loose but not relaxed. Relaxed is for the couch and TV... loose is riding while prepared for the unknown.
emergency braking.....know the limit. A fist full can kill ya, a handfull can save your life.
no probs..same here..agree to disagree. I don't find the lane positioning in post #36 to be a better option. The guy driving in front is never my main concern. They can do what they want, I'm the one that has control over avoiding them. It's the ones behind, beside and oncoming that I want to notice me. I agree with you on the tint although so dark that you cant see the driver is rare in my neck of the woods.