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Ramping difficulties

matt365 said:
Personally, I like Trials response.

"Get a trials bike..."

Apparently works for anything around here.

Got Covid? Get a trials bike.

Can't ramp? Get a trials bike.

Hemorrhoids? Get a trials bike. No sitting required?!!!
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(y) you'll figure out it's a great idea eventually.

What it teaches you is that motorcycles have a front to back balance as well as side to side.
 
Trials said:
(y) you'll figure out it's a great idea eventually.
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Honestly, I'd love a trials bike; if I had the space and the time like you do to use it.

Its just not necessarily the answer for every problem.

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matt365 said:
Honestly, I'd love a trials bike; if I had the space and the time like you do to use it.
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Im just worried ill develop an unhealthy attachment to lemurs
 
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Well apparently sid_for_speed might benefit from the experience, along with anybody else that doesn't know that the more you ride the front wheel the more the bike will respond to your turn inputs and the more you ride the rear wheel the slower it will turn in.
 
TwistedKestrel said:
I still don't think I get it. Is this saying that OP is sitting bolt upright? (Is that even possible on a CBR600RR without Inspector Gadget arms?)
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It means instead of going around a turn in a smooth arc, they are constantly adjusting the steering while in the turn: go straight a bit, turn a little, go straight for a bit, turn a little.

Like the circumference of the 50p coin, as opposed to other perfectly round coins.

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TK4 said:
And put radial tires and rim locks on it.
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No dude you put a rim lock on a tube tire, if you want to poke fun at it at least get it right.
 
Lightcycle said:
It means instead of going around a turn in a smooth arc, they are constantly adjusting the steering while in the turn: go straight a bit, turn a little, go straight for a bit, turn a little.

Like the circumference of the 50p coin, as opposed to other perfectly round coins.
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Ooooooooooooohhhh that makes a lot more sense

In that case my 2 pence would be to dial it down 1-2 notches, and just get some more seat time
 
Trials said:
Well apparently sid_for_speed might benefit from the experience, along with anybody else that doesn't know that the more you ride the front wheel the more the bike will respond to your turn inputs and the more you ride the rear wheel the slower it will turn in.
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How do you "ride the rear" (no pun intended!)

If it helps, I nail these ramps in my car. Buttery smooth, on rails, perfect entry, perfect exit... I just cant seem to replicate it on the bike.. bike seems to be tipping in more than it needs to.. increasing the speed gives the sensation that I will fly right off the ramp.

More seat time? I have got well over 5 years of riding experience... more can never hurt though for sure!
 
Trials said:
Too hard :LOL:

... what is ramping anyway, I just assumed it was doing twice the posted speed limit around corners.
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i guess you pretty much got it, doing the on ramp/off ramp to highways and getting low.
 
sid_for_speed said:
If it helps, I nail these ramps in my car. Buttery smooth, on rails, perfect entry, perfect exit... I just cant seem to replicate it on the bike..
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You cannot compare the two.
 
TK4 said:
Lighten up Francis, and don't try to teach your father how to fornicate.
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Then don't spread fake news and I won't have to respond to nonsense.
 
If you're fifty-pencing a corner then you're not looking far enough ahead and you are turning in too early.
 
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sid_for_speed said:
How do you "ride the rear"
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Shift weight rearward, how close are you to sitting on the fuel tank now, my suspicion is that you are way forward, but like I said I haven't seen you ride so it is just a logical assumption (because you described over-steering). Is this a sport bike, pegs will be fairly far rearward so more weight on the pegs will shift your weight rearwards, weight on the bars will obviously shift weight forward on the bike.
 
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Trials said:
Then don't spread fake news and I won't have to respond to nonsense.
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I guess the concept of sarcasm hasn't got to your end of the woods.
Don't drink the bleach and practice social distancing - is that better ?
 
Trials said:
Then don't spread fake news and I won't have to respond to nonsense.
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I was teaching RACE schools and busting tires likely before you were riding a bicycle.
Everything in the moto world doesn't revolve around riding trials, get used to other people having useful opinions.
 
sid_for_speed said:
How do you "ride the rear" (no pun intended!)

If it helps, I nail these ramps in my car. Buttery smooth, on rails, perfect entry, perfect exit... I just cant seem to replicate it on the bike.. bike seems to be tipping in more than it needs to.. increasing the speed gives the sensation that I will fly right off the ramp.

More seat time? I have got well over 5 years of riding experience... more can never hurt though for sure!
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This sort of thing is difficult to figure out remotely - without checking the bike over to see if there is some mechanical problem or set-up problem that you have missed, and without watching you to see what you are doing.

Are you having difficulty only in those spots, or is it issues with cornering in general?
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