It’s painful some weekends doing a track day and all you hear in the paddock is how so and so is almost dragging elbow. Meanwhile they can turn a set of consistent laps in a session to save their life!

I think you’re pretty darn cool. At the same time, thanks for supporting the natural, comfortable riding style. I won’t break any speed records anytime soon, but every track day I have maximum fun and go home in one piece is a victory to me. Thanks for summing it up so efficiently.

Learning the proper physics of a bike and the fundamentals of riding 1st should be the goal, not BLAZING SPEED at any cost, including the sacrifice of good fundamentals!

“No one with even a fundamental understanding of physics doubts the advantages of keeping the rider’s weight as low and to the inside as possible” the “modern riding style is the correct one physics dictates that not rider’s style. It’s as simple as that.

And there is nothing comfortable about riding a bike, until you adapt and train yourself to be comfortable, twisted up BPs and unbalancing a bike while in a corner is simply not smart or logical, like it or not it’s just the simple truth. The Modern BP is the correct one, accepting that and adapting is the only way forward.

On a positive side, as a rider bare of any talent or feel for the bike, I enjoyed the safety that your knee on the tarmac brings. Stick the knee more out-go slower and safer arround the corner…
I have seen a bunch of fellow novices crashing because they went into too much lean for their abilities.

Appart of that I fully agree.
Cheers!

It definitely looked ridiculous when I first started riding track last year. But as I’ve gotten more skilled my speed has increased and now it doesn’t look AS ridiculous.

I’m nowhere NEAR dragging elbows and doubt I ever will. When I was still riding on the street I would practice moving around and setting up for corners and hanging off of the bike a bit… not as much as I do now as I wasn’t cornering fast on the street. So when I started riding at the track moving around the bike wasn’t a foreign feeling. I did initially OVER DO it and had my whole butt off of the seat. I’ve since only started moving one cheek off.

One day I’ll be fast… But I’ll forever be learning and improving.

Stephen,

I love it. Yea I know old school stuff, I have been around long enough. We have to evolve as time goes. But one point you make that I really like is getting from one side to the other. A lot of people have regular jobs and aren’t as shall we say “fit” as riders who are doing this for a living. I want to teach people to be as efficient on their bikes as possible.

Thanks for dropping a note in here.

Cheers,

JP

Jason,

Thanks, glad you liked it.

JP

Jim,

I believe we all have to evolve with time, thats kinda what happens in any sport. Unfortunately what people are being taught now in our sport is hurting them more than helping. Sadly, my way isn’t the “cool” way but its the most realistic and I feel helps people more. We aren’t all Moto GP riders on or off the track, so the point to ride like them makes no sense. That and their bikes are so completely different to ours.

Thanks for taking the time to say something mate.

JP

Ian,

Love your comments, had me cracking up. I feel like I wrote the straight skinny for sure. I am like you, tired of reading all the crap and dealing with “Facebook Heroes” who want nothing more than to look the part rather than truly understanding things. Worse part is, I truly feel it is hurting more than helping. Thanks again Ian and hope to see you soon.

Ride safe,

JP

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the compliments. I was tired of hearing the “Ride like a Moto GP rider” discussion. It isn’t something that is realistic at all. I have had nothing but support which has been really nice.

Thanks again,

JP

Joe,

Thanks for writing in about my article. I finally had enough of all the hype of hanging off a bike like Marquez. I agree with what you also about the fatigue part. One of the things that makes me laugh is how a lot of these “coaches” want you to ride like the best in the world. But, how many track day riders are training like the best in the world when off the track? Not realistic. Thank you again mate.

JP

I wish we had more honest feedback like this in the mainstream moto media instead of “get 5 more HP outta….’.

Thanks for the straight skinny.