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Originally Posted by Misti
So then the next question, is how to create rider stability? What kinds of things can you do to ensure that you as the rider is the most stable on the bike?
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Use repeatable reference points on the bike. I do this when talking to new riders about BP at the track all the time. It's one of the few little contributions I can make.
For me it's a checklist that happens almost by muscle memory:
- Outside forearm on outside edge of tank.
- Outside titty on inside edge of tank.
- Visualize the gas cap under your armpit.
- Outside knee in solid contact with frame/tank (my legs are too short to drive that knee up into the tank recess).
- Screwdriver grip on inside hand.
- Visualize back of inside hand brushing your cheek or ear.
- Visualize sternum pointing at centerline of bike (drop the inside shoulder).
- Inside toe on the end of the peg, heel driven into the heel guard/on the swingarm.
- Instep of outside boot on the peg.
- Inside edge of seat in the center of your unmentionables area.
Not all of this happens at once, of course.
Approaching the corner, the butt shifts and feet get positioned in keeping with need to shift.
At tip-in, torso and shoulder drop and the other stuff falls into place.