How I ⚡Transformed my Riding ⚡ by Taking my ADV Bike to the Racetrack
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
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00:00 Intro
04:34 Instructors
07:58 Habits
08:43 100 Points of Grip
14:45 Radius=MPH
17:24 Direction
24:04 Van Laps
27:50 Body Position
32:59 Umbrella of Direction
35:20 Track Time
38:29 Self Scoring
42:35 Braking
46:51 Downshift/Drills
50:07 Why we Crash
51:22 2 Up Lap
54:47 Mini Drills
57:22 Day 1 Wrap
1:00:00 Day 1 Films
1:02:40 Day 2 / Epiphany
1:08:14 Crashes
1:10:04 Track Time
1:13:36 2nd Film Lap
1:17:48 Going Faster!
1:20:46 Thoughts on GS?
1:22:02 Graduation
1:24:19 Final Thoughts
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Fast Freddie Spencer and a galaxy of stars, wow. A guy who turns up on an ADV with off-road tyres, respect! Some very detailed advice floating around. Thank you Ian. I hope you enjoyed the event.
The "idc what you think about my ridding" got me. That's absolutely perfect and it sums up the spirit of learning, perfectly. Being self-conscious is the worst thing you can do for your focus. I've ridden dirt bikes, road bikes, skateboards, bicycles, it applies everywhere. Everyone starts somewhere, and the moment you start to believe there's nothing more to learn, you've failed.
When I ride my body is relaxed but my brain is really focussed , doing a course where you are getting fed lots of information and then applying it while riding must have been exhausting , bet u slept well Ian , thanks for a great video
As a multi time CCS national champion…. The best advice ever given to me was by Troy Bayliss at the 2000 Ducati Donne’ was “smooth is fast, fast is smooth “…. Unfortunately motorcycle road racing in the US is rapidly approaching a farcical status compared to 20 years ago…what a shame….
Riding schools may improve mechanical “rider skill” but not unless incorporated with an improvement in “mental riding skills”.. As a motor school instructor with a central Florida Sheriffs Office for the last 10 years of my LEO career the best survival advice I can offer is : always cover the front brake with 2 fingers, always anticipate that YES that driver will make that sudden left hand turn in front of you and of course always look through the turn….the bike will make it…. Kudos Ian….
They really emphasized always cover the front brake, something which I struggle with
@@BigRockMoto
It takes both mental and physical practice to always cover that front brake… The harsh and potentially deadly reality is based on simple math.. 65mph is 95 feet per second. Say it takes 1/2 second to to remove you fingers from the grip to the brake…. that’s 45+feet you’ve just traveled… Which is 45 feet longer by not covering that front brake…and quite possibly into the passenger door of the car that just turned in front of you… ride safe
Troy Bayliss was an amazing racer. I believe it was Kevin Schwantz who once said in an interview that racing skill is 90% between the ears.
Ian, this was one of your best videos yet! Watched the entire thing and now I want to try this school. I love how they recorded you from behind and analyzed each session. Good on you for taking the mighty GS. Most people were on lighter, "more capable" street bikes but you still passed those guys. Just shows how important rider skill is. Great work and congrats! Can't wait for the supermoto/motocross version 😃
Glad you enjoyed it!
The GS has incredible “dig” exiting the corners. The light bikes get you on entry
Hey Ian, Anti-fog tips and tricks, advise on visors for rain / fog /winter/ conditions for better vision would be a helpful video for me and maybe others in the future. Love the channel thx!
@@TyB_23 im not Ian..... but i do ride all year round in anything from a hot summer day to snow...... PinLock visor to keep the inside from foging up.... polish the outside with just about any polish that contains natural Beeswax to get the rain/snow to blow off..... a lot of people (including me) finds that a yellow/orange tint on the pinlock/visor gives you better contrast on snow (just look at downhill skiing goggles) in just rain i'll stick with a normal clear visor
@@TyB_23 pinlock, or the fog city stick on version .
Hey Ian! It was great to meet you at YCRS 2024! Keep spreading the word! This video helped us decide to take the course and we're eager to see what you create for the course that just finished!
Awesome! Thank you!
It's great having Nick critiquing your riding. Always good to have constructive feedback from an experienced rider and I gotta say, it's a lot of fun pushing heavy lean angles on an adventure bike.
I’ve gleaned so much from this video, thank you Ian, and also Champ School, for allowing this to be shared. I really hope I can save up for a champ school session of my own sometime soon!
Go for it!
If you can't get to an in-person class, the online Champ School session is a good intro on safe yet spirited street riding and canyon carving.
@@fallinginthed33p thanks, I will def look into that!
You are just flat out a good guy, Ian ....... thank you for a great video !!!!! 🙂
Fully agree, Ian. I did one day training and did my test the next day and lucked out.
I got a full UK bike license and knew nothing. Almost crashed on the way home.
I learnt everything by pushing boundaries and taking massive risks. This was before RUclips University. I was lucky i survived to naturally learn many of these things through experience. But these things don't come naturally to everyone.
Then i did a 2 day course with the police in the UK, which was enormous amounts of fun, and increased my confidence even more.
For such a technical skill, training should be comprehensive. But in France, training takes far longer than what i did but, I'm not sure it's much better.
And some RUclipsrs are teaching rubbish too. How are nubes to know?
Not an easy one to solve. The UK police Bikesafe course is fantastic but unknown to most.
Thanks for another great video 🙏🏼
It's always good to practice riding on track! I participate in trackdays with instructors in Sweden and there are lots of different bikes from adventure to custom as well not only sport bikes.
One thing to remember is that there is a difference between learning how to ride road racing and riding with safety margins on a road. There are specific road racing sessions for that. One main difference is the placement of the head and body when riding on road you should have good overview in the curve and be able to do a fast maneuver to the opposite side if needed, that you can not do if leaning the head and body like you do in road racing.
In the purview of motorcycling, the finer aspects have always been amiss. Greg Widmar and you really nailed it down to the fundamentals, which in turn would definitely be an eye-opener and encourage more folks to learn the finer skills irrespective of the riding experience one has under his/her belt. Ian, simply brilliant. Please do more such videos.
Loved the bit about tire loading- great information that every biker should understand.
Glad it was helpful!
I took a similar five day course down in Cancun headed by a 18 time national champion, it was life changing. It’s always a good idea to keep learning no matter how long you been riding.
In summary:Outstanding.Thank you.
Awesome documentary of the YCRS experience!! I attended a little over a year ago and had an absolute blast and learned so much. This video was a great reminder of a bunch of key points. One of my favorite memories was during my 2-up lap with EZ getting my (passenger) knee down 😂. Knee down on your own was something I already did but as passenger was a whole othrr experience. Feeling just how much load he was able to apply thru the tires when done smooth was completely eye opening and so valuable
Awesome video! Best advertisement for Champ School they could have ever asked for, I am definitely going to check out the online course and attend in person when it’s back in FL. Great job Ian!
Awesome, use code BRM for a discount
Listen it is amazing I’m going back the staff the staff the staff is awesome and understand customer service I still chat with them even though I’ve been away from the school for almost a year. The staff is amazing I can’t stress that enough. I have been to other riding schools and this is by far worth every single cent. In the beginning of this video with the coaches in there they are just as calm and helpful throughout the entire class and still to this day. Love the class love the staff love the school. Im going back. The only complaint is I don’t get to do the class everyday lol. I wish y’all the best and keep riding safer faster more fun.
Well done Ian. Great subject material. I also wish I could see the sport growing, skills and safety training are key to enjoying it for a lifetime.
What an awesome video! Thank you for laying it out there in long form, not doing the standard 8- 12 minute clip reel. Very engaging and enjoyable!
I hope we see more track stuff from your channel, maybe even on a bike more purpose suited to the task.
Very welcome!
This was amazing. Thanks for documenting and posting this!
Excellent video Ian...thank you for sharing this experience!
Excellent video Ian! Thanks for sharing and as always keep up the great work!!
Thank you for sharing this!! Very interested now!
Really enjoyed this. Learned a lot watching. Can’t imagine the firehose of information you got to take in.
Well done👍. Have done quite a few track days over the years and it is a great environment to understand the dynamics of the bike and how our inputs are impactful. These lessons are invaluable for safe riding on the street and better understanding the fundamentals.
I’m attending it next month and I can’t friggin’ waiiiiittt!! Your video just hyped me up even more !!! ❤❤
Great information and I learned so much just from this video. Thank you for documenting the event, Ian. God Bless.
Excellent video and right on with your closing comment on training and Champ School..your documentary captured the essence of the school.. my wife and I together with a friend attended the school on two occasions …excellent as you say the first and even better the second time as we were able to build on the skills we learned the first. It is certainly not an inexpensive school but you get what you pay for …being safer on the street , faster on the track and greater enjoyment of the sport…well done ..btw I view. Your channel regularly and you have great content that is well presented..keep up the good work
exc vid/ like the way you appreciated your small 'mistakes,' and made progress. Love that self deprecation. True asset in teaching.
Well done ian.
Amazing experience Ian, thank you for sharing, it was great that you did it on a large adventure bike, Great job. Thank you.
Thank you Ian and Champ School fir sharing your time, effort, and video. Yep your video skills are terrific.
Truly amazing to watch and learn , thank you so much for filming this as I know that was hard for you which in turn quite possibly spoil your day, but we gain so much for your efforts. , I truly appreciate your efforts . Carl 🇬🇧
Thank you so much Ian for posting this video. I thought I was a good rider but OMG did I learn alot taking the online Champ U course! I appreciate your dedication to providing good quality information that is factual, beneficial and entertaining. Keep up the good work.
Great video, no matter what type of riding you do. it’s good for everyone, and really makes you think more and pay attention to the full mechanics and every little thing that is going on, so that you can improve your abilities and technique and become one with your bike. Great job.
Thoroughly enjoyed Ian.This is the school of humble.Worth every minute.Thanks.
Simply amazing. I've done U-Champ before even getting my first motorcycle, and it was clear to me that I would sign up this year to Street School, or even maybe Champ School as you did. Thank you for doing this!
Great Vid - Opens the mind to better control in Riding
i can see how much you enjoyed the training , and i leaned a few key points form watching as well. No matter how good we think we are , there is always more to learn ,
especially when your like is at stake. Awesome vid , cheers Ian
So cool, Ian. I was at the Bisbee rally with you.
It was great to see Fast Freddie still at it. I watched him, Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts, and Kevin Schwartz in the 80's/90's battle it out at Laguna Seca Raceway.
I took the California Superbike School from Keith Code in the late 80's at Laguna Seca, the greatest motorcycle track ever! What a blast, especially coming over the top of the corkscrew. I agree with you that this kind of training is invaluable. Thanks for bringing me back to fond memories. Take care.
Taking a GS to the track must have been pretty wild ! I hope you enjoyed. Thanks for the video, I've never been on a racetrack with a bike before but I'll probably do it one day and this was pretty helpful.
Your best video so far, it’s not about the bike is all about the rider. Good job.
incredible video! looks like a great course, lots of fun! I love taking the advanced MSF courses near me so I can't imagine how awesome this would be.
Thank you for taking the time to video the 2 days. I watched all of it, and it was engaging throughout and how you thought about their feedback. I've done their online course and am now pretty motivated to attend an actual course. Cheers
I did the school in 2021 at Road Atlanta. It’s everything you said and more. Coaches were amazing and the level of instruction you get is second to none. The coaches make you feel so comfortable about the things you should learn that there were no egos in any of the class that I saw.
One thing I didn’t do was the 2-up ride. I have control issues being on the back of a motorcycle that even with pros I don’t know how I would have been.
Great video and I can only imagine how much work it took to edit an hour and a half video.
Feature length motorcycle content from Ian… sign me up. Gonna wait for everyone to leave the house so I can put this on the flat screen. 🍻
I'm doing ChampSchool online right now and recommend it. Very well done and feel safer on the bike from what im learning.
Great piece of content. Thx! I’m doing the school this year. I’ve done many many days with the Cali superbike school too, but looking forward to learning some different approaches
Nice video. I attended Champ School recently and it was a great experience. All the instructor are so friendly and make everyone feel comfortable so they everyone is learning and asking questions.
agreed
Wow! This look like a tough task recording this and focusing. Excellent job. Very informative. Thanks for doing this.
Thanks, very informative video. I was thinking about taking their course.
Havent finished yet but but that is Fantastic content mate!!! The way you filmed it is perfect! I can feel live I’ve been there! Even those scraps of course knowledge which you include is very interesting! Awesome job!
This is incredible! You learned so much and so have I! Thank you for posting this excellent video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video about this class. These guys are amazing. I took their Champ U online class and the 1 day Champ Street class at Pitts International Raceway last Aug on my Honda CB500X. The best money I ever spent. By mid afternoon I was doing things on the track that I wouldn't have dreamed of that morning. It totally transformed the way I ride on the street, and the way that I drive our car. I want to do it again. Well done video.
One of the best motorcycle content I’ve seen within last few months mate!
Shoutout to Yamaha Champs Racing School. You know an organization believes in itself when it supports BRM.
tldr: 2 things were invaluable to me my first time on track in a car. 1) following an instructor around the track at pace. 2) having a good driver set a time in your car, so you know what's possible
IME with cars, the number 1 invaluable thing, was following a good driver around the track. Just paying someone $100-300 to do that for a day, would be more valuable than weeks of parking lot discussion, or passenger seat instruction, for me. Especially with comms (on a moto), so you can let them know to increase pace, where you're having problems, when you want to switch to lead & have their realtime feedback, etc.
It's how I figured out where to position myself on track. "More to the left. Wheel on the curb here. etc." doesn't communicate anywhere near as strongly or clearly as seeing the car in front of you doing it correctly.
I feel like I can't respond to feedback, until I have a general understanding of the whole picture. I think I'd do a lot better if the day started with, "we're going to go out on track 2-3 at a time. we're going to play follow the leader. you'll naturally filter yourselves fastest > slowest. we'll increase the pace, until you voluntarily wash out. you'll make notes of your weaknesses, what you want to improve etc. we'll increase the pace until it's about the fastest you've ever ridden on the street". Then have the lectures, ride, lecture, ride..
I can't piece together 15 critiques or techniques blindly. It seems like it'd be a lot easier to have experience, and work on the weak areas, bit by bit. Or do the drills after understanding how they might feel on track at pace.
Maybe I'm in the minority. I'm sure YCRS has given consideration to their instruction setup, and do things for a reason. And most schools teach it in the same way. Maybe a lot of people learn in the classroom. Maybe the group has a lot of variation in skill level/experience. Maybe riders get tired, or are more likely to injure themselves, if given hours of sandbox time.
Their filmed laps looked extremely helpful. It seems like it'd be a huge help to have the student commentate & critique their own lap- "I was way out of position here, I need to use all the track and be at the outside-most point at turn in. I overcornered here, I need to run more wide. It feels like I'm gonna fall off the bike IRL, but watching this, it's clear that I have another >6" if I get my butt in the right position. It's clear I can pick up some speed here, I wonder why that happened.. .. oh that's right, I messed up the prior exit -or I rolled throttle on too early and stood the bike up- .. My number one thing to work on is track position. Number 2 is eye direction+timing. Then I'll try putting throttle on earlier.. " etc. What a great resource that was, having it up immediately & for everyone to observe.
The 2nd most valuable thing was having someone drive my car, and put up a time. That 1) gave me a target. 2) let me know what was my limitation vs the machine's. 3) gave me a sense of whether I was doing good/bad, improving or spinning my wheels.
Now I understand a bit more why there are spec series. Everyone pushes each other.
Hope everyone had a good time & developed some skills + confidence. Nothing like the ride home after a day on track.
I think it's your best video.
so many riders think they ride better than actual level. they don't know how pro teaching will get them so much fun, speed and safety. thanks
Outstanding great documentation
Great job Ian. I agree 100% that we motorcyclists need access to more and better training. In the Northeast U.S. there are numerous groups that offer on track training for auto's, but not much is available for bikes. Thanks for sharing this.
Ian excellent, race training is paramount no matter what the sport and I know for fact if not for my moto skills, I would have hit by a car to two on streets very cool u are becoming a full motorcyclist THANKS much for sharing your experience.
😊 Nice course training. Thanks alot for sharing. 😊
The only negative to having bike gods like Freddie Spencer at these sessions is that their skill is so rare that it’s hard to visualise what they are sometimes explaining. I recall once reading some comments by Mick Doohan re cornering and I had NO idea what he was talking about due to my relative incompetence on a bike.
I literally just got my licence and my first bike. I have so much to learn but watching this i picked up a few tips and tricks and guarantee if i watch it again in a couple of months after more practice in the saddle i will learn even more again.
Thank you so much for sharing 🙏
Great video and incredibly informative. Thank you for putting in the effort to bring this to your channel. Best!
My pleasure!
Incredible video, learnt a lot watching this. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with us. Unfortunately I don't own a bike of my own anymore, would've loved to practice some of these skills. Watching all the way from South Africa.
Fantastic experiance. Absolutetly awsome riding school.
Thank you for the video. I appreciated it. Again thanks.
Thanks Ian. Appreciate you riding what ya brung, I’m riding my GSA on a daily basis. Good to play to the strengths of the GSA, torque and brakes and minimize the factors, off-road tires and weight.
Well done!
Awesome that you filmed this! I learned a lot just from watching this video. Thank You!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Ian for those valuable insides of this training. This is so much appreciated 🙏
My pleasure!
Perfect
Perfect
Perfect. So informative. Thanks
Watched the whole thing. Thanks for bringing us along with you Ian. I actually learned a few things. Great video again Ian.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for this in-depth look at Champ School. I'm more intrigued than ever before to attend one now. What a line up of instructors... 😳 wow
Nice how you present this way of getting more confidence in riding motorcycles. Thanks.
As far as I know we don’t have this in the Netherlands. So I’m a bit jealous.
Great great content. What an experience!
This video is pure gold from start to finish. Thank you Ian! This was incredible.
Wow, thanks!
I really loved this detour from the review videos. It shows you growing as a motorcyclist in ways we can probably all identify with.
enjoyed the vid :-) id say about 90% of the stuff you included is part of the obligatory training you do to get ready to take your motorcycle licence here in Norway...... beeing trained on how to do an emergency stop while tipped over on a bend most certantly saved my bacon when i came face to face with a car overtaking on a blind corner not that long after i got my licence.....
one of the most importand things the instructor said was this.... "when you get your licence its a licence to keep practicing on you own.... no rider is ever done practising"
Hi Ian
I'm a new subscriber and have done some auto driving courses on the track but not at this level of experts. Great video and I can wait to take my GSA with instruction to a track in the future.
Thx Again!
Nice work Ian!👍🤙
I watched every minute.. makes me want to do it for sure!!
Great video, and thank you for recording an narrating as much as you did! Staying focused on your riding and learning while producing this video? Hat's off. That must have been a great challenge. Humbling to watch what all I do wrong or less than ideal in my own riding. Great advice on taking training to become better rider! I am signed up for a two-day ADV Training Camp in June and can't wait. Thanks again!
Glad to help!
Thanks for a god video. I,ve just been at a driving education with swedich SMC on a race track and it was really amazing .Before this training i think i was a pretty god mc rider but after this training i know mutch better whats it all about. I wish that everyone who loves mc riding would get the oportunity to take part of these courses👍
Wow Ian, that was amazing. Thanks for documenting your experience. I've always been afraid to do one of these schools, but thinkmit would be awesome now.
Go for it!
Ian, Thank you! Your ADV at the track video was amazing! I watched every minute and was so humbled and encouraged to train. I started on a Honda XL100 decades ago and now ride a BMW R1250GS. Looks like it’s time to sign up for Champ School training.
You won't regret it.
Great documentary of what to expect from these courses. Great professionals there. Seriously considering taking something similar in Spain. Well done Ian
Go for it!
Excellent video!
Good job Ian!
MotoJitsu pointed me in your direction - wow, many thanks from Wales UK I thoroughly enjoyed your footage - well done for your video capture and your graduation.
This was awesome!
Awesome video. I already wanted to go. Now I NEED to go.
Thanks for demonstrating this can be done on a GS. I have thought of ChampSchool before but never considered that I could take it on my bike (R1250GSA) which left me questioning the value. Your documentary is an eye opener!
thank you i learned so much!
I'm so glad!
Great video! Thanks!
thanks for watching!
I've done two track day training sessions here in Australia and totally agree with you about what you learn. It reminds me I should do it again. I do find off road riding, including mountain bikes, hones mybike handling skills on the road.
Watched the entire video. Well made!
thanks!
Ian, amazing video and very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great job! I’m always amazed at the amount of people that will get on a motorcycle and refuse to take schools or accept training due to insecurity.
Well said!
*"crawl walk run"* is my two cents. I started riding with a Honda CB125 I bought for $100 US Dollars and I think the biggest mistake people make is failing to start small. 2nd to that as far as track day is make your 2nd bike a dirt track machine in order to learn #proper_maintenance then apply back to original "starter bike" then lesson 3: never think selling your starter bike all refreshed and maintained is wrong in fact it's always the right thing to do.
Most *"Normal People"* never move beyond their Dirt Track phase which effectively is all a GS Bike is but having said that my Rule 4: *ALWAYS* complain about complexity (remember how much fun you had on your starter Bike? See rule One.) Some machines these days but in particular the Honda Goldwing and BMW equivalent are veritable *SPACE SHUTTLES ON 2 WHEELS.* Huge fan of Goldwings and the Wingnut Crowd but there's a reason why all of Detroit excluding Tesla has outsourced all Displace and Interface Technology Apple CarPlay and Android Auto namely you can't think of *EVERYTHING.*
If you want to truly level up your game read *"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"* because guess what...being a Dad, Mom, Parents, Couple, all of the above, both...guess what you're passing on something not the least being *READING* as a skill valuable unto itself.
Wanna see an amazing intro to a RUclips Video you'll never see? See one begin with someone reading something called *A BOOK* for no apparent reason. I'm sorry but if you're not looking at the camera and then suddenly suiting up to become Mister Roger's Neighborhood you're just not doing this right!
Finally *OF COURSE* safety first meaning this by definition done fully embracing a risky lifestyle but (warning technical term en route) *MITIGATION* is how us Government Types handle risk not just as work but in everyday life! *USE THE HAND RAILS GOING UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS FOR GOSH DARN SAKES.* Dying Young is for Poets and Young Love not clowns on bicycles!
And rule 7...or is it 10 now?
*DON'T BE WHEELIE GUY.* I knew that guy...he died. It was simply a matter of time.
This was awesome.
Well done Ian