As a racer this is probably one of the best videos on riding technique I've seen 👌 Everyone always focuses on "trail braking" too much and not all of the other aspects, which I thought you covered brilliantly.
Lots of good advice. I think the ones speaking of riders applying max breaking at high lean angle refer to the MotoGP in the Bridgestone era, those tires were incredible, never seen anything like that, you were supposed to *increase* pressure on the front the more lean angle you had, lest you lost the front, because that was the only way to get them to the right temperature. Of course, that was for that level of riding and tyre, even in MotoGP with Michelin or Superbike, ever, that is not even thinkable. For us track day riders and even pros like Taylor, that's totally irrelevant, a factoid.
Practice on a bicycle, in your local park, on the grass :-) If you fall off you'll just get a bit dirty, maybe a sprain. Most bicycles don't have ABS, so you'll learn to slide n release (make your own jokes) the wheels. But seriously, I honestly think riding a small lightweight bike with road tyres on grass teaches a lot of bike control at low speed. You learn to slide front and rear, unlock the brakes and how that affects things, power slides, etc. All at under 15mph, on soft ground. There's a reason why MotoGP riders practice on dirt. All the same skills and learned reactions are the same, but it happens at lower speeds and with less risk. Except dirt tyres are grippy on dirt. Which is ok, but for even lower speed slides you can use road tyres because they lose traction easier. Another nice and interesting video Mr Mackenzie. And no doubt full of way more clever and wiser advice than my well meaning but probably nonsense above:-)
2:22 excellent words. So many crashes look like they panic when the bike needs to be leaned over further and front brake reduced, instead they sit up and go straight on.
@tmac77 Thanks Taylor. You agree with Simon Crafar on the lean/ grip think because its correct. Simon says closed throttle braking is the low risk technique for fast cornering without needing to trail brake. If you're getting to the apex on closed throttle without needing more gas, that's fast enough for track days and most tyres. Only then is it necessary to trail brake for more entry speed...
You didnt mention once the rear brake usage. you can also use the rear brake to slow you down if your at a lean angle in which you cant use the front brake
I avoid teaching the rear brake to most riders as it’s just another thing to think about for most people when they’ll be just fine with the front brake
quick one, i really struggle to rev match whilst I'm braking very hard in hard braking zones at the end of straights, how do I brake maximumly then blip the throttle without my brake pressure changing?
What bike do you ride? You might find you don’t need to rev match and just focus on your braking and clutch use. Try spacing your gear shifts out evenly before the corner and rather than pulling the clutch in fully for large amounts of time for each gear minimise the time and distance you pull the clutch in so it just eases each gear in.
Question: When you are hard on the breaks how much weight is on your hands. I've been told that you should never have any weight on the bars but is that real? I can't seem to get there, maybe I need to strengthen my core and legs? Thanks for all the help Taylor!
Anyone who says they have no weight on the bars under hard braking is lying. YCRS tutorials cover this exact subject extensively and explain that when we are braking, we are essentially performing a push up with our arms, holding ourselves back from crowding the tank. The key is to unweight the bars as we trail off the brakes and turn in. By the time you are near or at the apex, that’s where relaxing the arms/hands and hanging off the bike without twisting our spine really helps the bike do its thing. Us riding tense all through the corner is how we start to fight the steering and invite mistakes or miss apexes.
Strengthening your core and legs will help. You need to grip the tank with your outside leg, and hold as much of your body weight as you can with your core. Undoubtedly you will have weight on your arms, especially in the initial hard breaking phase, but you are aiming to be able to keep your arms with some bend in them, not locked straight with a death grip on the bars. This allows you to have much better fine control over your inputs to steering, breaking, and throttle.
I’m sure I come off the breaks too late to turn in on an apex to hit it most of the time. I feel like I see all the Apex’s at the last few red and white lines 😂
man pro riding is like fighting in the ring...you have to learn to walk again its opposit to what you feel you need to do...i do amature kart riding on small track and people tell me you do slower speed on the corner than me but you got the better time ? how that happend...and when you say slower sometimes is faster is crazy..because when they go too fast in corner after hard turn the kart engine bog...use a bit of braking make it slow but right way and my exit is way faster then my friend .Pro Bike riders ride so smootly ...it crazy like eferthellss ...another pro tip with bike acceration is to push the front with your body and using legs hard like long distance ski jumping or you load the suspesion before the exit so the bike is more stabble...man its a hole science behide pro track riding
@tmac77 as a club racer my self Id be very interested in how you approach the first lap from a racing start. Entered a couple of rounds at EMRA on the 500, terrible starts in all cases....any advice gratefully accepted
As a racer this is probably one of the best videos on riding technique I've seen 👌 Everyone always focuses on "trail braking" too much and not all of the other aspects, which I thought you covered brilliantly.
These videos just get better and better. Loving this format.
I love that tip, every tip angle drop 1-2% brake pressure. Thank you!
Lots of good advice. I think the ones speaking of riders applying max breaking at high lean angle refer to the MotoGP in the Bridgestone era, those tires were incredible, never seen anything like that, you were supposed to *increase* pressure on the front the more lean angle you had, lest you lost the front, because that was the only way to get them to the right temperature.
Of course, that was for that level of riding and tyre, even in MotoGP with Michelin or Superbike, ever, that is not even thinkable. For us track day riders and even pros like Taylor, that's totally irrelevant, a factoid.
Practice on a bicycle, in your local park, on the grass :-)
If you fall off you'll just get a bit dirty, maybe a sprain.
Most bicycles don't have ABS, so you'll learn to slide n release (make your own jokes) the wheels.
But seriously, I honestly think riding a small lightweight bike with road tyres on grass teaches a lot of bike control at low speed. You learn to slide front and rear, unlock the brakes and how that affects things, power slides, etc. All at under 15mph, on soft ground.
There's a reason why MotoGP riders practice on dirt. All the same skills and learned reactions are the same, but it happens at lower speeds and with less risk. Except dirt tyres are grippy on dirt. Which is ok, but for even lower speed slides you can use road tyres because they lose traction easier.
Another nice and interesting video Mr Mackenzie. And no doubt full of way more clever and wiser advice than my well meaning but probably nonsense above:-)
2:22 excellent words. So many crashes look like they panic when the bike needs to be leaned over further and front brake reduced, instead they sit up and go straight on.
Change the front brake to the right hand side on yer bicycle !!
Well said🏆🏆. I learned a lot on bicycles including stunts. And learned what would wreck me and what wouldn’t. Was monumental imo✌️✌️
@@practicalplinking6133😂. Well actually, I might’ve done that😂. ✌️✌️
@tmac77 Thanks Taylor. You agree with Simon Crafar on the lean/ grip think because its correct.
Simon says closed throttle braking is the low risk technique for fast cornering without needing to trail brake. If you're getting to the apex on closed throttle without needing more gas, that's fast enough for track days and most tyres. Only then is it necessary to trail brake for more entry speed...
Toprak is the master of late braking with full brake pressure
Can you make a ruroc review?
Can you do an Almeria circuit guide - I’d defo buy it 👍
Nice 👌
You didnt mention once the rear brake usage. you can also use the rear brake to slow you down if your at a lean angle in which you cant use the front brake
I avoid teaching the rear brake to most riders as it’s just another thing to think about for most people when they’ll be just fine with the front brake
@tmac77 Ah ok understood thanks for responding buddy. keep up the good content
I have a Honda Blackbird with linked brakes , different game again 😅
@@tmac77that’s been my thinking so far. I have waaaay too much to think about already!
@@tmac77so no trail braking?
Like this format and type of vlog Taylor. Decent 👍What organiser are you coaching with?
Thanks 😁 I run the BMW Motorrad Performance Academy. It’s sold out for Spain this winter but will resume at Mallory Park very soon for the year 😁
Always break in a straight line slowly put on the power as you go round the corner
quick one, i really struggle to rev match whilst I'm braking very hard in hard braking zones at the end of straights, how do I brake maximumly then blip the throttle without my brake pressure changing?
What bike do you ride? You might find you don’t need to rev match and just focus on your braking and clutch use. Try spacing your gear shifts out evenly before the corner and rather than pulling the clutch in fully for large amounts of time for each gear minimise the time and distance you pull the clutch in so it just eases each gear in.
@tmac77 an old triumph TT 600 👍
If u go look at pro on board training 250cc bikes you'll find that they don't rev match bro, it slows you down even faster than rev matching
@yzf.seannn so it's quicker to shift and slip the clutch out fast and concentrate on braking. I'm going to practice this more this year
Question: When you are hard on the breaks how much weight is on your hands. I've been told that you should never have any weight on the bars but is that real? I can't seem to get there, maybe I need to strengthen my core and legs? Thanks for all the help Taylor!
Anyone who says they have no weight on the bars under hard braking is lying. YCRS tutorials cover this exact subject extensively and explain that when we are braking, we are essentially performing a push up with our arms, holding ourselves back from crowding the tank.
The key is to unweight the bars as we trail off the brakes and turn in. By the time you are near or at the apex, that’s where relaxing the arms/hands and hanging off the bike without twisting our spine really helps the bike do its thing. Us riding tense all through the corner is how we start to fight the steering and invite mistakes or miss apexes.
@@thomasdeeg5973 Thank you so much for this! It's so helpful!
Strengthening your core and legs will help. You need to grip the tank with your outside leg, and hold as much of your body weight as you can with your core. Undoubtedly you will have weight on your arms, especially in the initial hard breaking phase, but you are aiming to be able to keep your arms with some bend in them, not locked straight with a death grip on the bars. This allows you to have much better fine control over your inputs to steering, breaking, and throttle.
I definitely have not ever under braked or snuck a cheeky look at the bottom of my bike by going off the track... never.
Dude, how many fairings did you go through on your NSR while making this video??? Your mechanics must be exhausted!
😂😂
I’m sure I come off the breaks too late to turn in on an apex to hit it most of the time. I feel like I see all the Apex’s at the last few red and white lines 😂
Your braking markers should be before corner entry so you get most braking done upright as Taylor says.
@ I think for me it’s not knowing where turning markers are supposed to be or when I’m supposed to turn in.
@scottgilmour2135 That is explained in Simon Crafar series MotoVudu here on YT so check that first...
Yeah got hit twice because of someone rushing in
I wanna be hooooonin it in the Spanish sun😪
man pro riding is like fighting in the ring...you have to learn to walk again its opposit to what you feel you need to do...i do amature kart riding on small track and people tell me you do slower speed on the corner than me but you got the better time ? how that happend...and when you say slower sometimes is faster is crazy..because when they go too fast in corner after hard turn the kart engine bog...use a bit of braking make it slow but right way and my exit is way faster then my friend .Pro Bike riders ride so smootly ...it crazy like eferthellss ...another pro tip with bike acceration is to push the front with your body and using legs hard like long distance ski jumping or you load the suspesion before the exit so the bike is more stabble...man its a hole science behide pro track riding
@tmac77 as a club racer my self Id be very interested in how you approach the first lap from a racing start. Entered a couple of rounds at EMRA on the 500, terrible starts in all cases....any advice gratefully accepted