Question about body position

[R1Gurl]

For all of you track addicts, when you take a corner do you slide your ass back in the seat?

I've had a couple different people tell me different things about my form. I've been told that my form is spot on by some, but someone very near and dear to me told me that when cornering I need to slide my ass back in the seat?

So I'm wondering what the rest of you think about that.

[acalliste]

Try it & see if it helps you.

I don't recall sliding back when I'm setting up for a corner, but there are lot of things I do that I don't realize until someone calls it to my attention. So now that you've said that, I think I will try it and see if it helps. I definitely need to work on getting my ass off the seat more.

[Bueller]

I don't know that I would consciously move back in the seat, I would stay centered and worry more about the side to side movement. Generally the crack of your ass on the edge of the seat, on your toes on the pegs your outside knee and elbow should be touching or close to it. Stick your face where your mirror would be. My form isn't perfect but you get the idea

[Aracheon]

I tend to slide up about an inch when I'm setting up for and entering a corner, and then slide back about 2 inches when accelerating out.

[Crash Test Joey]

I tend to slide up about an inch when I'm setting up for and entering a corner, and then slide back about 2 inches when accelerating out.

Me too, I don't recall ever sliding BACK when going IN to a turn. I think I'm going to have to go for a ride and actively try and figure out what happens if you do that.

[Pippi]

I tend to slide up about an inch when I'm setting up for and entering a corner, and then slide back about 2 inches when accelerating out.

Same here

[SiC-0]

I tend to extend my self on the bike as i go thru a corner. I have a tendency to keep my knees on my fairing. It gives me comfort. I also hold on to the end of my bar ends.

Look, Lean, Believe!

[Aracheon]

I tend to extend my self on the bike as i go thru a corner. I have a tendency to keep my knees on my fairing. It gives me comfort. I also hold on to the end of my bar ends.

Look, Lean, Believe!


I have a bad habit of doing that, too. I always find my pinky finger wrapped around the frame slider. Only my first 3 fingers ever touch the rubber.

[Konich]

Bueller gave some really good points, I've always been told to use your tank as a "pivot point." This gets your inside arm pointing to the inside of the turn, and like Bueller said your outside arm and leg should be realxed against the tank.

Notice my form isn't perfect either :(

[R1Gurl]

Thanks guys, I'll play around with it a bit and see what's most comfortable and works well for me.

[Lel399]

you definately dont want to be sliding to the back of the seat... definately not.

Take a hint from dirtbikers... as you corner you want to slide your body up as far as you can on the tank and get that inner knee forward and up near the front fork.

You want to point your inside elbow in and out let it pull your shoulders off the bike (upper body is so important). Commonly new track riders/racers get 'crossed up' where they rotate their ass, but keep their shoulders over the center of the bike. This creates HUGE problems, both in CG and in feel.

The thought by getting yourself forward is it gives you the ability to feel the rear a littl bit better, as well as it can move around a little more under you. Depending on the angle of the turn will also depend on how you are sitting (or standing) on the pegs. full lean turns you dont hold on with your hands... if you do, you will soon be tucking the front. Hold on with that outside thigh, which you cant do if you are sitting far back, right there is probably one of the top 3 reasons you dont scoot back.

Also if you are scooted back, your arms are extended and we get back into being crossed up... you cant really move that upper body if you arms are already straight from reaching to the bars.

lel

[R1Gurl]

you definately dont want to be sliding to the back of the seat... definately not.

Take a hint from dirtbikers... as you corner you want to slide your body up as far as you can on the tank and get that inner knee forward and up near the front fork.

You want to point your inside elbow in and out let it pull your shoulders off the bike (upper body is so important). Commonly new track riders/racers get 'crossed up' where they rotate their ass, but keep their shoulders over the center of the bike. This creates HUGE problems, both in CG and in feel.

The thought by getting yourself forward is it gives you the ability to feel the rear a littl bit better, as well as it can move around a little more under you. Depending on the angle of the turn will also depend on how you are sitting (or standing) on the pegs. full lean turns you dont hold on with your hands... if you do, you will soon be tucking the front. Hold on with that outside thigh, which you cant do if you are sitting far back, right there is probably one of the top 3 reasons you dont scoot back.

Also if you are scooted back, your arms are extended and we get back into being crossed up... you cant really move that upper body if you arms are already straight from reaching to the bars.

lelThanks for the info, this makes perfect sense to me. I do scoot up in the seat when entering a turn and it feels comfortable to me. So I guess my position isn't as bad off as I thought.

I do need to relax a little bit more, sometimes I tense up when entering a turn, worrying too much about my speed and throttle control, which is probably why I'm slow in the corners, but I'm improving...I think I need some track time, I hate practicing on the street!

Thanks again Jason!!! YOU ROCK!!

[o2lily]

**Now just remind SOMEONE to bring ur track gear hehehehe**

[R1Gurl]

**Now just remind SOMEONE to bring ur track gear hehehehe**He's bringing it back this weekend. :D