Learning to Ride (Track vs Street)

Trip · 07-06-2010, 10:53 AM

So I didn't know where to place this, so we will put it in the beginner thread.

So we know the age old argument. The street is no place to learn how to ride for the track, but really how useful is track riding for the street?

We got a thread brewing in my local board about learning to ride well, this is beyond just learning to ride. This is the next step.

I agree, the street is no place to learn to race, even though I treat it that way in the mountains a lot. I believe race schools and track days are the best bet because you can use raceline.

What about the other way around? Is track days more useful than street riding to learn to ride on the street?

This is where I am against track days. Track days don't prepare you for deer, oncoming vehicles, bad road conditions, gravel, and all the various shit that comes with street riding. There is just no replacing that experience to learn to ride well on the street.

So I think track riding for learning street skills is just as useful as street riding for learning track skills. What do ya'll think?

There we go, a good moto thread, now it's up to you bastards to keep it going.

07-06-2010, 10:53 AM	#1
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	Learning to Ride (Track vs Street) So I didn't know where to place this, so we will put it in the beginner thread. So we know the age old argument. The street is no place to learn how to ride for the track, but really how useful is track riding for the street? We got a thread brewing in my local board about learning to ride well, this is beyond just learning to ride. This is the next step. I agree, the street is no place to learn to race, even though I treat it that way in the mountains a lot. I believe race schools and track days are the best bet because you can use raceline. What about the other way around? Is track days more useful than street riding to learn to ride on the street? This is where I am against track days. Track days don't prepare you for deer, oncoming vehicles, bad road conditions, gravel, and all the various shit that comes with street riding. There is just no replacing that experience to learn to ride well on the street. So I think track riding for learning street skills is just as useful as street riding for learning track skills. What do ya'll think? There we go, a good moto thread, now it's up to you bastards to keep it going.