Body Positioning

[xx CURVE xx]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Gee, that makes Rossi gay.

Rossi was 2 years old when on a pocket bike.. not 30

[ontwo]

Originally Posted by xx CURVE xx

all that advise giving is bullshit....what you need is paint...that'll make you faster

And stickers!!

[r!der]

Originally Posted by ontwo

Gotta give Kyle credit. He may be an ass, but he's humble enough to ask advice. Especially given that prob 90% on this board couldn't keep up.

So that must mean that 90% of the people on this site can't ride for shiet, or Kyle is one fast mofo.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by xx CURVE xx

Rossi was 2 years old when on a pocket bike.. not 30

Nah, a lot of cats (Rossi included) still ride pocket occasionally just to stay sharp. It requires reaction times about 5x quicker than that of a big bike. When you get back on the big bike, it's almost like you can do no wrong, the bike seems so big and lethargic...it almost telegraphs its balance and motions by comparison. Feels like slo-mo. It's actually cool as shit, and can boost your confidence and control on the big bike like a motherfucker.

Don't laugh before you try it, is all I'm sayin'.

I'm not talking about $150 China toys, I'm talking about all handcrafted Italian billet handmade racing parts, extreme 2-stroke pipe tuning, and thus tiny 2-strokes with positively evil powerbands. The power-to-weight is just sick.

Most of the real open class shit starts about about $3500, and is almost all handmade.

It's all real racing shit, just very small, and the "small" is what teaches faster reactions. The example I always use: You can balance a broom on your hand, right? How about a pencil? The smaller lever telegraphs its direction faster, and makes you need to react faster...in this case, too fast to counter-balance. Small bike makes similarly insane demands on your balance. It's a huge challenge, actually, and teaches you to be so goddamn subtle with your weight, it's fucking silly.

You can laugh, but that shit taught me a lot.

[Mr Lefty]

probably a mixture of both

but who cares really... none of us are racing... well ok some of them are... but for us who aren't racing... who cares how fast you go as long as you have fun...

from what I've heard though Kyle's not slow

[dReWpY]

one fast mofo'

[ontwo]

Originally Posted by r!der

So that must mean that 90% of the people on this site can't ride for shiet, or Kyle is one fast mofo.

One fast mofo. Simple math. 449 members...I would venture to say that there are not 45 faster

[Avatard]

BTW, to make use of the big dude/small bike effect of that video in order to better interpret what I was trying to illustrate:

Draw a mental line through the tops of rider's helmets, and back tires on the minimotos as you watch them through the S turn. Because of the big dude/small bike effect, it's really easy to read rider position.

Now, track your little mental stick figurers through the S turn.

See how it's a nice smooth arc?

[Switch]

You gotta be humble, even Rossi is humble.

Thanks guys for tootin' my horn though, it is appreciated to know that others notice that you are 'good' at your hobby.

[Mr Lefty]

I swear Kyle you're Bi Polar... most of your post are sturr'n the pot... the others are... well... like these...