Well, he is making the number one mistake we see during our twice a year advanced street skills at Pacific Raceways. He is counter balancing his counter balance. Hips and knee pops out, head and shoulders stay above the bike. All he is doing is an internal feel good move, one that requires the bike to lean far further than it needs to, which in turn makes the suspension really fail/not perform as it is designed to. If a bike is leaning that hard and the riders weight is up top, where are the linear forces being transfered to? Stiction is a funny word, but it is used all the time when suspension tuning is mentioned, so I'll use it here. Did this rider increase or decrease the stiction on this rolling bike?
He has the ability to operate his bike, but I wouldnt call him a rider just yet, he needs to study his own film, read a few books, take a performance based class and then refilm the ride, he'd see a big differance, as well as be much smoother and quicker on that clover leaf
Quick pointer, shoulders should stay squared with the riders hips, face should be into, or in our case above the mirror (not like your leaning forward out and over, but in line and slightly higher). Shoulders movement is more valuable then hip movement, yet it seems that hip movement always happens first. Keep yer seat planted, try moving your shoulders out and forward, keep you arms relaxed, keep a fairly relaxed grip as well, not much muscle is required if the technique is used properly. The muscles that should be the most tired at the end of the session are you leg muscles. Try it on the streets, use body weight to help with your turns, keep the knees tucked in and enjoy!
