Comments on: The Seduction of Riding Through Curves

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:41:00 +0000

Orin: Slow in and fast out is a simple, good way to remember it.

Unfortunately we have a lot of motorcycle accidents here where new and older riders alike leave the road in curves. Same old story -- too fast, too little experience, or both.

irondad: Glad to point people your direction for training and information!

Ale: Dan is the master!

bobskoot: I think I am getting too old to learn anymore. My brain is full and things are dropping all over the place...

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:18:00 +0000

scooterguy40: Most of my pictures are taken with a Canon G9 pocket camera. Occassionally I will take along a Nikon D200, Leica M6, or Mamiya 7 if I have something specific in mind. But the Canon does the bulk of my pictures.

You say you're scared to travel with the Canon Rebel XTi. I'm wondering what your concerns are?

By: bobskoot

bobskoot — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:54:00 +0000

Last August I attended a seminar hosted by David Hough on cornering dynamics and traction control. It was very informative as he is an elegant speaker and had lots of pictures up on the projector. He has also written a couple of books on this subject. You are never too old to learn or re-inforce your riding techniques

By: Ale-

Ale- — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:40:00 +0000

thanks Steve for redirecting me back again to Dan's weblog. I found it very interesting, and think that I had been wondering about posting an article on cornering for the last couple of weeks...!
funny coincidences.

Ale-
L'Insetto Scoppiettante

By: irondad

irondad — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Thanks for helping to keep the skills message alive. By the way, I’m blushing under my helmet!

By: Orin

Orin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:08:00 +0000

While the terminology may be different, what Dan talks about isn't much different from what they teach at Skip Barber Racing School. They distill it to "slow in, fast out," but it's the same drill: prepare for the corner before you enter it, and look where you want to go as you reach the apex (the point where you stop entering and start exiting) and pass it.

While in Bend, Ore. for a job, I found it interesting that every single Monday morning the local newspaper and Central Oregon's NewsChannel 21® would have a story about some motorcyclist (generally on a Harley, occasionally on a crotch rocket) offing themselves by failing to negotiate a curve. This is a place undergoing what someone called "Aspenization," a rural form of gentrification. Lots of expensive vehicles run around, and it's apparent most of their owners don't know how to drive them...

__Orin
Scootin' Old-skool

By: scooterguy40

scooterguy40 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:57:00 +0000

Steve:

what kind of camera do you travel with when you're out scootering?

I have a nice Canon Rebel XTi, but I'm scared to travel with it. I do landscape photography and love the fact that I can stop "anywhere" with my scooter to shoot stuff, but I'm new to scoooters and havent' figured out a good way to enjoy both hobbies.