My tips would be as follows, say for a left hand corner to help with explanations: Hang your left cheek off the seat just prior to braking. Grip tank HARD with both legs and take as much weight as you can through your legs. If you can unload your arms it helps control the bike under braking by letting the handlebars gently waggle to absorb the sliding rear end when hard on the brakes. 'Lock in' using the inside of your right leg to grip the tank. Get a solid foot position with your right foot, ideally using the step in the boot to hook on to the peg and point your toe slightly downwards (only exception I use is for a chicane or situation where you'll be flicking quickly to the other side; in which case keep the ball of your right foot on the peg). Your inside, or left foot in this case should be positioned so your toes are on the end of the peg level with the ball area of your foot. The aim being to keep your toes from touching down. Most race boots have toe sliders - that should be the only bit that touches the ground if leaning right over Lean forward and down, and feel as if you're pushing the bike to the right, away from you. Drop your left elbow and shoulder towards the inside of the turn. Your right arm wants to almost be straight, but not locked, and laying across the tank. This also helps you 'lock in' and provides some support. Your hips should at this point naturally be open and pointing towards the inside of the turn. This automatically pushes your left knee out. Look right trough the bend and beyond. The more space you see ahead of you the more time and space you create, keeping you on line and helping you plan ahead. Imagine you are trying to look past your left mirror, and feel like you're at least putting your head in line with it. Get this body position engrained and comfortable, and speed and lean angle / knee down will come in no time [emoji106] Sam
Thanks for the tips guys. Appreciated. I seem to have lost the knack ha ha. I've never liked the feeling of throwing myself off of the bike and pushing it away from me. Bit of a unnatural feeling. My knee often feels too high up! But I am like 6ft3/4... Some crab pics below, my avatar is also me, clearly got it right on the 600!
