5 STEPS TO FASTER SAFER RIDING

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Don't try to guess what happens around the corner. Approach every corner ready
to brake or accelerate when you can see.Allow yourself to do that earlier, by entering a corner on a wide line.

BODY POSITIONING
Body positioning is important. You need to be the boss of your bike ready to make it do whatever you want it to. So sit in top of it rather than hanging off trying to get your knee down or be concentrating on getting tucked in like a 125GP racer.

KNEE DOWN OR NOT?
There's absolutely no need to get your knee down. If you do you're either leaning too far off the bike, making it unstable or you're leaning too far over. You win't see Bruce Ansty os John McGuiness here getting their knee down too often at the TT because it doesn't make them any faster.

Now, here are five steps to follow for improving your riding speed and safety.

1

Ride smoother and piece stretches of road together. A sequence of bends should blend into one - this is where road knowledge makes the difference. Adopt the slower in, fast out approach. Use the vanishing point to guide your responses(braking,accelerating and road positioning).

2

A familiar road is the best place to practice getting quicker and more confident with your bike but don't attempt to ride faster without being completely comfortable on your bike. You should know hot it behaves inside out so that nothing surprises you.
3

Roads can be unpredictable so don't push to your limits. you always need a margin for error even if you sre John McGuiness doing a 129mph lap at the TT. Rushing up to everything trying to be the last of the late brakers isn't the answer. A smooth rider is a fast rider and a calm one at that.

4

Use you senses, all of your field of vision to judge space and speed. Don't ride so fast you're rushing along in a blind panic. You should be noticing lost of information about the road ahead, the scenery, the road signs, road markings, that dead badger as well as making the vanishing point your guide.

5

If you're following someone don't get too close and don't actually watch them, their back wheel or anything else. You should be looking through them, almost like you're following a "ghost rider" on the MotoGP Playstation game. Let them guide you but don't let them affect your judgement about where to brake and what line to take.

Dry roads riders!