Disclaimer: I think Ken Hill has a podcast with the same title, and the subject matter is similar. This post is directed more toward the regular track day rider who is consciously working on getting better (faster/safer), not necessarily racers, though it is probably applicable to many racers to some degree. My personal disclaimer is …
If you’re serious, want to do this sport for a while, and you don’t want to crash, you have to think about this stuff very consciously. You should study track maps, trusted-source videos, take courses and/or coaching, work on mental acuity exercises, work on your physical health, etc. Even doing everything ‘right’ is no guarantee …
So I did a thing… I found a virtually brand new 2020 Ninja 400 (EX400) showing 53 miles with rearsets and track bodywork not far away at a reasonable price and following the raves about the bike from several high-level riders and coaches, I decided to make the jump. I did this after a decent …
If you’re serious about tracking your progress through data, you may want to think through how you want to manage it. As you spend more time tracking data, it will amass and it makes life easier if you have a plan going into it. Managing data includes naming conventions, having a process when you import …
Sometimes you can’t ride the bike you want to ride. This happened to me–I’d given my Daytona to my suspension guy for its annual refresh and adding suspension potentiometers in early November thinking my track season was over. A little before Thanksgiving, some friends and I wanted to close out the season with the last …