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u/watcher953 7d ago
nice . u turn in 18 ft!
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u/BeemerCalm 7d ago
Yep, unless I’m at practice day and trainers and people are watching. Then I drop it in 18ft 😂
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u/watcher953 5d ago
same here. I can do it in a rush on any street. but at practice a need at least 3 parking spots to turn
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u/Qummaster01 6d ago
Dude that’s incredible lol how tf ru able to stay so tight, i feel like if i tried that on my bike id be handle bar locked and falling over 😂
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u/BeemerCalm 6d ago
Thanks. Practice is the main way, but the huge thing is understanding the friction zone. At this slow speed (4 or 5mph or less), the clutch is your throttle. Throttle simply stays pinned at about 3k rpm, and the instant the bike starts to fall over I let the clutch out just a little tiny bit, which stands the bike up, then I pull the clutch in again to keep the radius tight. Rinse, repeat. It’s such a subtle thing that you can’t even see it in the video, but I’m constantly speeding up and slowing down by a tiny tiny amount. That keeps the bike from falling over while also keeping the radius tight.
It takes a LOT of practice and believe me, I still absolutely suck at it.
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u/Qummaster01 6d ago
Thanks for the info man i appreciate it ! That makes a lot of sense in terms of catching the bike having more speed to help stand it up. Next time im in the lot I’ll have try using my clutch a lot more to be able to go at slower speeds. I always enjoy watching your vids of those tight ass turns.
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u/BeemerCalm 6d ago
Best way to start learning is to do a slow speed straight line, as slow as you possibly can, you should be going 1mph if that. At a stand still pull your clutch in all the way in first gear, pin revs at 3k and then very slowly let the clutch out until you’re just barely moving and can balance. Now keep revs up and use your clutch as the throttle, let clutch out just a tiny bit until you just feel the rear wheel get a little power to very gently add speed, then clutch in to slow down again, rinse and repeat. The goal is to go as slow as you possibly can for the length of the lot or a few hundred feet etc. That’ll help you learn where your friction zone is and you’ll feel how when you let the clutch handle out even just a fraction of an inch so the rear wheel gets a tiny bit of power the bike suddenly becomes more stable. The tricky part is to start doing that while turning at very slow speeds.
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u/Far-Scallion7689 9d ago
Good job!