Still a newbie rider

[noggythenog]

Keep it up the glove.


Ive only been riding a few years and when something clicks it is amazing....just dont force it, keep your whole body loose like john wayne riding his horse and look where you wanna go.


I can corner reasonably now but im totally shit on roundabouts...i dunno...maybe it's the camber or something but i just hate them......much more interesting doing corners than roundabouts anyway.


& like you i seem to hold low gears...ie ill happily hold 3rd high up the revs and wait for an overtake....& then just go instead of shifting gear first...the fzs engine expects it as it loves revs...4th gear is pretty useable at such a broad range of speeds...depends how much fuel you wanna save.


My dad has a strange style....he gets up to 6th as soon as possible & he just canes it round corners without needing to down change.....he still drops gears on really tight ones but it's a confidence thing i think and he's more confident and experienced whereas i feel like dropping a gear before a corner will give me more control etc but sometimes i think it's just a bit like comfort braking that some folk do where no matter what speed they're doing they have to dab the brake before every corner as if to check if they havent fallen off the wheel or somethin.




Best idea is not to try go fast in a big jump & you'll end up going faster...take it progressively faster as part of a smooth ride.....ie getting cought in a race with someone might be fun but it isnt very progressive and you'll soon end up tense and out of your comfort zone.