any tips for drifting on a motorcycle?

[holden j caufield]

for all the moms out there, it's an old 250cc beater and I've got all my gear on and it's done on an empty parking lot. I obviously won't be doing any of this on the street. I've watched and read some youtube vids but I can't seem to get it right.

 

[RiDE]

Hmmm troll bait... I'll bite... :awe:

Is your 250 a green Ninja 250R because Gary McCoy is clearly riding a 250R in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF5ovyKAtxk

 

[holden j caufield]

nope not trolling, just curiosity and lots boredom on my side. Nice vid though

 

[DivideBYZero]

Want me to call the Ambulance for you?

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Turn sharply open throttle just enough to break traction, dial back fractionally voila power slide.

Do not snap the throttle open, you will lowside (crash).
Do not snap the throttle closed, you will highside (painfully crash).

Nevermind you are holden j caufield... you will crash your cbr600 because you are a noob.

By the way car parks are effectively the "street" (i.e. uncontrolled environment where others could get hurt) unless you own a secluded lot, in which case it's private property.

 

[skyking]

Seriously?
Park the street bike and learn to do it on a dirt bike. Anything else will lead to a certain crash and injuries.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

wtf.

 

[coxmaster]

Make sure you have a video camera.

 

[mmntech]

Don't.

But if you choose not to listen....

Make sure you have a video camera.

This. :awe:

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

1st, you must plaster your bike with Japanese Kanji and other stickers from the land of the rising sun.

 

[RedRooster]

Bang down two gears, start braking hard with the front while turning and slowly let out the clutch.
It'd really be easier with a supermoto though, consider it.

 

[joesmoke]

Seriously?
Park the street bike and learn to do it on a dirt bike. Anything else will lead to a certain crash and injuries.

this

 

[madeuce]

How many high sides are you going to try for before you stop? More power too you though.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I've slid the rear in a corner under trail braking once and under power once and managed to not crash. Neither are something I'd care to repeat though.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

I've slid the rear in a corner under trail braking once and under power once and managed to not crash. Neither are something I'd care to repeat though.

You aren't a bike noob

who owns a Honda CBR 600? I'm pretty much set on getting one as a first bike.

Or perhaps a troll...

 

[halik]

 

[alevasseur14]

Make sure you're an organ donor...

 

[holden j caufield]

I don't get why this is a trollish question? I like to delve into things at a quick pace. When I played competitive tennis as a kid at 16 I could have played against kids my age but I always chose to play with kids in the 18s and even college players. I took my lumps but I accelerated my growth as a player, started to understand things in an entire different level.

Same when I first started playing golf I had someone tape my swing, slow motion frame by frame and developed an understanding of how physiology and physics worked in the golf swing. It's not easy nor the route most beginners take but I prefer a more accelerated curriculum. Been reading Twist of the Wrist vol 1 + 2, any other books or videos recommended?

 

[alevasseur14]

I wouldn't say it's a trolling question but I would say its a pretty stupid thing to try. Purposefully making both your tires lose traction is pretty different compared to learning tennis and golf.

As they say: to each their own. If you really want to do it, knock yourself out. Just be sure to be mentally prepared for the slew of insults you'll get when you post the 'I just fell trying to drift on my motorcycle' thread.

 

[holden j caufield]

quick question, they say have the balls of your feet on the pegs and not over the brake and shifter. I understand why on the shifter so you don't panick and change gears? But I would think I would always want my foot covered over the brake (especially at low/medium speeds I can understand why not to have it covered at high speeds.

 

[Fenixgoon]

quick question, they say have the balls of your feet on the pegs and not over the brake and shifter. I understand why on the shifter so you don't panick and change gears? But I would think I would always want my foot covered over the brake (especially at low/medium speeds I can understand why not to have it covered at high speeds.

because you can still lock your tires, i'd guess.

edit: even at speeds of <20mph, i locked the rear tire on the suzuki GZ250 we had in the MSF safety class coming to a quick stop.

i'm much more gentle with me FZ6R - partially because the GZ250 was way too small for me.

 

[EightySix Four]

I don't get why this is a trollish question? I like to delve into things at a quick pace. When I played competitive tennis as a kid at 16 I could have played against kids my age but I always chose to play with kids in the 18s and even college players. I took my lumps but I accelerated my growth as a player, started to understand things in an entire different level.

Same when I first started playing golf I had someone tape my swing, slow motion frame by frame and developed an understanding of how physiology and physics worked in the golf swing. It's not easy nor the route most beginners take but I prefer a more accelerated curriculum. Been reading Twist of the Wrist vol 1 + 2, any other books or videos recommended?

What is this "drifting" trying to accomplish? That's not understanding motorcycle riding at a different level, learning to race on a proper track would teach you more (useful) bike control.

 

[holden j caufield]

the feeling or experience of lost traction. So when I feel the same thing in a real world situation I won't panic, I'll understand how I might recover. Mostly I'm curious but you'd be surprised at stuff you learn that you think is insignificant but later on that light bulb goes off and you can apply it to something else. But I tend to think a little out of the box, sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not.

 

[RiDE]

I don't get why this is a trollish question?

Well if you're serious I think you might want to be on a supermotard instead. D:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBwHtCOHlU4

If you have a penchant for high sides and would rather stay on a sportbike the author of Twist of the Wrist has a "slide bike" at his school. :awe:

http://www.superbikeschool.com/machinery/slide-bike.php

 

[JulesMaximus]

I don't get why this is a trollish question? I like to delve into things at a quick pace. When I played competitive tennis as a kid at 16 I could have played against kids my age but I always chose to play with kids in the 18s and even college players. I took my lumps but I accelerated my growth as a player, started to understand things in an entire different level.

Same when I first started playing golf I had someone tape my swing, slow motion frame by frame and developed an understanding of how physiology and physics worked in the golf swing. It's not easy nor the route most beginners take but I prefer a more accelerated curriculum. Been reading Twist of the Wrist vol 1 + 2, any other books or videos recommended?

Well, when you play golf the clubs don't throw you violently to the ground and beat you when you make a mistake.