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Very nice Dhairya..!!

So, there you have it the riding tips right from Rossi himself.. !

@dhairya. that was very informative!! felt like Rossi himself taught me some basic lessons.

What you mean 'felt like'...Rossi did teach you not just basic but advanced lessons.

Tips from what I learnt on track!

I would encourage advanced riders to pour their experience here.
Calling Vivek Sharma, Kunal Bakshi and others

Here are tips from my side

However there are some riding tips which I thought are more important since all you guys are going to the mountains.

Let me spell the most important things (according to me) to be fast around a corner:

Speed while Entering a corner - Too fast and you might take the wrong line. Do enough braking before the lean and decide the corner speed before you start the lean. I was coming in too fast for one corner an was thinking, I caught up with them (faster riders)...Last point of exit after the corner and bye bye..Its better to enter a corner at a slower pace and get out faster...

The line - There has always been an argument about whether there is a fastest line or not, I think there is one but again its about averages. Some might be better at other lines. The line also depends on the corner after the current corner (if you know what I mean)

Body Positioning: If you are leaned more than the bike, there is more wheel making contact with the road and hence the exit speed would be higher. Plus having a knee down makes for great pictures! Get your ass off the bike!

Throttle: Do not be twitchy. The throttle should be in one smooth flow rather than constant open and close. keep it low if you not too confident but constant change in throttle is not advisable

Gearing: Neither should be too low or too high. If the corner is really slow, going to first gear and throttling hard means the rear wheel might loose traction and spin. Too high, I need not say....

Balls of Steel: You will scare yourself on the first day. I did. It had started to rain after the session when I was very confident. I was exiting a really slow turn (a chicane) onto a straight. Was too hard on the throttle, the rear wheel spun like crazy on the wet pavement and the bike stood up straight! The rear wheel fishtailed but luckily I did not fall and the session came to and end just after that. I will say I was happy to see the session end.

During my fastest session, I kept telling myself I could do it and I did. The bike was much more capable of what I was so....I still have a lot of room to learn to grow out of a 750 CC.

Where are your fingers: This is one mistake I do. I keep my fingers on the Break lever all the time. So if I feel I am too fast on a corner, I have a tendency to pull on the lever. Do not know if it happens with any of you guys. Its strict no-no. Do not keep the finger on the lever on a turn! Keep it on a straight for emergency braking. On a turn, lean yourself and the bike more if you think you are too fast. Use the clutch if the need be. But have full grip of the throttle while turning. I made a cautious decision not to keep my finger on the lever but by the end of the day I got rid of the practice.

Hope this helps.

I would like other advance riders to comment and correct if they think I was wrong anywhere..

means that i felt his real presence dude!!!! very informative.

^^ Guess How much he will charge for personalised lessons!

Anyways, I would like such a thread to be a sticky - Collect riding tips from all riders and haev collective learning

I am surprised this thread has not got any attention for past 9 months. Either the tips are useless or we have all expert riders!

mabee we have ppl with mixed up thoughts, they are thinking about touring and track driving in a single line......

Nice info there! Thanks for sharing.

Very nice video, just came out from the virtual lesson, it was very informative. Though I am not a racing rider but still can implement some part of it in street riding for safety.

Thanks Dhairya for such a nice video and your experience.

Night riding

Kindly sprade some light on this Q....

How to ride @ Night time ....
i have done 2-3 rides @ night on 4lane and even on 2lane roads , most of the time i was not at all comfortable . reason high beam of on coming vehicle (Trucks/Suv's) even some time i get puzzled on road its lil difficult for me to ride @ night . SO PLEASE GIVE SOME TIPS...! thank u

I had a similar issue. This is how I overcame the issue.

It is common that we tent to see the lights of the on comming vehical while riding at night but try not to focus on the headlights of the oncomming vehical...just concentrate on your lane. Keep your head straight and eyes on your lane. Don't focus on the lights of the oncomming vehical but concentrate on the White patch of the road and roadsigns.This should help you overcome the issue that you are having. It has worked for me and you can give a try.

do you wear glasses? I do too. And I can so relate with you. I would avoid riding at night so much. I would ride without breaks (esp spiti trip) just so that i do not hjave to ride at night.

However if you wear glasses, try contacts. I know its a huge change. I have been using glasses for 18 years and recently moved to contacts. Huge difference.

As for now, keep the glasses and visro clear. Use lens cleaner srpay for best results. or wash with water and avoid finger prints on them.

other than that, use dipper when there is a oncoming traffic. It works for me..I can see immediate road hazards and i switch back to ful bea as soon as the glare is not there.

this is a good suggestion too. However it will not warn you off the cyclist in the dark. keep special attention at the side of the road where the danger usually lurks.