not pushing it on Old Julian Highway before my trip

I have to admit that although riding takes all of your focus and attention, my riding was somewhat handicapped with thoughts about the trip.




Note to myself.... from my riding journal: My form was sloppy today. Also, I was lazy with shifting up after exiting of corners. The high rpm distracted me and the engine response from that made me nervous about entering corners faster and using more counter-steer.

Form: I was very stiff and slow overall. My upper body had to be leaned further. Part of the reason my knee never felt "locked" with the tank. I would have got a lot more feeling from bike if I allowed my upper body to dip inside the corner more, and extend the calves to lock up with the tank. ...probably wasn't sitting a full cheek out. Shoulders needed to be parallel and back should have been straightened to allow use of core muscles for support and breathing.

Music was added to the video because original audio track had a mysterious ticking sound.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• 'sport bike riding'
• suzuki SV650
• old julian highway