Riding Guide

Written Summary:

1. Use only the kneestop on the INSIDE (corner-side) of the bike. Right-hand corner, right-side kneestop.
   
   
2. Always brace your Lower body with the kneestop & tank. Do not push your lower body away from the kneestop & tank with your arms.
   
   
3. When braking is limited by a stoppie (hard, upright braking) brace your UPPER body with the handlebars. Relax your back and leave your Lower body against the kneestop & tank.
   
   
4. When braking is limited by the front tire sliding (trail braking), use your back and leg muscles to shift your UPPER body forces onto the kneestop & tank.
   
   
5. Setup your Lower body before you begin braking for a corner.
   For a Right-handed corner:
       Right cheek off the right side of the seat
       Left cheek on the seat
       Right knee against the kneestop
       Left thigh against the tank
   
   
6. Keep your Upper body centered on the bike during upright braking until you tip-in. Slight additional pressure on the outside handlebar can prevent the bike from tipping into a corner prematurely from your shifted lower body weight.
   
   
7. Setup your left foot under the shifter peg before you brake into a left-hand corner. After downshifting, leave your weight against the kneestop as you retract your foot back onto the footpeg.
   
   
8. In fast, sweeping corners, lean forward and hang your chin over the inside handlebar during braking & entry. This will weight the front tire, adding front grip. Bracing against the kneestop will keep weight off the handlebar to prevent front tire slides & improve feel.
   
   
9. In corners where the bike backs-in and you would usually Rossi-dangle, lift your butt slightly off the seat, while keeping your weight split between the kneestop, tank, and handlebars as above. Moving your contact points with the bike closer to the steering nut will act like tongue-weight on a trailer, naturally stabilizing the bike as the tail wags back and forth.
   
   
10. Use a kneestop to help flip the bike in a chicane. In a right-left chicane, throw your upper body from right to left first, then bump the left-side kneestop when your lower body follows. This will help keep the suspension loaded and speeds the flip.
    
    
11. Once you let off the brakes, open your hip into the corner, and drag knee & elbow as usual.
    
    
12. Ride relaxed. Not athletic-relaxed. Ride fat-blob relaxed. The bike will have more grip, and you will have more bike feel.