Simona
Junior Member
Not sure about the hardest technique to master, cos they're all tricky to master, but one technique that springs to mind that I struggle with is more applicable to track than road. Breaking hard from high speed on the straight, and trying to gear down and blipping the throttle between downshifts. A lot of racers do this (Rossi, Stoner) some dont. A lot of trackday punters do it and some dont. And most of my mates do it and I dont. (I cant). I just break hard and when I get to the desired corner speed, I pull clutch, gear down accordingly and match the engine speed to the wheel speed using the clutch to transition smoothly before I turn in. I guess my way works for me, but watching the pro's gearing down and blipping the throttle, I always felt like I was doing something wrong. Until I read an article by Mick Doohan who thinks its pointless trying to go down one gear at a time and blip the throttle while breaking hard. He would just break hard, select correct gear for the turn match wheel speed to engine speed and use the clutch to make the transition smooth. I felt better after reading that. Cos I could never really could do that whole gearing down while breaking hard thingy while blipping...