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What Makes A Smooth Rider?

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What makes a smooth rider?..In a word ..'alcohol' :beer: .

Look ahead (not at what is just in front of you).

Leave the clutch alone.

Steer the bike with your feet (really!.... stop forcing the bike to go where you turn the bars)

just my 2 cents.....

What makes a smooth rider?..In a word ..'alcohol' :beer: .

Lol there was a 2 day trial down here last year. For some reason all the guys that usually beat me who had a few drinks the night before the second day had a real hard time keeping their feet on the pegs and I rode better than most of them. Very unusual ;). I didn't have a drop of the naughty water ;)

I hope the reply was tounge in cheek but....

Under any circumstances alcohol and riding do not mix.

Samy's reply is a point in case

The bike's power delivery can be a big thing. If you have smooth power delivery throughout the rev range helps a huge amount as your not on off the throttle.

Why some of the old bikes with experienced riders are able to ride slippy sections easy and the bike that's an animal is on off and the riders working hard.

I hope the reply was tounge in cheek but....

Under any circumstances alcohol and riding do not mix.

Samy's reply is a point in case

If only somebody had told about 40 years ago!!! it's clearly too late for me.

Slow action throttle will also help.

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Worn chain and sprockets also cause the tyre to break traction as it becomes snatchy and shock loads the tyres footprint.

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