The only time you should be seated on the bike is when you are changing direction on a reasonably smmoth corner. The better your technique, the faster you will be able to turn and at the end of the day, if you corner fast, you are fast.

So if we are riding into a flat turn, you need to be, seated on the high side of the seat right up towards the front, with your head over the cross bar, elbows up, fingers on the controls, your inside leg out towards the front axle, but never locked at the knee and your outside leg weighting the footpeg to aid traction.

Sitting on the high side of the seat puts more weight directly over the tyres and you need that traction to tip the bike over. Your weight forward is to help steer the bike as when you are riding on a hard pack surface, the front wheel is the steer wheel. Don;t let your leg fall behind you or the foot peg as your legs weigh enough to upset the balnce of the bike and alter the way it steers by moving the weight backwards.

All you have to to is ensure the bike is in the right gear and you have selected the right line, but we will get to that down the road.

Until then, get plenty of practise and stay safe.

Chris Urquhart
Y-Aim QLD Agent

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