| |
 |
Advanced Riding Course: Throttle control
By Niall Mackenzie on 22/03/2010 13:50:28
Get on the gas with the best, Niall Mackenzie walks through a guide for throttle control
it comes to changing up and down through the gears, especially at speed.It really sunk in how big a part the throttle plays in riding while watching my two boys as toddlers learning to ride their PW50s. They quickly sussed that every time they were about
|
|
 |
VIDEO: Chained Honda CB550 on full throttle
By Visordown News on 17/09/2008 08:56:07
Modern art or just utter claptrap? Check this footage of a classic Honda thrashing about on full throttle
Who said modern art was just a load of nonsense?THIS IS the latest work of installation art at Jack the Pelican Gallery in Brooklyn, in New York City. It's a Honda CB550 chained to the ceiling of a warehouse with the throttle stuck open. The work
|
|
 |
The importance of set-up for throttle control
By Kevin Schwantz on 09/09/2010 16:04:14
Kevin Schwantz on how important set-up is to throttle control, how it makes champions and what he learned on a dirt track
Throttle control comes from a properly set-up bike. The rider has to get the bike to handle as he wants it by feel. He needs to know when the bike will start to move around, when the tyre will reach the limit. Throttle control can be learned
|
|
 |
Mackenzie on acquiring throttle control
By Niall Mackenzie on 09/11/2010 15:45:28
Riding god, Niall Mackenzie, imparts his wisdom on mastering the twist of the wrist
The smaller the bike, the easier it is to practice opening the throttle mid-corner because there's not as much power and delivery is softer. It's always going to be a bit risky with high revs and low gears however many CCs, so to avoid a highside
|
|
 |
Faulty throttle blamed for Pedrosa crash
By Visordown News on 01/10/2010 14:38:13
Stuck throttle dashes Repsol rider's 2010 Championship bid
A PROBLEM WITH the throttle cable on Dani Pedrosa's Honda RC212V has been attributed as the cause of the Spaniards crash in this morning's first free practice at Motegi.Pedrosa crashed with just five minutes into the hour-long session, fracturing
|
|
 |
Clutch/throttle Masterclass: Part Two
By mark forsyth on 23/08/2011 11:45:26
Poetic Darwinian moment
The camera's rolling, you feel compelled to show-off. Not always advisable if your machine control is this lacking...
|
|
 |
Clutch/throttle Masterclass: Part One
By mark forsyth on 22/08/2011 14:45:02
Bite point bites back
The first in a (very) long series of how to master the art of totally cocking up the set-off... watch and learn
|
|
 |
Clutch/throttle Masterclass: Part Three
By mark forsyth on 24/08/2011 11:34:02
Eastern bloc block-heads
The clutch control seems OK, but keeping her lit while she's a-snakin' an' a weavin' might have been a mistake
|
|
 |
Clutch/throttle Masterclass: Part Four
By mark forsyth on 25/08/2011 10:50:03
Shorts and gravel - hmmm
You just know this is going to end badly.The suspension linkages so dry they squeak for mercy. The knackered kickstart return spring. The madman in the forest randomly firing a rifle. The extensive protective equipment.If it's disaster you're expecting, you won't be short changed...
|
|
 |
Grit in throttle caused fatal bike crash
By Visordown News on 22/03/2010 11:51:38
Inquest hears facts in death of boy, 5, killed in car park tragedy
THE DEATH of a five-year-old boy fatally injured in a motorcycle accident was caused by a piece of grit in the bike's throttle mechanism, an inquest has heard.Jake Wilson, from Carmarthen, West Wales, died after suffering fatal head injuries while
|
|
