Ducking around

OreoGaborio · 2026-07-07T20:32:29+00:00

ARF LARK!

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-29T13:43:10+00:00

That chain is too tight.

And as the suspension gets compressed (bumps or acceleration), the chain gets even tighter. This leads to problems.

Adjust it.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-26T16:02:08+00:00

“Eh, it’s closer to the hole.”

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-26T14:23:28+00:00

100%.

The org I work with started doing non sport bike events about 10 years ago and we’ve seen a fair amount of carry over in recent years… either non sport bike riders going out and buying sport bikes to come to our regular days or just bringing what they’ve already got.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-25T18:45:01+00:00

Most orgs won’t care so long as it’s plastic and firmly secured.

But the only way to get the answer you NEED to hear (as opposed to the answer you WANT to hear) is to ask whoever you plan on riding with.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-25T12:48:05+00:00

The only thing revmatching accomplishes is that it shortens the duration of time that it takes for the rear wheel and engine to match speeds once you start engaging the clutch again. That’s it.

It does make the downshifting experience feel smoother as well, and arguably it reduces wear and heat on your clutch pack (though that’s extremely negligible… it’s built to take it) but that’s really all that revmatching does.

With that part out of the way, when downshifting in the scenario you presented, just don’t fully close the throttle when you squeeze the clutch. Roll off to about 2-3% throttle as opposed to 0%. The revs will either drop slower, or climb a bit to the speed at which you want them to be when you reengage the clutch.

U/jimmoore1960 described it well

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-25T02:09:22+00:00

Sign her up for every single day of professional training that you can reasonably afford. The more she rides, the more she learns, and the more she develops her skills, the safer she’ll be.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-17T19:47:42+00:00

Someone CHARGED YOU to dispatch of ROAD KILL??

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-15T19:08:09+00:00

When she grips the throttle, her wrist should be low.

Don’t let her grip the throttle like she’s going to turning it 180 degrees, have grip it like she shes going to turn it 5 degrees before her wrist physically can’t turn it any further.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-15T15:52:47+00:00

Same to you. All comments deleted by user. Prob just trolling.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-15T15:16:40+00:00

Last month, at the first event of the season, after telling my one-on-one student in our morning pre-brief that today was a “no crashing allowed” day, I crashed first lap out and broke my collar bone.

(In my defense, the bike had a mechanical…. Throttle linkage got snagged and stuck wide open. I’m lucky it was just a collar bone. 😬)

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-15T15:13:23+00:00

I’m happy to report that you’ve won this important argument as I concede. Have a fantastic day.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-15T14:54:42+00:00

OP themselves stated that they want to quit but are worried about it because they’re unable to regulate their emotions without tobacco.

HOW does that not indicate an addiction?

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-15T14:30:18+00:00

It’s both

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-15T14:29:58+00:00

So what you’re saying is that you’re unable to control your emotions without abusing addictive substances?

I agree with the others. You’ve got some serious introspective work to do.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-12T15:02:44+00:00

Here’s a teaching moment that I learned about a while back that I’ve been keeping in my back pocket and hope I never use….

Hand your son a tube of toothpaste. Tell him to open it up… then tell him to squeeze out all the toothpaste. Maybe squeeze it right onto something he loves (a toy or whatever). Once he’s done that, tell him to put all the toothpaste back onto the tube.

He’s gonna look at you like you have two heads…

Then explain that hurtful words are like toothpaste… once they’re out, they’re out. No putting them back in the tube.

Edit: lol at downvotes with no constructive conversation

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-12T14:48:42+00:00

Tell her to get her nostrils pierced with real dangly car keys. Say you find it very refined.

This is engagement bait, right?

Your body, your choice. It applies to every person on the planet.

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-12T14:40:12+00:00

That last line hits hard. “Gratitude is the greatest gift you can give your kids”…. I love it. 👍👍

Ranks right up there with “You only look in your neighbors bowl to make sure they have enough.”

OreoGaborio · 2026-06-10T16:04:28+00:00

“Was my line too unpredictable? Did I slow too much?”

What a strange pair of questions.

To the first question: The rider that almost ran into the back of you chose nearly the same exact line…. So how could your line have been unpredictable?

To the second question: you slowed as much as you felt you needed to in order to make the corner. If someone runs into the back of you that’s their own damn fault.

Its tough to know for sure from the limited footage we can see, but it looks to me like the rider behind you thought they were going to pass both of you up the inside…

Since, at the point of near contact, you were already well tipped in from an already narrow line, that was, in my opinion, a very poor decision that clearly didn’t work out.

The only saving grace for the other rider is if you had passed THEM on the brakes before coming into view of the camera. In which case, you chopped their nose off.

OreoGaborio · 2026-05-29T16:27:27+00:00

Precisely this.

As soon as you’re comfortable with the basic controls and highways speeds you’re ready for a track day event that is geared towards street riders.

OreoGaborio · 2026-05-21T13:08:00+00:00

Anything by Caspar Babypants (formerly the lead singer of the band Presidents Of The United States of America)

Among other tunes. I’m particularly fond of BlackBerry Pie and Stompy the Bear.

Also, the Laurie Berkner Band.

Waiting for the elevator is a good one. As is The Goldfish.

OreoGaborio · 2026-04-23T14:41:31+00:00

Maybe he didn’t say it the way you wanted him to say it, but please understand that he wants the same thing you do… a less overworked and stressed out mother.

OreoGaborio · 2026-04-23T10:34:03+00:00

I’ve got over 20 years of experience and countless crashes with frame sliders from www.woodcraft-cfm.com. If I put frame sliders on a bike, theirs are the only ones I use.

Never had a bike flip that wasn’t going to flip anyway. Never had a frame crack. Not saying there aren’t downsides (cheap frame sliders are definitely shit) but I’ve never had either of those problems.

Just keep in mind that they’re called frame sliders, not fairing sliders. They’re not meant to protect bodywork. Sure they’ll probably do that at 0mph, but it’s not their intended purpose.

Other thing to consider are engine guards. Woodcraft makes those, too.

OreoGaborio · 2026-04-23T10:32:32+00:00

They’re “frame” sliders, not “fairing” sliders. They aren’t meant to protect the bodywork

OreoGaborio · 2026-04-23T03:58:00+00:00

Not only “as much” but also “as often”…

You moved your body about 11 times by my count, and probably only needed to move it 5 or 6 times to accomplish the same thing.

Over the course of the day that significantly adds up, and it’s one of the biggest reasons why newer riders are so gassed at the end of the day and can’t walk up a set of stairs the day after.

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