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Mar 26, 2007 · By full tuck I mean chin on tank and all that garbage. You should always be looking OVER the windshield, not through it. If your body position is correct, there will only be minimum "crouching" required when traveling at freeway speeds.
If a full tuck on your bike feels more comfortable, just do it and screw what other people think.
- Get Comfortable and Move Around in The Seat
- Put The Balls of Your Feet on The Pegs
- Hold The Tank (gently) with Your Knees
- Keep Your Shoulders Back
- Suspend Your Upper Body with A Strong CORE
- Keep Your Elbows Flexed and in
- Soften Your Grip on The Handlebars
- Caveat — Pick The Right Bike!
- Things to Avoid in Sportbike Riding Position
The first thing most new sportbike riders (including me, at one point!) don’t realise is how you can move around in a sportbike’s seat. If you’re coming off a Boneville’s bench seat or a bobber’s bucket seat, you may assume there’s just one natural place to be on a motorbike’s seat. Actually, you can move around a lot, and it can make things more c...
For maximum control, put the balls of your feet on the front pegs. The balls are the front of your feet (not the rear, which is the heel). It’s a bit like standing on the tips of your toes, but you don’t have your foot fully extended. Riding with the balls of your feet on the pegs will be new for you if you’re used to riding cruisers (with floorboa...
This is a little hard, and it can be harder or easier depending on your leg proportions, how wide the tank is, and how grippy it is. But on a sportbike, the tank is designed to be held with the knees — even if gently. This holds you in position when you’re cornering or braking, and also helps you lift your shoulders up by using your core muscles. G...
If you’ve ever done weightlifting you’ll be familiar with the admonition that coaches love to give: “Shoulders back!!” I hear this constantly when doing deadlifts, cleans, kettlebell swings — you name it. Keeping your shoulders back feels like moving your arms back in the sockets and squeezing your shoulder blades together. It’s a bit exaggerated i...
This tip for motorcycle riding position is controversial for some reason. I think people find the idea of lifting your upper body in any “unnatural” way to be… well, unnatural. I believe this is true. Riding a sportbike on the street at “normal” speeds is somewhat unnatural. “Jockey” position is difficult to sustain for long periods. One bit of adv...
Keep your elbows close to your centre. This helps keep your elbow in alignment, reducing lateral pressure on the joint. It also keeps your centre of gravity nearer to the centre, and reduces wind drag. The primary advantage of keeping your elbows flexed is that you have more control when you need it.The clip-ons are primarily controls. You push on ...
The sportbike riding advice to “soften your grip” only becomes possible once you’ve done all the other things on this list. You should be able to float above your wrists above the handlebars if you need to! Sometimes the advice to “soften your grip” is the first motorcycle riding position tip people hear. It sounds good, but when you’re resting you...
There are a wide range of bikes that can be considered “sportbikes”, from the aggressively uncomfortable (and no longer available for the street) Yamaha YZF-R6 to the “almost sport-touring” Ducati Supersport. Beyond that, there are sport-touring bikes like the Ninja 1000SX, but the riding position on those is so upright that it becomes another cate...
When discussing motorcycle riding position, people often start by saying things you should not do. I prefer to avoid negatives (or I should say, “I neveruse negatives!!”), but here are a few watch-outs worth avoiding to avoid long-term injury. 1. Don’t lock your elbows. It gets tempting to lock your elbows riding a sportbike after a while when you ...
Jul 6, 2008 · Sometimes with a friend we'll run 55mph on the highway full tuck, complete with knees out/getting off the bike through mild corners. For comfort, on those 400-500 mile days I do a variety of things that probably look retarded. 1. Standing up on the pegs.
Full Tuck: The position where a rider gets as low as possible on their bike, typically to maximize aerodynamics and speed on descents. G. Gnarly: Referring to a technical, challenging, or dangerous section of trail. Granny Gear: The smallest chainring on a bike, used for steep climbs.
Feb 7, 2021 · Some feel like a naked bike provides a purer riding experience, but adjusting to the extra wind blast can be tricky. MotoKari gives some advice.
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Feb 9, 2009 · Whats the proper way to tuck when you're going fast and want to reduce wind resistance? Do you tuck the elbows in? What about the feet? Balls of the feet on the pegs? Its the little details that I'm unsure of...
