Thanks for the great tip. I grip on too tight during trackdays. It’s not something I’m aware of at the time, nor do I suffer with fatigue, but by a few sessions in I start to get blisters. This will help to practise relaxing my grip and hopefully everything else will follow, because no doubt I’ll ride too tight too. Thank you
So happy to see another tutorial video from you Sylvain. I'm just a club racer in the States and whenever a friend or someone new to trackdays as me for advice, I just point them straight to your videos. The right hand control is so important and it was clever to show how relaxed your grip is ("seeing daylight through the grip"). It also reduces chance of arm pump/fatigue over the course of many laps. Hope you're able to post more now that you are in between seasons! Perhaps a video on your motorcycle suit or helmet collection? :) Cheers from Texas!
@@NuvolariF1 he's also a MotoGP commentator for BTSport MotoGP. They actually have a superb group of commentators. Another in the group is World Superbike World Champion Neil Hodgson. In fact they are often joking against each other. Good spirit between them.
I've heard about this but haven't seen it explained in such detail. Something to work on next year as I'm holding on way too tight and pulling my weight through the bars...
I just love you man!!! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and wisdom of sport motorcycles!! I’m using this technique now, just for the fact point that for long distances, is super optimal!! ✌🏻😃
Thank you so much for your great Videos Guinters. Haven't been to a track in a while but i will be going again soon and back in the day my problems were all about getting tired too quick because of holding on too hard to the bike. Gonna try to apply your tips, also with positioning on the bike..
Hello Sylvain, CanyonChasers commented in a video how much he loves your content so I looked you up. I love your videos and explanation style. You're the type of person that is your favorite rider's favorite rider. Keep up the awesome work you do!
Love seeing you ragging that bike and keeping that throttle pinned wide open.. it sounds fantastic.. amazing skill and many thanks for sharing your tips as you race.😂
Thank you that was helpful. Always enjoy your videos. Would you ever consider doing a video about people that for reasons due to the anatomy and strength of hand must adapt an unorthodox ergonomics for throttle/break manipulation?
Great nudget of advise but that braking and how deep you go with what looks like a lot of pressure.... Amazing!!! Definitely want the next video on advise for how hard / late you can trail brake as I'm always afraid of loosing the front and end up having to make up speed with mid corner / exist which is probably just as dangerous given the trips to the moon I've had 😜
Yeah I was looking at that too. He brakes progressively but quickly at full power, then easing off as he rolls into the corner. I'm guessing his bike doesn't die very much at all so he's able to get to full braking power very quickly because the bike is settled so quickly. I'm guessing his fork brings rea quite stiff. I used to practise sometimes in car parks that were empty. Go along in first gear brake hard. Go a bit faster and brake hard. Go at steady speed brake a bit harder. Get close to the limit.
I remember reading an interview with Troy Bayliss who said you should hold the controls like a baby bird! Watching him ride you would never have guessed he wasn’t trying to rip the bike’s ears off.
Could easily do it with my Srad 750. Struggles slightly with it this year moving up to 1000 fireblade. But think that because needing to relax a bit more
Basic question : do you have quick throttle controller on this video or it is a standard one? I have the feeling with my stock throttle that I need to roll two times to full accelerate
the one thing the mighty Sylvain WSBK champion is not telling you is how to use your feet, in order to not use the hands to sustain your body. But that is a lesson subject to pay for it, and even after you find it out, you still can't do it, as you'll need some years of hard legs training to be up to the job. KUDOS for the video SG. #respect
Bonjour Sylvain, Je connais l’astuce mais merci quand même pour cette nouvelle et utile vidéo. Avec le départ de Suzuki, quel est ton futur? Championnat? Pilote test? Papa poule et RU-vidur moto 😂? Au plaisir de te lire et de te revoir en piste.
Hello Sylvain i would like to ask where i can buy that green hose from master brake cylinder to reservoir. I see on hose is made in italy but can you send me link where i can buy it. Thanks a lot. I have trouble with my hoses and i need someting what is work. Thanks a lot again. Adrian
This is very different from the “screwdriver” grip that I have heard and used for so long. Yes of course in the straights you can relax your grip either way, but it appears as though you keep your wrist perpendicular to the grip as opposed to in line with it when tipped over.
Thanks for this! Not sure you'll see my question but what about very twisty roads during street riding? Does the same rule apply to keeping the wrist straight at all times? I find it difficult to do this when I'm constantly working the throttle and brake in very rapid succession. P.S. I'm not talking about racing on the streets! I'm talking about riding in canyons or somewhere that has a ton of very tight hairpins and lots of curves.
At first is a bit cumbersome, but it definetly works, I've been practising since the other video where he explains the rolling and most importantly how to roll the gas as if you were turning a screwdriver and it's done wonders for my hand, it even works on motorway soy you don't cramp your hand after 5 min steady on the gas
There are two words for me. Amateur, Professional. Of course you are talking to everybody, but a doubt if I can hold the throttle like that at 250 km on my Yamaha MT-09 necked bike. What I'm saying apart from the skills, you need the proper tool. Like the GSX-R or R1M or a ZX10RR-R etc. I will try though :))) Thanks
Seems really easy when you have a quickshifter. Would like to see the same thing done in a motorcycle without quickshifter. Most likely not the same technique.
Similar, but just rolling off&on very quickly on the upshifts. I made a video about this, with onboard camera with and without quickshifter on the members area (It’s called “DOWNSHIFTING ON TRACK”)
100% agree but please change that rubber pipe between the pump and the reservoir... those are made for fuel, brake fluid will deteriorate it and could actually pass through and drip on painted surfaces while making a mess inside the pump
@@alexwitham I'm sure they do and I'm also sure they change the fluid so often that they don't have issues but I know that exact brand and type of rubber tube. you can read "made in Italy" on it, I'm from Italy, that's the stuff the local parts store guy tries to sell me every time, I've used it for this application in the past and I've experienced all the problems mentioned above and more
It seems that you do not close the throttle before breaking? Is it because the electronics are doing this automatically? And I've seen the same thing on MotoGP, and only already in the corner they release the throttle.
Only thing that matters is LAP TIMES. Hearing "you must this, that" all the time lol. Don't give advice if you aren't best. Universally applicable. Regardless of how crossed up, etc, if it works, it works. Fastest lap time wins. Nothing else matters. Ice cream, or dildo grip, only lap times matter. Period.
