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Well, I wanted to post up these shots that Rick Clemson got of me yesterday as I'm pretty happy with them. But I couldn't think of anywhere else to put them up. So I figured I'd start a thread for people to post up pictures they either had taken of themselves, or just any riding pictures you want. Doesn't have to be an action shot. Just beautiful sights at rest points, group pics, mods you've done, etc...

Anyways, like I said, these were from yesterday up on Palomar. Needless to say I'm pretty happy with how they came out. Now the only question is which one should I buy the full res image?

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I would say get the middle one. Nice pictures!
 
i like the top one the best because you can see more of the curve behind you.
 
Here are couple from yesterday out on 94.

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Come on guys, I don't want to be the only one posting pics in here. Even if you've posted them elsewhere, it'll be nice to get them all in one place. :thumbup:
 
Nice form. Head turned, arms relaxed, leg kicked out, body slightly shifted to inside of turn!

Don't know we have anywhere here in VA that takes pictures like that. Though one of the guys I ride with does prof. photography and has talked about riding ahead and snapping a few pics, will have to bug him some more about that.
 
JonKerr said:
Come on guys, I don't want to be the only one posting pics in here. Even if you've posted them elsewhere, it'll be nice to get them all in one place. :thumbup:
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Since you said to! These have made their way into a couple threads now haha.

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dart1963 said:
Nice form. Head turned, arms relaxed, leg kicked out, body slightly shifted to inside of turn!

Don't know we have anywhere here in VA that takes pictures like that. Though one of the guys I ride with does prof. photography and has talked about riding ahead and snapping a few pics, will have to bug him some more about that.
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Thanks. I've really been working on getting my upper body position better. Aside from the fact it's just cool to have pics of yourself on the bike (my wife thinks I'm narcissistic ;) ) they actually do help a lot when you're trying to learn proper form. What you think you're doing and what you're actually doing can be two very different things. It can feel like you're leaning so far and your body is way to the inside but when you see it pictured, you look all crossed up like this:

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jspansel said:
Since you said to! These have made their way into a couple threads now haha.

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Nothing wrong with being proud of your progress as a rider and wanting to share it with others. :thumbup: Your form is looking good. Now, who's knee is closer to the ground? :sinister: :justkidding:
 
JonKerr said:
Thanks. I've really been working on getting my upper body position better. Aside from the fact it's just cool to have pics of yourself on the bike (my wife thinks I'm narcissistic ;) ) they actually do help a lot when you're trying to learn proper form. What you think you're doing and what you're actually doing can be two very different things. It can feel like you're leaning so far and your body is way to the inside but when you see it picture, you look all crossed up like this:

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What is bad about your form here? I'll probably never get my bike leaned over like those pics, but maybe one day....
 
If you look at my head, it's aligned with the center of the bike. It's too far to the center. My head needs to be further to the inside, closer to the inside mirror. "Kissing the mirror" is what you'll hear it described as. Your head, and consequently shoulders, weigh a lot. If you have that weight too high and centralized when your lower body is shifted over, you're riding "crossed-up" and having to work a lot harder to get the bike to turn. If you get your weight low and to the inside and balanced, you can negotiate the same turn at the same speed using less lean angle. (i.e. more rubber on the road, more grip, less on the edge.) Knowing that, you can go around the same turn with the same lean angle at a higher speed. That's how racers can negotiate turns at nearly twice the speed us mere mortals can. Look at that pic compared to the first pictures I put up and you'll see how much further to the inside my head and shoulders are. It's subtle differences like that that can make a huge difference in your abilities. I'm probably doing 5-10 MPH more in the first three pics on that same turn with about the same lean angle as I am in the one where I'm crossed up.

Remember, I'm riding pretty hard at this point. Still around 75% to 80% of what the bike and I could do if I were on a track, but still pretty hard for the street. Also remember that I only ride like this on a few roads that are very popular with bikes, that get scouted thoroughly for debris, road damage, etc... before any kind of aggressive runs are made, and I have 10,000+ miles of twisties and a few riding clinics under my belt. Not that I'm saying I'm an expert rider. Far from it. Just please don't take any picture I or anyone else post up as "Hey look what I can do, you should be able to do it too." Always ride well within your limits and apply proper technique as you learn it. Read books like Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist 1 & 2, Total Control by Lee Parks, etc... and apply those techniques as you get comfortable. 9 months ago I didn't think I'd ever be able to ride at the level I'm at now. But learning how to do it properly makes a huge difference. I'm also lucky to have a local riding group who I'm a member of who puts on free clinics as well as the local photographers to use as a true gauge of how my form looks. If you look through all the pictures I have saved on my computer in chronological order, you'll see the progression over the last 9 months or so.
 
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hmmm, finally some pics... but no twisties from the photographers point (he tried real hard to find a good spot)

I'll be posting up some video from our 211 trip soon.

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Heineken said:
And now a picture from the very straight, potholes full, poorly maintained, boring roads of IL:
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i did find a road the other day about 15 miles from my place.
it was 4.5 miles long with 9 big sweeping curves, and smooth i might add.
:) so apparently they do exist, i went back and forth on it twice b/c thats all i've foud.

too all you spoiled riders, 9 curves in 4.5 miles is a big deal around these parts. :(

back to the pics...
 

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