Motovudu: Las Artes Secretas de Pilotaje : 13 ENTRADA EN CURVA

i and entering a curve when I am approaching a curve, braking as much as possible as soon as I have reached the inclination where the motorcycle refuses to lean more and in order to continue braking I have made the upper part of my body towards the curve, I extend my arms and lean towards that side so the bike can maintain the same inclination a little more in this way it gained a few more meters braking as much as possible ready to enter the curve when the moment arrives at the same time you release the brake you lean your body and the motorcycle towards the curve The type of curve will determine whether you should do it slowly and gently or quickly and with determination.

The force with which you brake should be directly proportional to the inclination of the motorcycle. You can continue braking as much as possible up to a certain inclination, just like with gas. The objective is to keep the load on the front wheel the same during the transition from having the motorcycle upright to the maximum inclination, balancing the different forces on the tire by braking and cornering. The more you lean the motorcycle while using the brakes, the greater the risk of it crashing. close the steering there is no point in pushing to the limit in this area until all the other aspects of your riding this was a very high level I will explain it to you in another way think that the fork compresses a certain distance when you are braking to the maximum in straight line once you start the curve the objective is to keep the fork compressed that same distance to do this you release the brake while leaning the bike and the lateral forces associated with tracing the curve increase once I have reached the point where I no longer want to risk softer and simultaneously release the brake, lean the bike and body as much as possible and relax the arms that supported me while braking all this allows the front tire to better trace the curve without losing grip turning with the gas closed I close the gas entering almost all the curves on all the circuits to go fast you have to take advantage of not only the grip of the rear tire but also the front tire if you use the appropriate tires and they are warm you can trust them until you are riding at a very high level they are mainly the brakes and opening the gas that cause loss of traction by not closing the gas I use engine braking at maximum maximum inclination closed gas and no brakes simultaneously the bike will never turn better which at this moment is a tremendous technique that I trust but it only works really good if you have previously removed gears while braking so you will have maximum engine braking after having released the front brake while you continue with enough speed to reach the curve.

Be careful you will need a clear track to rehearse this; you do not want to find another driver braking to the maximum and entering the corner late in front of you difficult and many drivers keep pressing the brake for too long slowing down too much as if all the corners were hairpins think about the following tracing the corner with the throttle closed is much safer than braking to the apex As you are not braking, there is much less risk of the front tire losing grip. If it does, it will do so much more smoothly and you will have a better chance of recovering the line because the wheel rotates freely.

This technique works best in flowing curves and less in hairpins or tight curves where you have to brake more to reduce speed more as a general rule if you have to open the gas to reach the apex of the curve you have entered too slowly or you have braked too much if you have braked too much after releasing the brake and leaning the bike at maximum you will not have enough speed to enter the curve with the gas closed as soon as you open the gas the bike no longer turns and you subject the rear tire to more stress do not try to recover the situation by accelerating and losing the line at the start you can adjust the line by dosing the gas to vary your position on the track do not accelerate, maintain the line and exit the curve well correct the entrance to the curve on the next lap by releasing the brake a little earlier to enter with a little more speed improve like this little by little until you no longer have to open the gas when entering the curve, this is not easy and you will have to practice to impress yourself with how the bike can turn, the grip of the front tire and how quickly you can enter the curve using this technique another trick After releasing the brake you must lean the motorcycle as much as possible so that the motorcycle turns in as close an arc as possible.

You lean the motorcycle slowly. It is like turning the steering wheel of your car a little. The radius of the curve will be larger than it should be. You do not lean the bike as much as possible without braking and with the throttle closed it will not turn it is as strong as possible curve entry lines it is important to prepare to enter the curve while you are still giving throttle arriving at the curve sometimes you will have to sacrifice the exit and acceleration of a curve or a straight to position yourself well for the next curve.

If you do not do this, you will not only lose at the entrance but also in the middle of the curve and also at the exit between two curves. If you return too late, preparing for the next curve, you will lose. You will find the motorcycle pointed in one direction when the curve goes in the opposite direction. This will put a lot of load on the front tire and is a risky situation. Advanced technique in double apex curves. It is advisable to enter even faster than usual. You should always enter with the throttle closed. so fast that in the middle of the curve you go out to half or more of the track depending on the curve until the speed has slowed down enough to turn back in.

It takes courage to enter that fast but when you start to turn in the middle of the curve The starting line will be better. You will have won at the entrance, lost a little in the middle of the curve and you will win at the exit and throughout the next straight you will have beaten the one who has drawn in a conventional way and general rules for entering the pilot curve to brake in straight line and for too long the driver will enter the curve much later because of that he will have to turn harder loading the tires more without any reward it will also force him to reduce speed to recover the line the driver will not be able to reach the curve with the gas closed and he will have to open the gas again and that will open the line the driver does not take advantage of the grip of the front tire to brake a little inclined nor does he enter the curve with the gas closed the driver sees it will be easy for him to overtake the driver entering the corner and the rider makes the curve longer than necessary and spends more time with the bike leaning as much as possible.

Remember the rule of longer straights and shorter corners. The rider starts from the left end of the track. The rider brakes in a straight line and at the right moment begins to lean the motorcycle towards the curve but continues braking as much as the rider did in a straight line although the maximum braking distance is the same for both riders. The rider sees he can brake later because it will also release the brake closer to the curve. In addition, the rider sees he does not have to reduce the speed as much. You can release the brake at a higher speed and still reach the apex of the curve by turning with the throttle closed because the bike is Using the best line the distance between the point of releasing the brake and the center of the curve is much shorter so it is done in less time.

At the end the curve becomes shorter and less time is spent leaning to the maximum which means less risk remember longer straights and shorter curves optimal corner start point the objective is to maintain the same load approaching the limit on the tires entering and tracing the curve you do not want there to be more load at any specific point think about a fast 90 corner degrees that forces you to cut the gas but not brake if you enter too early the central part of the curve becomes tighter, loading the front wheel more at that point if you enter late you load the tires more at the moment of starting the curve the optimal point for Starting the curve is between those two extremes, loading the tires equally throughout the curve.

If there is no maximum load point, there is no point where there is more risk of losing grip. The transition between having the motorcycle upright with the throttle open and leaning with the throttle. closed gas must be smooth and progressive the type of curve will determine whether this transition should be fast or slow the throttle position the inclination of the bike and the line all together contribute to maintaining the same load on the tires remember that the throttle position is directly related to the inclination of the motorcycle