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Originally Posted by OreoGaborio
One steering input per turn is the goal.
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That would be smooth. I remember a video of an interview with a teenage Nicky Hayden after he beat a bunch of experienced racers, and he said something like "I guess I was just smoother than them."
I'd say that half the curves around here are blind. And about 10 percent of those blind curves are decreasing-radius. What messes up many riders is that they are not prepared to change their steering input for the tighter radius.
To tighten the steering, I just push the handlebar more. I'm usually leaning off at my max, so I can't change that. If I'm off the brakes, I don't want to put them on unless I have to stop. And my simple brain couldn't tell my hand to give more throttle when all my other senses are telling me to slow down or lean more.
By pushing on the handlebar more, instead of giving brake or throttle, a rider behind me might think I looked real smooth going through that decreasing-radius curve. And being smooth is important to me even when nobody's behind me.