Originally Posted by
Lazyass
I don't believe that for a second. And you've certainly never stepped foot on a track. The words you've posted prove it. And even if you weren't lying, most street-only riders don't know how to properly take a curve, which is why they die left and right. I've seen guys riding on the street for 20 years, then they go to their first trackday and get blown away by a 19 year old girl on a Ninja 250.
You've failed to explain how the concept of braking points, lines, target fixation, trail braking (google that one, too) and everything else applies to motorcycles but not bicycles. You can't do it because it's impossible. The difference is that the repetition you get on the track builds your muscle memory that is almost impossible to obtain by only riding a bicycle. You can hit more high speed curves with one weekend at a track as you could with years riding a bicycle.
A great point. Because I spent so little time on the track, I used to practice countersteering and more evasive braking. I believe the stat is...50% of those that crash on a motorcycle don't make the curve and ride straight off...or brake and go down. Shifting body weight as you know and majority of others don't isn't nearly as effective as countersteering. Good riders do both.