flounder Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Looks like Alpinestars finally gave Hopper Elbow sliders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hopper sux. :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hopper sux. :D:DI just like the pic... I still dis-like you.... Call Drew and tell him we are showing up on sunday to ride dirt.. or....snow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 nice tires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleaner Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I can do that.RIIIIIIIIIIGHT....Hopper's cool and I was just bashing him like I like to do to his sister Flounder, but seriously, he's getting better, but he ain't where he needs to be as far as bikes are concerned. He made a sideways move for more money.I'd like to see him on a Duc or a Honda and showcase his real ability...But, money makes the world go round and therefore a big factor in swaying one's thoughts.Flounder, where did you find the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Flounder, where did you find the pics?I stole them from GDC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyMac Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 They're on johnhopkins21.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd#43 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I drug my elbow in Italy....Its not THAT hard to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleCock Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I drug my elbow in Italy....Its not THAT hard to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 a guy from the R6messagenet, @ deals gap..crazy mofo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Holy shit. That dood is a nut! Elbow on the street! NO THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I bet that guy has embarrased a lot of literbikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndjoo Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Looks like Alpinestars finally gave Hopper Elbow sliders...i need some of those!! all i want for christmas is a shift suit with elbow sliders.....brian. hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 All ya gots ta do is ask, homo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisoh Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah i was wandering when Drew would get his sliders.Now he just needs helmet sliders.I have tried a few times at Putnam to get elbow, but not sure if I was withing a inch or so or not. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I need to freaking hang off my bike more!!! I have shit tons of lean, not enough hang. Lots of stuff to work on next year. I wish I knew some people who were fast or something so they could help me out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I need to freaking hang off my bike more!!! I have shit tons of lean, not enough hang. Lots of stuff to work on next year. I wish I knew some people who were fast or something so they could help me out! I know a doctor that may be able to help you with your height problem. Ive told you about your problem of not getting off the bike... Just look at your avatar and tilt your head to the angle of the bike.. you can damn near draw a line down through the middle of your body/bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 This is true. That pic is a great example. My arm isnt even out like it should be. What a failure I am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have drug elbow before but it was followed by dragging hip, shoulder, back and then head, tumble, stomach, tumble, back and head again.. Guess I need a shit-ton of sliders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisoh Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 My best is dragging peg of my Six at Nelson in the Last corner. Peg was moved up and back 2 slots on the slots. And it was also shaved from 2 previous crashes on that side.I know it was because of me not getting Body correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah I dragged peg at Mid Ohio.. came in to a corner too fast and didnt have time to shift my weight off the bike. Woops.. oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Remember, guys... There's no one perfect way to hang off or riding style. Sure, the basics like getting your ass off, typical body positioning, etc.However, just because some guys drag an elbow, doesn't make them faster than a guy who doesn't.Mladin is as fast as Spies, right? Maybe not all the time, but the win record he has makes it a valid argument. Spies is fast too. Spies is an elbow out and down kinda guy - Mladin isn't.You can take the top 5 guys in MotoGP and figure they are probably the fastest guys currently to ride these types of machines. Vale's style is different than Stoner's who's is different than Danny's, etc., etc., etc.Ride to where it is comfortable for you. Once there, work forward and quit trying to copy someone simply because it looks cool or seems to look the way it should.Get the style that is suited to you. If you need more work - ass off more, elbows more in a relaxed position, knees out more, etc. - those are small tidbits you can work on or an instructor can catch and help you with.It's like religion - you cannot force it upon someone else. You do what you think is right and then we can expand from there. Some don't ever get it so, don't be pissed if you suck and there's no help. Some people just plain can't get it and won't. Life.Carry on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisoh Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah I think for newer track riders the lean angles come from slow turn in, early turn in, line choice, things like that.Yeah BP is kind of a strange Phenom. When you look at the top riders they are all on the extreme of the spectrum (Style like Spies/Hopkins then you have AMA factory riders like Larry Pegram in his prime was probably the worst looking BP I have seen of a top rider).If one is comfortable at a certain BP stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owndjoo Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 brian, i may be interested in that new shift suit, haven't heard from monte on the stt suits and i'm gettin ancy. also my body position will change this year, i'm learning that the elbow draggin style makes be slow in the fast transitions, i started workin on it at the end of the year. gotta move the bike more in the transitions, and hang off more in the long high speed corners and on the exits onto straightaways. keyhole is a great example. stay on the bike through the chicane and into the keyhole, then progressively increase body hang as you reach the limit of lean, allows more corner speed at max angle, as well as standing the bike up to get the power down on your drive out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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