After 6 months of total riding i did my first track day over memorial day. here are a few pictures!

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I realized that i need to look through the turn more (use my chin to point?) because my head seems to be lowered. i've also been told that i need to relax my upper body and unlock my elbows.

any constructive feedback is appreciated :)

lift your inside foot up, or when you start to lean the bike it will cause you trouble.

So how do people ride that well after 6 months?

you ride well for 6 months exp. im jealous....

So how do people ride that well after 6 months?

Practice? or road time? I have been riding only 6 months too but I've clocked like 4000 miles.

I find it is easier for new riders to ride properly on a track. They have no bad habits. it applies to the drag strip too.

Had a buddy on a 600, his first trip to the drag strip... ever. I have him a quick rundown on the ins and outs, and how to launch etc. I intentionally launched mine late so I could watch him and see what he was doing. Made a few corrections to his form and launch after that first run, and his second run (second... ever) had a 1.9 60'. He had no bad habits to break.

I think the same probably applies to road tracks as well, if you have no bad habits, then you are a "virgin slate" and will suck the info up like a sponge. Also, since you have relatively little riding experience, you aren't getting your ego hurt when someone tells you your doing something wrong, you know you are new, and you know the other people know more than you, and it is easier for you to learn.

What it really comes down to though, you will learn it faster or slower depending on how badly you want it.

It looks that you have only one body position. watch some racing and you will see that they chainge there body position few times in the turn. You do what what it is recommented which is kiss the mirror but it looks that you over done it. your body position is more set for the exit. Do you have good entry speed and mid corner speed?

lift your inside foot up, or when you start to lean the bike it will cause you trouble.

What sort of trouble exactly? should i be on my toes because it will give me more room to hang off, in a more relaxed and natural position? also, intuitively i think that if i keep on my toes for my inside foot, it will allow me to weight the outside peg more.

i've had a lot of road time, probably clocked about 5000 miles so far. i definitely agree that if you start new you don't start with any bad habits. i'm always trying to find ways to improve and am very open to all sorts of criticism! :)

tasman - my entry speed is still probably considered slow to most, as I'm still getting over the fear of taking a corner too quickly, haha. my mid-corner speed is acceptable, i think. i'm still working on my throttle control but i feel that it is getting better. i usually find myself staying steady or accelerating gradually throughout. what is a good body position for entry/midturn, vs. exit positioning?

ok here is my advice to you. Dont hang off the seat that much just a bit less (your not too bad as is).
Dont try to kiss the mirror before you turn in. Get into the body position before the turn make the turn and then try to move your upper body towords the mirror. On the exit and when you start lifting the bike up move your upper body as low as posible and accelarate.
So your upper body will be going lower and lower as the turn progress.

he was mentioning picking up your inside foot so it doesn't hit the road during your turn.

You're off to a good start.... you wouldn't believe how impossible it is for some people to get into that body position no matter how hard I try to hammer it into their head. As ant said change your footing on the pegs, and as tasman said only get into that body position when you're on the gas hard accelerating out of turns.

But all in all you've got a hell of a nice newbie form..... I always tell people that they know they're in a good body position if their elbows are near or actually touching their thigh/knee. As you can see in the pic your bike is very upright and you're probably going as fast if not faster than guys who are sticking their knee out reaching for the ground while their body is all twisted the other direction. Keep up the good work mang.