Ken Hill Coaching

Tune in to Podcast #76 as Ken answers your questions Part 2! More great questions (see the podcast notes below) and of course you can support Ken and the podcast by subscribing as well as donating here: Listeners can support the podcasts by clicking on the link: goo.gl/ORYax2

Podcast Notes:

This podcast was also recorded for YouTube and you can also watch it on the KHCoaching youtube channel.

More great questions that include:

1) Do I need to use the Rear Brake? Can I be awesome without it?

2) Ken Hill’s favorite bike is… ?

3) What makes for a great Rider / Mechanic relationship?

4) Without data logging / telemetry how can I identify my biggest weaknesses?

5) Would moving to a smaller displacement bike accelerate the improvement my riding precision?

6) Ken Hill’s favorite tracks in North America are…?

Listen in to Podcast #75 where Ken answers questions submitted by podcast listeners. Listeners can support the podcasts by clicking on the link: goo.gl/ORYax2

NOTE - This is the audio version of the YouTube broadcast fo this podcast.

Part 1 questions include:

1) What kind of plan should a new or experienced rider have when going to the track?

2)Should intermediate riders upgrade to slicks?

3)What is the consensus for a physical training program for motorcycles?

4)What things can we do for our riding while sheltered in place?

Listen in to Podcast #74 as Ken talks about how he and his team completed 16,900 laps without a single crash. Listeners can support the podcasts by clicking on the link: goo.gl/ORYax2

Podcast Notes -

- 16,900 laps not going slow

- How deliberate focused riding, equals success

- Why focusing on the process matters

- Having the outcome you want, by building your process

- Examples of what a proper process looks like

Listen in to Podcast #73 where Ken talks about what it's like to work within a race team and what he learned. Rare insight into what the best of the best are doing to work together in order to get the rider around the race track as fast as possible, as safely as possible.

Podcast Notes:

- Do the Pros have secrets? What about silver bullets? Is it just natural talent?

- What mattered most, under pressure?

- How the team interacts together and communicates to the rider.

Listen in to Podcast 372 where Ken updates you with his new direction for 2020.

Podcast Notes:

- Update on the Rick program

- Ken purchases a stake in TrackTime trackday company

- Ken joins Racers360

- How to access Ken and his training

Listen in to Podcast #71 as Ken goes through all the sayings we have heard for years - "Point and Shoot" "Slow in, Fast Out" and, is Smooth, actually Fast?" Listeners can support the podcasts by clicking on the link: goo.gl/ORYax2

Podcast Notes -

What is meant by:

- Point and Shoot

- Slow in, Fast out

- Smooth is Fast

- What really does each of these statements mean and what are the report cards for each one?

- How can you apply this to your own riding?

Listen in to Podcast #70 as Ken updates you on what's new and finishes up with Part 2 of his series on Routines and Report Cards. Listeners can support the podcasts by clicking on the link: goo.gl/ORYax2

Podcast Notes -

- General Podcast update and what's in store for 2020

- Review of Podcast #69

- Why we need report cards for our riding.

- What are some of the report cards Ken uses for his training.

- How you can identify the report cards needed for your training.

Listen in to Podcast #69 as Ken talks about why having an on track routine is the cornerstone for improvement. Listeners can support the podcasts by clicking on the link: goo.gl/ORYax2

Podcast Notes:

- Why we have routines in our life

- What is and what isn't important in your riding routine

- What should my routine look like?

- What order should my routine be in?

Listen in to Podcast #68 and Ken sits down with Dunlop tire engineer Tom Grolemund and talks tires. This is a much longer podcast than normal and the sound challenged due to the interview being held in the very busy Dunlop trailer on a race weekend. Listeners can support the podcasts by clicking on the link: goo.gl/ORYax2

Podcast notes:

-The change from specialty tires being made in the UK to the US

-Street based based vs race based tires

-When do I need race tires?

-Do I need slicks?

-How does tire pressure change a tire's characteristics?

-Do I need tire warmers?

-What off the track temps should I have?

-What do the top riders always ask for?

Listen in to Podcast #67 as Ken interviews the technicians at the Ohlins USA race trailer at a MotoAmerica weekend. A longer than normal interview where we get to ask the experts questions about suspension and set up. Listeners can support the podcasts by clicking on the link: goo.gl/ORYax2

Podcast Notes:

-How good is today's sport bike suspension?

-When should I upgrade?

-What is the difference between valving changes and spring changes?

-What does a suspension envelope mean?

-How do tires change suspension?

-Should I set sag?

-What are good setup numbers?

-Exactly how good are MotoGP, WSBK and MotoAmerica suspension components?