On The Pegs P 142
On The Pegs P 142
3 THINGS WITH TANNER TREMAINE
1 ) If Thad jumps on the bike and goes out to warm up , what would be the first thing that would bring him right back to the pits ?
Well , it happened at one of the rounds this year . He went out riding and he just gets a feel for the bike . We ’ ll put on new brakes . Everything is new on the bike . So he goes in and he scrubs in the brake pads and does all that , makes sure the levers are correct . He was just making sure everything was sound . He just had the bike in neutral and was just revving it up and the bike kicked itself into gear . He almost looped out in front of hundreds of fans . Felt like a moron , but it brought him right back and we swapped the motor that night .
2 ) How picky is Thad about lever placement and stuff like that ?
Since his wrist injury he ’ s become more and more particular . I ’ m pretty good with him . Prior to injury , I could get it pretty close . But like any rider , you could have it absolutely perfect and they ’ re going to want to move it up , and then move it right back down to where it was , just because it ’ s peace of mind . But since his wrist injury he ’ s a little more particular , especially with the clutch . He doesn ’ t like a very strong brake . He likes it like a spongy feel . So sometimes I have that a little too strong , so we ’ ll play with that back and forth .
3 ) Can you tell when he comes in if Thad ’ s had a bad day ?
. Where his head hangs is a good key of how his test went . He ’ ll come through tests sometimes and he ’ s just doing the shaka , the hang loose sign . That ’ s when you know he ’ s having a good time . He ’ s riding , he ’ s having fun , which is really what it ’ s all about . Then there ’ s times where maybe he missed a shift or he stalled or had a tip-over or something . He ’ s pretty hard on himself . n