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  1. Actually, yes, at slow city corners that's often what I do. I'm beginning to understand that IS a bad idea [and my first clue was....]. Thank you, sir.
  2. Yes sir, I agree with you, although I think that while I need to have an optimum setup for my person concerning the suspension, it was indeed my poor execution that precipitated the whole event. I must say that these frank discussions we can have here do help one to be able to assess a given situation, take it apart and understand better the cause-and-effect actions we perform. You are right, trying to compensate for an irritating [to me] characteristic of my bike, by making ill-conceived, and just plain wrong, inputs to its operation, is just a bad idea. Will definitely work at developing a different habit than that. Coaching to me is a bit af a paradox; if we get truly outstanding coaching from CSS [we do], geared towards becoming faster, more successful on the track, and we then take some of those learned behaviours [i.e. trailbraking] to the street, do we then need a coach to help us learn skills that run in contrast to excelling at Trackday?? I suppose that's why I enjoy, and take something from each of, CLASS schools, and CSS, and SBTT [our local track vendor], and MSF. But it sometimes can be tricky to play something both ways, at least to me, which is my mistake; you enter corners or big sweepers you know can be fun, and you don't keep in mind there can be sand gravel, stopped cars, high wind, black ice, dew, metal manhole covers, those ridiculous plastic pedestrian strips [pedestrians slip on those], etc. etc. etc. It is why I said that in reality, I do not enjoy having a street bike, but in having one, and using one, I want, and know that I need, my skills to be excellent. It is a setback to know that they weren't. Thanks much for the input.
  3. Neil, thanks for the reply, I think I used the wrong decriptions; what I meant by "dive" is the fuel injection [i think] where if you're just going along, say a downshift to first, and you slow down to the point where you shut the throttle, it just kind of goes "bahhh", and pitches you forward, so I practice what Reg Pridmore calls "the Rocking Horse", where you make simultaneous, smooth throttle movement off while rolling on the brakes, and when off the brakes you roll on throttle, so there are points where you are doing both at the same time. Lee Parks teaches it too, said Freddie Spencer taught him that way. I'm probably doing it wrong, but when it goes right, it does really seem to settle things out. I'm sure you guys are right about the suspension, will definitely look into that, we actually have [1] great mechanic in our town, independent,too....that's harsh, we've actually got good dealerships, but this guy is terrific, wish I could give him a plug here. My whole thing is, after having so much school, I really thought I just would have snapped to attention, gotten real light on everything, enjoyed the drift, then powered it up into a wheelie and smoothly rocketed away....at least how it works in a perfect world. For now I'll just endeavor to figure it out. Take care.
  4. Thanks very much, everyone, for the replies, I definitely feel the same camaraderie that was a part of my Level 1 school I attended. It is very much appreciated, and to Lnewqban, special thanks for the links, I always enjoy Keith's articles; I subscribed to Motorcyclist magazine specifically for his column. A couple of things I should have explained better; when I mentioned "dive", what I meant was this abrupt "off-throttle" pitch-forward feeling"...if you get to a point in your roll-off with this bike, its like someone switched off the ignition, so I try to find ways to avoid it. It's quite annoying, and I'm always trying to be smooth [Reg Pridmore's CLASS 3 x].One of only 2 things I don't like about the CBR; the other is a rather harsh suspension-the rear will "kick" over harsh bumps, but I've applied setup numbers given to another forum by Dave Moss, and it does seem much more relaxed, though it did reduce the pre-load a lot, and I'm 190lbs. I would really like to blame the wind! Gusts that day to 30mph, and the lean was into them. Corner is off-camber, too. But I'm continually struck by the fact that this is a city corner, not a track corner; speeds here would be in the ~20mph range. Lee Parks said in his book that Freddie Spencer would slide the front on purpose, then add throttle in to power out of a very deep entry. And I want my skill to be there, not crashing. Keith is absolutely right about the 14 Points, i was especially struck by 11- I had time....it didn't "just happen"....it "hovered" there until it just seemed to "jerk" away from me. But I know that prevention, or at least being set up to prevent, was the right tact here....if I had proper throttle control from the start, then Keith was right when he said "take control by doing nothing", except maintaining proper throttle control. I suspect the final SR was just a slight pull of the brake lever [i always rest 2 fingers on it] In truth, I don't like street riding, didn't have a street bike for the last 2 years, had track-only GSXR 6, but I needed transportation [1 car, my wife has to take me to work, or the bus] so I thought the CBR would do both. The track is such a great environment, everyone focused on the task at hand, welcoming.....it's quiet even though its loud. Track crash was the result of hanging tight to a white number plate with my junk '99 zx9r...didn't stay close long... Thanks again for the thoughtful input....I wrote a letter to CLASS too....Reggie has a lot to offer, if his methodologies do seem in contrast to CSS.....I told him that the few people I know personally that are motorcyclists pretty much reflect an average YouTube comment, replete with the sarcasm, off-color remarks, and criticism...the word "idiot" comes up a lot......thanks for not using it here. Blessings all.
  5. May I ask a question regarding a mishap I had this past month?? It has me duly concerned, and I seem to be missing something.... I was commuting home from work on 10/10, and made a right hand sweeping turn that is regular for me every day I'm on the bike [which is pretty much always], wind was high and temps lower but that's no excuse. I believe I was subtely trail-braking the corner, as my bike [2008 cbr 1000rr] needs a little throttle opening or it will abruptly "dive" , so I tend to use gas and brake together, but this particular day, something was really wrong.....front end started sliding very early, I didn't make ANY inputs,rather I just said to myself "huh??", and studied it, thinking it would just straighten up....but it didn't...it apparently crossed one of those heavy tape-type pedestrian stripes and slammed me to the ground. Tires are Q2, 32 front and rear, about 500 miles on them My question is, if I had started rolling on,when it started sliding, and picking up the bike with authority, this wouldn't have happened. Am I wrong?? Bigger question is....3rd accident in 5 years...2 on road and 1 on track; is there a way of knowing if this pastime isn't for someone?? I mean, I don't give up easily, but how much more discouragement do I need?? Have taken many schools [5 [x] MSF, 3 [x] CLASS, 1 CSS], must not be able to retain much, I now think that not having taken Level 2 with the Slide Bike may have been a mistake. A philosophical question too; if I go forward, is it more encouraging to repair my existing bike, keep it and put "experience" on it, or replace it and have a feeling of "starting over"?? Thanks for any input anyone might have
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