KawaKlaus

Hi Jasonzilla, Happy Holidays to you. Thank you for your tips. +1. I signed up for the Streets of Willow in the Spring of 2011. Maybe I'll see you there. Have a Happy New Year. KawaKlaus That would have been cool, but I'm doing March 26-27. Hi Jasonzilla, Bummer. Would have been cool to be there at the same time. Please do let me know how the weather faired and what you tought of the experience. Happy New Year! Klaus

Hi Cobie, Happy belated Merry Christmas. Yes, as promised and, after lots of good advice, I did sign up for the Streets in Spring of 2011. Looking so forward to it. Wishing you and all of the SuperBike School staff a Happy New Year. See you in the Spring. Klaus Excellent Klaus, see you then! Which date? CF Hi Cobie, It will be for both April 23rd and April 24th (Easter Weekend), Level I and Level II. Hope no Easter bunnies will cross the Streets of Willow. Cheers, Klaus

Hi Cobie, Happy belated Merry Christmas. Yes, as promised and, after lots of good advice, I did sign up for the Streets in Spring of 2011. Looking so forward to it. Wishing you and all of the SuperBike School staff a Happy New Year. See you in the Spring. Klaus

Hi Jasonzilla, Happy Holidays to you. Thank you for your tips. +1. I signed up for the Streets of Willow in the Spring of 2011. Maybe I'll see you there. Have a Happy New Year. KawaKlaus

Ok, I signed up for it. I will let you know afterwards. KawaKlaus

Klaus; No question that Laguna is the more famous of the two but if you want to focus on technique...the Streets will give you a real work out...or so it seems to me. Rainman Hi Rainman, The verdict is in.... After much thought I am going to the Streets of Willow in the Spring. See you there. Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. KawaKlaus

Hi All, Happy belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all, including all the nice folks at the SuperBike School. I will see them in the new year. Yeah! KawaKlaus

Hello Cobie, Thank you for the update. I will discuss the dates with my wife (I see they are during the week) and make a decision soon. Thank you very much. Klaus

Hi All Just wanted to say that I had the pleasure to meet Instructor Extra-Ordinaire Cobie Fair and the famous Keith Code at Laguna Seca the day before Thanksgiving. All of them are wonderful professional people. If you are still wondering if you should attend, don't wait to long. I am sold and look forward to attending...I'm just wondering Laguna Seca or Willow Springs..hmmmm..... oh yeah, btw...the BMW bike is awesome . Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Cheers, Klaus

Hi Eirik, Thank you for your comments. Points well taken. Sounds like the dealer wants to make money, the forum folk want to impress by saying...bla..bla..my tires are stickier than yours...bla..bla, where in essence I've got an inch to go before my entire tire surface is scrubbed in. Cool, with the money saved (about $300) I will be able to attend Level I a lot sooner (as soon as Laguna Seca releases their date). Have you attended Level I? How is your cornering now compared to before? Cheers, Klaus

Good Day Mate, Thank you for the feedback. I currently have Bridgestone BT023's on the front and back, just want to get more sticky tires (can get a set of 003's or 016's for about $260 before installation). Sure, mileage would be less than on the 023s but more grip is ok with me. Cheers, Klaus If your not using the full potential of your current tires and still have 1" chicken strips than tires with more grip wont benefit you at all. Sticky tires are only useful when your current ones no longer offer enough grip for your pace. This would be an excellent article for you to read. http://forums.superb...p?showtopic=877 Don't worry about the chicken strips. When your knowledge and skill level gets better they will disappear on their own. Also there are a lot of slow riders out their with no chicken strips. Lower lean angles doesn't always mean higher corner speeds. The Twist of the Wrist II DVD has loads of great information in it. For $30 theres no reason not to buy it if your trying to improve. Hi Fajita Dave, Thank you for your comments and the link to the article from Keith Code. I did print out the article and will read over the long Thanksgiving weekend. About a month ago I ordered the Twist of the Wrist II book and DVD, which is excellent. Also got the audio cds so I can listen to the Twist of the Wrist II book, while I'm communting to work Mo-Fr (got an hour commute). So, will attending CSS' Level I and II make my chicken strips disappear? Cheers, Klaus

Hi Eirik, Interesting feedback. I have spoken to the dealer where I bought my bike and he suggested that I get the Bridgestones 003's or Dunlop Q 2's (based on my discussion on riding style and plans for attending CSS Level I and II). In the Kawiforums, people rave about the Bridgestone 016's for the Ninja 650, stating that the stock tires are really not that good for cornering, nor are they as sticky. In another forum, I found that a CSS student stated that he had used Bridgestones before, but now is a firm believer of Dunlop Q 2's. A friend of mine, who races 250cc bikes (AMA) told me that the Dunlop Q2's will take longer to warm up (a couple of miles) before I could apply more lean. So, you are saying I can stick (no punt intended) with my OEM Bridgestones 021 because I will not need a more grippier (softer compound) tire shoulder for Level I and II? Cobie, or any other CSS instructors - feel free to chime in... Cheers, Klaus