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Shakespear

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  1. Thanks Tyler and Flight, With ten thousand miles on the Busa in four months you might get the idea I like it some. Some of it might be grass is greener and no doubt there are better track bikes. However I'm realizing more and more I love what I have.
  2. Thanks Tyler, I got an ok for one day. I just want one more day since my helmet is good to go. Thanks again.
  3. Cobie, Your opinion is going to weigh in heavily because of your position. BVH,T, and Anthem, Thanks for your valued input. I'm going to put this to rest for a while and the answer will become clear eventually. The considerations are these: Intensity...I tend to learn better at a slower pace, cost and being on my own bike. Hmm the answer is getting obvious already but I will give it rest just the same. Thanks to you all one more time.
  4. Thanks Cobie, Thank you for your generous offer. Jo-Ann has turned the corner though its not a done deal just yet. It would be awesome if she makes the call. My name is Shakespeare + Hayabusa = Shakabusa!
  5. Ballistic, Thanks for your experience at VIR. The Busa can pull hard for sure. I love it when the big guy gets on the podium! Thanks for the heads up on the shock. Brad, Thanks also for the encouragement and for pointing out what's most important both on and off the track. Thanks for checking in on my feelings as well. Flight, Thanks because I'd like to see how far I can take the Busa. I really do love it and have a lot of faith in it too. Thanks for your comments on my path. Cobie, I'm honored. You're succinct and spot on.
  6. Thanks to you Carey and Hotfoot for your responses. I guess by "off" you mean when I went done and the story is very clear and to the main premise of Twist. I cracked the throttle too much in a 5mph corner and the bike shot out from underneath me. Cut and dried Twist of the Wrist.
  7. I have the same question... and, what are you doing (or want to do) in the twisties (i.e. public roads) that requires literbike potency? It may be worth mentioning, most track addicts have to travel hours (or even days) to ride the track. It may sound expensive, but compare it to speeding or reckless driving tickets, dodging careless drivers, the possibility of severely injuring (or killing) yourself or another driver, etc., etc... going to the track pobably is cheap. I have no argument to your observation. That's another important of the many reasons why I'm entering the school and seeing what the trek to the track means in terms of time and money. I hate the risks involved with pushing it on public roads. Edit: thank you both for your responses.
  8. More here say and reasoning than experience. Reasoning in the sense of weight and dimensions; Is there any thing there that can't be overcome with skill? My belief is that with proper technique and body strength I should do well. It sounds like your answer bears that out in part. If any thing I'm crazy about the bike and would love to keep it.
  9. I love my 2011 Busa and I've tried really hard to work around all the negatives regarding the bike as a dragster only. If I really want to enjoy the twisties (there's no track near me), should I bite the bullet and get a liter bike? Thanks
  10. I'm thinking its going to be near impossible to learn in the 1-4 courses what I could learn in no time flat in the two day course. I'm 58 and I don't want to spend too much time in squidville. It's going to be financially tough but its a priority on my bucket list. I'm sure I will want to do at least a day course every year thereafter but now I want the immersion. It's a no brainier right?
  11. I've been studying Keith like crazy ever since I fell off my Hayabusa a week after getting it. That was November 6 and I put about 10 thousand miles on my bike in four months of riding since then. I was going to dump a bundle of money into my motor but decided to talk my wife into letting me do the first two day course in New Jersey...she is resisting hard. This is a battle that must be won! I've read Twist 2 three times and seen the video at least ten. I can't wait to do the course because from the YouTube posts I've seen the format is excellent and the fundamentals are paramount. The coaches make sure everyone knows exactly what's going on and what's expected of them. If things work out I will learn on the BMWs and then follow up on my bike on a one day course. Thanks for reading.
  12. I just learned about the no brakes drill through Soft Science since I haven't taken a course yet. I have no track near me and I felt the drill eas ot worth the effort to make something up on the street but I'm going to try a low speed version on local roads at daybreak. Hope that doesn't aggravate Keith and coaches. Please let me know.
  13. Reading and studying everything by Keith I can find.

  14. Looking forward to my level 1 and maybe 2 also this year.

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