[Rear End Wiggling Around While Braking]

could be suspension as others have mentioned...but also..your rear tyre is obviously skimming across the ground a lil bit....move you weight back in the seat some if you can without locking your elbows...if not just lightly hold the rear brake on a bit...it will help keep the rear straighter as it skims...and if you already use rear brake...ummm...use it as a scare tactic to keep other racers from passing you into corners

[You And Valentino Rossi]

Where to look on a track has become the hardest part of racing for me. I didn't have much experience on a motorcycle when I started racing 4 years ago, and the TWIST books helped me understand alot- and still do when I re-read them and apply it to my riding. I race the same 2 or 3 tracks all year long, and what I found (by going to a new track) was that I was using the refrence points to "cheat." By cheat, I mean that I knew that in a specific corner I could run to a certain RP and then brake, turn at the next RP, apex at the next, and so on. All of this could be done without looking very far ahead of the bike. I was having a very hard time improving my corner speed, and as you can imagine, when I got to a new track, I was lost.

 

I am still working this problem, and using the "two step" method described in TWIST. Sometimes I remember to look farther ahead, but then I have the fear of running over the inside curbing because I'm TOO far ahead. The usual result is that I'll look down right before the apex and stand the bike up slightly (DOH!) Is there a way to overcome this? Maybe by shifting eyes to the exit but some attention to the apex as you pass it?

 

I'm sure if you watched Valentino's mental "movie" he would be so far ahead of the bike it would be startling.

don't just use your eyes to look...move you whole head...your balance and perception of speed come from eyes/nose/ears....keeping them level is a move to naturally balance your instincts to be upright...humans have very good periferial [sp?] vision...and vision memory...try to teach your self to trust it in baby steps...you'll soon learn to trust it

 

CP