Cobie Fair
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For me pumping the clutch just doesn't work, I have tried it and even with my adjustable levers maxed out I still can't manage to not squish my fingers while pulling the clutch lever in. Cool to see that you went out there and tried something to see how it worked for you though, that's all you can do to find what works best for each rider!
A bit late getting to this thread, did you guys already talk about simply make any shifts w/out the clutch?
CF
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I am only posting this because Keith has his own training inputs also within the book otherwise I wouldn't post this here.
I recently purchased "The technology of riding MotoGP skills" book wrote by Andy Ibbott and pieces from Keith Code, I am still waiting for the book in the mail but from the reviews I read Keith does a really good job of going over how to understand your suspension settings and how to dial in your suspension with a 10 step process.
The reviews looked promising but the bigger picture of why I purchased the book was because it goes into more of the racing part of riding. Has anyone else read this book yet? Seems like people were skeptical of it and once they cracked it open they considered it just as helpful as the Twist books.
Andy sent me a copy a while back, and I'll confess I haven't given it due review. I'll be interested to hear what you think.
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Great question, and it forces one to think about it and focus on it if they haven't.
Like Brad, my first instinct is to write everything, but I'll try and be a little more precise.
At Sears point, Cobie had suggested I do the passing drill with my coach this week as a means toward working on #3 so I'm hoping to do that.
Maybe we can the coaches take turns coming up and giving you a squeeze on your thigh or calf every now and again, what do you think?
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I was sent a picture of Pedrosa's bike and Stoner's bike, for sure had them on the tank. I'll see if I still have that.
CF
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Good question. Like to bring my entry speed up a little bit, and keep the other stuff from going in the trash.
I'd also like to get a little more easily anchored on the bike and to that end I tested a new/old product at CODERACE. The Stomp Grip they used to make, had substantially better traction, fantastic! More on that soon as I'm going to see how many might be interested in it.
Back to goals: when I'm more completely anchored, easier to ride and be loose on the bars. Corner entry speed needs work as I don't often have enough time to warm the tires, and then never trust them fully. Gonna have to conciously do a good lap now and again, get the heat in the tires and bring the speed up. I often default to just riding as fast as I need to ride with my students, which doesn't always push me closer to my limits.
So, there's a little goal for a coach this year. A bigger goal is improving my craft as a coach, and will continue with our internal training/study for that.
CF
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Hi and welcome to the forums Frippe,
I too would love to attend one of the schools over at the UK branch, but I'm just not sure I could get past the language barrier
Maybe you could get Bullet to tutor you in the Queen's English?We get the Brits over here pretty regularly, and offer to translate when needed
.CF
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I think that was about the best CODERACE we have ever had. A number came from different parts of the country/world, and it might be the first school entirely of Level 4 students. The racing was excellent, weather perfect.
Not sure if anyone else will post regarding this, but I did part of a seminar...and didn't say word!
It was good to have Kai and some of the other characters there...they are now becoming part of the CSS history.
Joe doing a 16.2 on the 1000...he comes by you pretty fast, just when you think your corner speed is high.... But, Will did film him for a few turns.
Loads of fun, good gains on the riding, tight racing in the race, no bad dramas...great way to spend a weekend!
CF
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Hi Frippe,
Grammar is good enough!
Welcome, and hope you do make it over at some point!
Best,
Cobie
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Excellent responses. Brought up some areas I hadn't thought about initially. For example, we have what other training can help? As in the case where money is an issue (for most), alternate training can help. In shooting, there is tons of practice that can be done without going to a range. In riding, many use small dirt bikes to work skills in the off season. Pretty sure that will include just about every top rider. Like to go into this a bit more, but the next one I had in mind was this:
Evaluation. This would be of material being trained, and results achieved. We get lots of rave successes on the school days, but the proof is in the pudding: what happens when the rider leaves. Did he get a result in improved lap times, greater confidence, less work for same result, greater constency, greater safety in his street riding, etc.
Some riders are a bit narrowly focused on their training and results. Some have a pretty lofty goal that doesn't look entirely reasistic. Many do notice a difference, we get tons of feedback about what they do notice.
I'll expand one more step regarding evaluation: honest and objective evaluation. Often people are hard on themselves, too hard. "Man, you came to ther track for the first time, rode a new motorcyle, dropped 20 seconds, cleared up some fundamental misunderstanings and you are unhappy because Joe Blow is faster?"
Evaluation would also apply to choosing the correct material, the correct training program, the correct school or instructor. I think I'm pretty easy to train, due to my training here (and training I've gotten related to my duties here). That being said, when I take other training, I'm somewhat particular about it. I want very solid data, taught by very competent trainers. First, do we have the right materials, the correct data? Next, do we have guys that are good at training that material?
This is the first time I have attempted to voice this in this fashion, I'd like to know what you guys think. Unfortunately, 8 solid days on the road doing schools or training starting tomorrow, I won't get to this likely for a week...please don't let that keep you from putting your 2 cents up!
Best,
Cobie
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How does one get good at anything?
We get some form of this question often, "How can I get ___________ good?" Whatever the blank is: drag a knee, use a lot of lean angle, ride as fast as one's friend, a coach at the school, etc.
Is it all natural talent, big cajones, mental toughness, education, seat time, the latest bike and tires, cool suspension bits, good advice from friends?
What about other sports/activities, what format of training works there too?
As is obvious to anyone who has been at the Superbike School, we think correct information is a good place to start. Go over the theory, get a solid understanding of it, and there is a priority of information. The information that is most critical is presented first.
In the absence of a school, one could read the material available on the subject. A thorough review of the books and material available would be the next option.
This is first in a series I have in mind, but want to see if the subject piques your interest or not.
Let me know what you guys think on this please.
Best,
Cobie
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I attended CSS LVL 1-2 over the past weekend and I am trying to figure out what tire pressure was set when I brought my bike through tech...I was on a white Ducati 848.
Thanks Fred
Hi Fred,
What tires do you have?
CF
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I'd not heard about this ice bath thing...my response would be, "don't think I'll do that." Maybe I'm a slacker.
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Technique-wise, when possible if you can do the downshift later in the sequence (harderst braking first, scrub off some speed) less wear and tear on the bike, you and, in reality one can still over-rev an engine even with a slipper.
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Excellent Ray, the days there turned out pretty nice!
Sears is a challenging track, we like it too.
Schedule will be out roughly mid-November.
CF
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Just back from 4 excellent days at the Streets of Willow Springs. 2 single days and a 2-day camp. The camp is extra enjoyable as we can run that track in either direction, and did so. The weather, though a bit warm, was very dry, no wind to speak of, and crysttal clear blue skies...pretty nice overall really.
It's been a while since I've had another profession, and I was just reviewing one of the things that makes this one rewarding...no, not just the riding
. The riders.We get a pretty interesting cross section of riders, really a pretty bright and lively bunch. I didn't make any effort to ask background, so this is just from casual conversation:
Multi time student from Michigan I think, partner in his own business, pretty fast, lots of fun good sense of humor. Another multi time student, just started hanging off, enjoying that next step in his riding. A stuntwoman. A Scandanavian, making this part of his trip from Europe. A local from Orange County. A trauma surgeon that had been riding only 2 months! An ex-motorcrosser, coming to terms with asphalt riding (and did very well). And these are just some of the characters I personally had some interaction with.
The riding is fun, but working with and watching the change in the riders...that's the real payoff.
So, thank you, all of you, for coming!
Best,
Cobie
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Hans, good avatar picture.
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I'm very pleased with my Forcefield protector, have used it at every school for a few years...impressively comfortable too.
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Excellent info, thanks all.
I'd mentioned this at one point, but we had actually talked to them (Keith did) about the old style Stomp Grip. It was even more grippy...I do hope they bring that back as an option. The ability to get fully locked on with much less effort was ideal for track usage.
CF
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We have been pushing tank pads for a while. Loved the original Stomp Grip, then we tried Tech Spec, now we have a newer version of the Stomp.
Here are the survey questions:
1. Do you use any kind of tank pads?
2. If so, which kind and why?
3. If so, what have you noticed with them?
4. If not, how come?
This is for both the track rider and street rider.
Like to know what you guys have noticed.
Best,
Cobie
(PS: Lurkers, ok to come out of the closet on this).
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Hi Hansveer,
Welcome, and do hope you make it to the school in India. All goes well and I will make that too, if I do must come and say hello!
Best,
Cobie
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We were doing some experimenting recenlty, KC was talking about having as a goal zero bar pressure under braking. For street riding while in the middle of seat easier with both knees on the tank (tank pads work well for this) and some go all the way to doing this on the track with both knees on the tank until braking is basically done.
Have any of your experimented with this?
CF
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Sounds to me like Hotfoot needs to follow Cobie around the forums for a few posts, little professional coaching should have him sorted out in no time
The darn font was tiny, and only showed the current post, no earlier posts appeared...I'll talk to Hottie this weekend.
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I need a tutorial on how to use the forum on an iPhone, can't edit, and can barely read this frigin small font!! Where's Hotfoot, I'll ask her.
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Posted a reply from my phone, didnt take, so this is a test...
Maybe you could get Bullet to tutor you in the Queen's English?
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Throttle And Lean Angle...increasing At The Same Time.
in Cornering and Techniques
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Just managed to see the last WSB races. The crash by Johnny Rea was analyzed by the announcer, and said he had done nothing wrong.
I had to go back and rewind 4-5 times but lean angle was not comping up when he came into the gas it was coming down a hair.
This is one of, if not the single biggest cause of crashes we see at the track. Watching the pros, I also saw it happening there, but the crash with Johnny Rea was hard to see.
If any of you still have it, have a look let us know what you see.
CF