Cobie Fair

Rocket, Your avatar cracks me up...now if I can just make a helmet like that to use at the school...

Nic, Well get you going in the right direction. Just getting the bike so it's predictable and stable is a huge part of it, and you'll get that just in level 1. CF

No problem, that will be a good bike, we've had other girls bring the Mosters, not uncommon. If she has any question, have her call the office and talk with my wife, Whitney (or me!). CF

We do have a photographer that goes with us to almost all the schools--it can be very useful to see what you look like on the bike. CF

Hi Two, Ok, got a better picture now. Sounds like you will like level 3, and with it we can work to get you more consistently positioned (stably so) on the bike, so you can make sure you are able to loosen up on the bars. CF

Hi Seb, Welcome and post away! One thing with the DVD's is that Keith had plenty of time to find out what riders had any trouble digesting, so those points were made very clear in the DVD's. We are off to the track, but we'll be back next week, post away in the mean time. pretty impressive work on that VFR. CF

Hi Merlin, First off welcome, glad you are up here and posting! (and not just lurking). Living here in SoCal, there are lots of opportunity to get on the track, though starting with the school I think is the best first step. The books and videos will help prepare you, do you have any of Keith Code's books? Any specific questions you had to start with? Best, Cobie ps--I won't be back up here till next week earliest, we are at the track next 4 days, but lots of good guys up here, so post away!

Well that's a pretty decent choice of tracks not too far away. We'll be heading that way soon, the May/June trip is one of my favorites--good time of the year to be riding. Yes, I was in the sag video, KC, Dylan Code and I. Seems like there is a bit of interest in riding in that area, I'm surprised you haven't found others near you...I bet if you get teh word out a bit, that will change soon. CF

Andre eh, way to go! CF

With Kristi around, who's looking at me, wow, I'm hurt. (OK, not really). Back to the Streets for 4 days. Weather looks like it will cooperate for the most part. We did get the student services trailer floor re-done, it looks very nice, you guys can come and say, "Oh, Ahh, how nice." The bikes continue to impress. Crash statistics at the last school--oh yeah, NO crashes again! We have a new coach, but I'll wait to officially announce him as having completed his first training level when he passes his final exam (pretty tough oral exams in fact). Getting ready for our big trip back east. The trucks leave a week from Monday, have a bit more prep to do on them. They have been re-wrapped, but some misc painting still needs to happen. Got Trevor a new cart, way better than what he had before, come by and tell him how cool it is, he'll be happy. OK, enough yammering for now, see some of you in the next few days! CF

No, you don't need to do that, only for race bikes (well in the UK anyway). Bullet Not over here either any more (for sure for racing), but we found out that it just wasn't a factor, and since we stopped requiing the flushign of coolant, have had no issues. CF

Hi Two, First question would be surface and tire condtion/temp. Was that tire warm on that side for sure, and was there anything slippery on the road? For handling dec radius, best to check the section on turn points in Twist 2, that has some diagrams in it, could get you the info you are looking for. Let us know what you get on that. CF

I don't recognize #46, who is that? CF

Flywheel size/weight is a factor--twins have larger flywheels per Will, and they will blip a little slower. CF

Wow, frickin amazing that this volcano has stopped so much traffic.

Hi Gorecki, First off, welcome to the forum and glad you aren't lurking any more . The 600 is a really nice bike, you'll have fun on that for sure. Good job on picking up the book and the DVD, that is the place to start for sure. What part of the country are you in, what are the closest tracks to you? Best, Cobie

Andrew, Just so I'm clear, what is your exact question here: that you can/can't use more throttle at steeper lean angles, or is it holding the line? CF

Quite right there is a cameo--I'm the rider in front on the No B/S bike CF

Possibly avoided, she would have had more of a margin for sure. BUT...the adding throttle and lean angle is the deadly combo, it will defeat a lot of other really good technique. CF

Tire looks OK, it will not fail tech. Any question in your mind, consider the tire deal the school offers on the new Q2's, we love 'em. Will also will mount for about half what most shops charge. CF

Hi Paul, Highly biased opinion from me, so here you go: The techniques absolutely apply to rain riding, and what we often see is very nice improvements on wet days. Granted, it's not as ideal as the dry, but often if the student can keep himself warm and dry, then just work on the techniques at a skill/speed level he is comfortable at, we get a great result. I hope other students do chime in, get a less biased view. CF

Don't know the Redline stands, but we have been using Pit Bull for years, and still have the original stands, we love 'em. CF

There is a very technical book by Tony Foale, that might nor might not be exactly what you are looking for. One of my guys has worked for Dave, that could be a good place to start. There is a video on youtube where Keith explains the first part of the suspension tuning process, adjusting the spring sag. You might start there. Best, CF

I have a little different view on this than Bullet. The first day for most riders is a huge change, a big adjustment: for many it's the first time on track. Then getting used to the way the school works, interacting with your coach, getting to know the track itself--all pretty big changes. Doing 2 days back to back here are some of the things we've seen: 1. The student is not in a hurry. This can really be a factor--they know they have another day, they don't push themselves too hard, don't "try and get it all in one day." 2. Sometimes we learn a bit about the student, and how we can interact with that student better, maybe one coach will go a little better with a certain kind of person. This is not often an issue, but can happen where we find a better way to work with him, use a different coach. 3. It's intensive training (really) and they students are kept immersed in it for 2 days. Rather than go away, come back and have to re-learn some of the material from the first day again, they are really IN it, if you know what I mean. In my opinion we get a better overall result with 2 back to back days, but this might not be the case with everyone. Sometimes it's a bit too much information, but if the student stays in good communication with the coach, that can get tailored and worked out nicely. Best, Cobie

The books and DVD's are great references, we review them frequently CF