Greetings,
Summer's coming and it's time to start thinking about the "zen" again.
As a student at California Superbike School I have learned many things. The problem is, the more I learn, the more I seem not to know.
A brief riding history-
Level 1 - All good...two step...got the knee down...happy chappy!
Level 2 - Developed the bad habit of adding lean angle in turns. Didn't wipe out but was told I was close to doing so. Releaxed on bars and made it home.
Level 3 - Howling good time...everything clicked...pulled over for braking too heavily...
Level 4 - Laguna... howling good time again...(right or wrong) used knee puck to help with the change of the direction of bike through first left and next right after corkscrew... left black lines exiting some corners.
Level 4 Redux - crashed adding throttle and lean angle at the same time. (This last issue is something that doesn't seem to be talked about that much by the way... why is that?)
(My alter-ego's thoughts on the subject)
Trying to go faster your technique became rushed and you lost your sense of timing. You must complete the quick turn steering input before you add throttle control. Regarding your early propensity to add lean angle, I would suggest to you the following... you went in too hot, too wide or you're lost in the turn (find better reference points). Don't try and correct your mistake mid corner, it's too late. Use the experience as a new reference point and try something different the next lap. And remember to stay relaxed on the bars once you have made the steering input. Adding a steering input and lean angle mid-turn won't make you go faster through the remainder of said turn.
Any input would be welcomed...