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I use Michelin Pilot Power on My CBR1000RR. They have a very tall center as viewed on the shelf and when they are new. When I had my most recent ones put on, after being used to my worn out old ones, I was amazed at how good they felt from the standpoint of having an entirely progressive feel from straight up to full lean. No surprises, no tendency to either want to fall over or stand back up. As soon as they got some wear on them (and lets face it, most of the time the center is going to wear away first, no matter how you ride) the ride is back to a bit squirrely while transitioning into lean, compared to how good they felt when they were new ( and they have lots of miles left in them). Does anyone ever shave tires to keep the ideal profile? You are not going to shorten your tire life if the center is going to be gone first anyway.

This post is much like the mental recovery after a crash post I saw earlier. After building up more and more trust in my tires and bike, learning to relax and feel what was going on, it was getting easier to lean farther and farther on the street (but no foolish extreme lean angles). Yesterday, I was riding to VIR on a pretty fun road except that now it is in the process of being repaved and what has not been paved yet has tar strips all over the place. The tar strips suprised me pretty good (or bad-plus it was 90+ degrees) and the newest asphalt was worse than riding in the rain. Now the trust thing might rear its' ugly head again even though I know exactly what was going on. How long does it usually take for new asphalt to lose its' greasiness? Another thing, in a car or even another two wheeler (bicycle, I know-it weighs less than 20 lbs. and the speeds are usually under 25mph) getting surprised is so much easier to handle than on a motorcycle. Could it be that it is because on a 400 lb. bike you immediately have to get your whole body to react?

I just registered to be allowed to post on the forum. Hello to everyone. I am 58 years old and have been street riding for about 10 years total off and on. I have read Keith's books and like his mental approach to solving problems, but I have one bad habit that has got me almost spooked. Just when I think I am riding pretty good this problem can rear its' ugly head and scare the ###### out of me. I am talking about target fixating in a tight situation. Using Keith's $10 analogy, it can take $8 of mine when this happens. Anyone know of any mental excercises to help manage this common problem?