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  1. Thanks for the hint on 'the push - then release'. It could in fact be that i am still hanging onto the inside bar once I have pushed it to steer into the corner. Thinking about it more, may be the lock on is not to bad (at least for my level :-)) as I know that I can almost leg go of the bars sometimes (when in a corner) if I consciously focus on releasing the grip on the bars. Thought I would provide some feedback having had the opportunity to go for a couple of decent rides on the weekend......Spent a good few hours focussing on throttle control, push/release and two step. As such, I regained a lot of confidence back and could feel the front turning in easily on a tight line and gripping (sensation lost when tense). I was not focussed at all on speed but actually ended up being smoother and faster than expected. However, I did find that once I started to move around on the bike (level 3) tension return throughout my body under braking for most corners. In part, probably some charging of turns (although I was not trying to go fast), but rather I think it is lock on problems under braking. Thinking about it I can feel my arms taking the braking force, then my body becomes tense and out of position, and the front instability gremlins return. Looking back through my notes I could see there was nothing that really addressed braking in the course. I have some questions.....Once your butt is moved across into position as per hip flick drill should both knees be gripping the tank for braking (I think I only have one cause other knee is hanging out) ? If doing successive corners in the same direction (eg two lefts), should the left knee come back into the tank for braking for the second turn? I think I might have me knee out for the corner too early. I had simliar problems with locking on then I bought Tech Spec grips for my tank took heaps of effort off me locking on as hard and no dramas with leaving my leg out, also another brand is called Stomp Grip which probably the one I would go for, for the track. Not sure if anyone will agree with me but try keeping both knees into the tank until your trailing off the brake ie keep knees locked in until the heavy braking is done. This is what I do, set up brakes squeeze shift my butt across, light braking intially then heavy braking as your releasing/easing off let the knee out and fully release the brake (if your not trailing into the turn) tip in at the turning point, implementing the 2 or 3 step drill. For successive corners, depending on how far apart they are, I bring my knee in (as the knee out will act as a sail causing wind drag and loss of speed) keeping my butt in the same spot so I wont upset the bike by shifting it then sticking the knee back out. This is what I do and may not be the perfect advice Hope it helps Dazza Dylan Thanks for this Dylan, I will give this a try. I know one thing that I have found awkward in feeling about the hip flick is that once I have moved my butt across the seat, the hips and torso are facing away from where they need to face for the turn in. They then need to move to move to the inside for turn in which I guess must mean leaning and going with the bike (as opposed to more of a upper body preset position with body facing into turn and trying to use one knee for lock in). Not sure if you have any thoughts on that?
  2. Thanks for the hint on 'the push - then release'. It could in fact be that i am still hanging onto the inside bar once I have pushed it to steer into the corner. Thinking about it more, may be the lock on is not to bad (at least for my level :-)) as I know that I can almost leg go of the bars sometimes (when in a corner) if I consciously focus on releasing the grip on the bars. Thought I would provide some feedback having had the opportunity to go for a couple of decent rides on the weekend......Spent a good few hours focussing on throttle control, push/release and two step. As such, I regained a lot of confidence back and could feel the front turning in easily on a tight line and gripping (sensation lost when tense). I was not focussed at all on speed but actually ended up being smoother and faster than expected. However, I did find that once I started to move around on the bike (level 3) tension return throughout my body under braking for most corners. In part, probably some charging of turns (although I was not trying to go fast), but rather I think it is lock on problems under braking. Thinking about it I can feel my arms taking the braking force, then my body becomes tense and out of position, and the front instability gremlins return. Looking back through my notes I could see there was nothing that really addressed braking in the course. I have some questions.....Once your butt is moved across into position as per hip flick drill should both knees be gripping the tank for braking (I think I only have one cause other knee is hanging out) ? If doing successive corners in the same direction (eg two lefts), should the left knee come back into the tank for braking for the second turn? I think I might have me knee out for the corner too early.
  3. Thanks for the hint on 'the push - then release'. It could in fact be that i am still hanging onto the inside bar once I have pushed it to steer into the corner. Thinking about it more, may be the lock on is not to bad (at least for my level :-)) as I know that I can almost leg go of the bars sometimes (when in a corner) if I consciously focus on releasing the grip on the bars.
  4. Hi I have one point that I want to get clear on regarding the throttle roll on is .... by rolling on the throttle helps to stop the front from becoming overloaded because of the weight transfer to the rear (40:60), but if too much throttle is applied then there can be a high side, however, is there still a chance that too much throttle can cause the front to slip out (I am thinking dry surface) as well ??
  5. Thanks for your help Jason. I will definitely be going back to the Throttle control drill for gaining some confidence and smoothness back, and less focus on the Level 3 drills for a bit. I am pretty sure the weight on the inside bar starts off from not quite locking on properly (maybe butt is too much off seat or something), and then moves from SR2 to SR1 once the front slipping feel starts up :-), so the viscous circle starts up. Anyway, back to the throttle control drill.
  6. hey Bobby, thanks for your comments. I feel the instability on left or right turns so I am kind of thinking not locking on correctly or may be sliding too much off the seat. Anyway, I will go back to Throttle control and try to build up from there. Cheers
  7. D; Maybe if you went back to the beginning? If you remember back to Level I, the first section was on throttle control and how that affects the bike's stability. You were instructed to move the weight off the front and back onto the rear correct...the 40/60 thing? Do you remember that the suspension has to be in the mid range both front and rear to work most efficiently and how do you get the components into that position? Are you charging the corners going in too hot for your current confidence level? You could back it down a notch (or two) and go back thru your training to "re-learn" what you already know but may have lost touch with right now. Do you have good RP's for each turn? Are you two-stepping/three stepping? How's your wide view? How's your throttle control? Are you setting up early, before you arrive at your turn points? Are you loose on the bars? Are you quick turning the bike? Do you remember the pivot steering drill? Are you picking the bike up quickly? You were taught all of these things...you just need to put them all back together. You have been through 15 specific drills in Level's I-III so find your notes and get reaquainted with the training or re-read the Twist Books (especially T2). It sounds like you need to do a little mental rebuilding of your approach and you may need to go slower to get faster if that makes any sense. Others may disagree but that's why we're here...to learn. Rain Hi Rain I certainly remember all the drills and all the technical reasonings, and I think that it is probably putting me into information overload. I expect there are a couple of problems in play, and returning back to a throttle control focus and building back up again probably makes sense. Feeling the front slip a few times on different corners has kicked my confidence and put SRs in play, and then it is easy to start trying to complicate the fault finding. The joys of learning...
  8. I have attended level 1 through 3 of the CSS and found the courses excellent. However, what I have found at my first track day is that I am losing a lot of confidence in corners because I can sometimes feel the front tyre starting to slip. Then the SRs start to kick in with slowing down throttle roll on or rolling off the throttle. I expect that the slipping may be due to too much weight on the inside bar or poor throttle control (ie. not always progressively rolling on - I think this is a chain reaction from losing confidence). The problem is that I am not quite sure where to focus to solve the problem and gain some confidence back. Any suggestions on an approach to rebuilding confidence would be appreciated :-)
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