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i'm just blown away by what these bikes can do. I love the way they get the rear spinning up to bring the bike around the corner so that they can stand it up and get on the gas.

For me its "indecision" which then lead to erratic behaviour. This can apply to lines, throttle, braking, where they are looking, etc The other one for me is a guy who is looking 3 feet in front of his front wheel and holding his bars like he wants to break them. Having said that, Its one of the most rewarding experiences to have a first timer come to Track-Daze all scared and nervous and god away Safe, happy and itching to come back again. ITs awesome!

Vision - Ability to process a lot of information at speed. (Wide View) RP's - The ability to consistently put the bike on the right spot, at the right speed,every time Throttle Control - Critical to develop "feel"

After reading Twist 2 again. I think I need to forget about the bike and focus on my RPs. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks Hotfoot. I had a copy of Twist 2 but it got destroyed in the rain. I just downloaded the e-book and this make a lot more sense now than when I originally read the book. Thanks again.

WOW! Firstly, thanks to everyone for their responses or advice. Hotfoot and Eirik - Thanks for the advice. I don't use a lap timer but I will make this my next purchase. ScrmDuc - Thanks again for your direct feedback. To answer your questions: My Goal - I would love to be able to hold my own with anyone on a track. But to be realistic, I am 42 and 110kgs. So my real goal is to be the best track day rider I can be. The most fantastic part of riding bikes to me is that you are constantly testing your own limits. Do I feel the front end lift? - No. This bike feels so planted. I have had some occasions on higher speed sweeps where I have felt the front under steer, but never to a point where I felt unsafe. Mostly 5th or 4th to 2nd gear corners. I don't think I have ever used 1st on the track. Engine braking or and excuse - Now that is the $64million question. I do have supreme confidence in the front end and always feel that I can go in a bit faster, but at the same time I am aware that we should open the throttle once we have turned the bike. I keep saying to myself "get on the gas! get on the gas!" and I am a whole lot better than before, but the truth is that there is a definite time between when I have got the bike turned where I keep waiting before I get on the gas. How do I determine corner entry speed? Its mostly based on my SRs, but I also look for someone who is just a little faster than I am and try and learn a bit from them there. I have been extremely weak at using RPs. For the last 3 track Days I have been documenting my brake point, turn in, apex and exit. I dropped my lap times by 3 sec just by focusing in this aspect. Track notes - These have been mostly focused on identifying and documenting the RPs for each corner. Should I be writing other items down? Level 1 drill 1 ??? - don't have my notes at hand. Are you referring to the counter steering or throttle control or turn point drill? Thanks again for the feedback.

Hi Everyone This is my first post so please be patient. I ride a 2008 Cbr1000RR which I love. I have also been fortunate enough to attend CSS and have completed level 3. I ride in the middle of the A group at about 10secs per lap off our national riders. So not brilliant, but not bad either. I have a question regarding corner entry. I like to get all my down shifting and braking done before I turn the bike into the corner. I do this so that I minimise the SRs caused by charging into the corner. Often when I approach a slow corner, I have to get into a low enough gear to allow me drive out on exit. This causes a lot of engine braking and I regularly exit the corner frustrated because I could have gone through the corner faster. My options as I see them are: 1.) Find a way to adjust my slipper clutch to be more sensitive to reduce the engine braking. 2.) Use the hand clutch to allow less engine braking. 3.) Stop being a "chicken". Brake later. Learn to trail brake and just attack the corner. Can you give me any advice on what drills or techniques to try or point our where I am going wrong? Many Thanks