roamingbeemer

I am looking at the Miller MP class in 2013. I am assuming I must provide a bike since I see only 1 price. Thanks for any info.

I now have 1800 miles on my new S1000 and I love it. Just using the books and videos I have raised my riding to new levels for cornering. It has also improved my cornering on my BMW1200 greatly. No longer fearful of decreasing radius and I have much more control. Today I was in the middle of a corner and a DOT truck was pulling onto the road. I kept my cool and I did not tense my arms. Can not wait to take a class.

Thanks for the 2nd welcome and the info. I joined earlier after I had the demo ride on the S thousand in June but I feel new since I just got my own bike. Looking forward to some coaching and good training. Thanks Warregl for the origin of the quote. I watch the current British version of Top Gear frequently. Cathay Pacific always has several new episodes on demand which I always watch during my frequent flights to Hong Kong. I still love the Vietnam episode with the scooters up the coast. Looking fwd to this new avenue of the 2 wheeled world.

"It's not actually about how much power you have, it's about how much power you can use." - Capt. Slow This statement totally personifises my situation with this bike. I may need to borrow it from Capt Slow!!!

Haha. yes an S1000. I was not really planning an S1000 but my BMW dealer would have nothing of that. I was looking at something with less ponies but the S1000 deal just worked out too easily. They let me demo the bike several months ago when I got back from the Miller races and showed some interest in a sport bike. That demo bike just happened to be available to buy last month. It had 690 miles and the run-in service and the recall service had been completed right at 600 miles. Good service dept and I have always trusted their work and it already had 90 miles since the recall was done with no problems. The other dealer I was working with was not even close and they did not even have what I wanted in stock.

Thanks for the great forum!! I have not seen any of the typical rubbish most forums host and I appreciate that. After several Road and Off Road training courses in years past I have discovered Sport bikes and I am motivated to take my pavement riding to a new level. I never owned a sport bike until last month with the majority of my riding being dual sport with lots of off pavement time. I was motivated to learn sand, mud, and rocks but that is all done standing on the pegs. On pavement I knew something of upper body positioning for cornering (MSF courses) but that was all. Being a spectator at the Miller Motor Sports park WSBK races last May gave me motivation to get a sport bike. I got a bike last month so now the learning curve must start. Consequently I have read and watched Keith's books and DVD several times since I received them a few weeks ago. I have also re-read Lee Parks book Total Control recently (I hope this is not taboo on this forum). I found the two sources really complement each other. The basic skills do not vary and Lee Parks even quotes Keith a few times but the approach to learning the skills is different. The more tools to use the better in my opinion. I especially liked Lee Parks section on visualization since I know this works for my learning style. I now sit and visualize myself approaching some known corners and curves in my mind and apply my hopefully new skills of body positioning (not just upper body as I did before), braking, downshifting properly, using the Two Step process, getting on the throttle much earlier, and then seeing myself exit the corner. OF COURSE my next step will be school which is obviously why I am on this forum. It will be next summer before I will have the time since my next big motorcycle event is already booked later this year for a Mojave Desert and Death Valley ride. Reading the posts and articles on this forum has also been very useful and I have PDF'd many of them to keep as reference.

Luckily my wife is pretty supportive. The CSS is in my future before I will buy another bike though. Thanks for the welcome!

Two weeks ago I would not have considered owning a sport bike of any kind. I was mostly off road and dual sport. I own two BMW's and have been thru several schools for said and I also study all I can find on riding safety and technique etc. This all changed two weeks ago when my dealer irresponsibly let me test ride a S1000RR. I am now smitten with the sport bike flu. I hope there is some medicine for this or I will be signing up for a class next year to reduce the fever. ha ha.