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  1. Mental Block

    in Cornering and Techniques

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    Thanks for the replies. You are all right...

     

    It IS a confidence thing. It is fear, as was noted. There's a point where my brain just says "whoa" and that's it. It's the Jewish mother tappnig you on the shoulder and saying "...that's enough". I've talked to a bunch of riders and it's a much more common thing than I expected. You see all these photos of people leaned over until their elbows and mirrors are scraping and think anyone can do that--apparently that's not the case.

     

    I got my suspension professinally set up so I've eliminated that as a factor.

     

    I'm sure focusing on speed and lean angle has been somewhat counter-productive. When the focus shifts to being smooth, having good throttle control, and being comfortable and in control, the speed tends to come a bit on it's own (to a point of course). I found recently while riding with a buddy of mine that when I was behind and trying to keep up, I was choppy, unconfident, and struggled to keep up--but when I was in front it was easier and I was moving much faster. The answer? Stop focusing on riding fast and start focusing on just riding right.

     

    In that end I've decided to just stop worrying about it :D I'll do trackdays at Streets whenever I can since I'm most comfortable there and just concentrate on riding well, not on riding fast, and hopefully it will come. If it doesn't, well, whatever, lol.

     

    Thanks again

    -s

  2. Mental Block

    in Cornering and Techniques

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    I've done that in two different ways. I've done two trackdays at Pahrump, which has two really long sweepers. I got **slightly** faster, but nothing remarkable. I tried that on a piece of road near me today too. Something just holds me back from leaning over more than I do, I don't get it.

  3. Mental Block

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    I can't seem to bring myself to lean past a certain point. I really don't get it--I've done 3 levels of SBS, a handful of trackdays, I've been riding for about 10 years now...but I just can't seem to bring myself to lean past a certain point (which is WAY less than my bike is capable of). It's so frustrating because I just can't seem to make any more progress in my riding. I really don't understand what's holding me back. It's enough to make me want to give up motorcycling.

     

    Any hints from the sensei?

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