Methuselah Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Johannesburg, South Africa I never intended to buy a road bike - congestion was the deciding factor . . . I don't queue well As part of the initial re-orientation training I went on - we spent the afternoon around a local track. I was sold - never realising it is so much fun. I battled, however, never quite getting it right to be comfortable around corners. I (used to) spend a lot of time in "suspended animation" waiting for the corner to complete. After a lowside I lost a lot of confidence in my little commuter (Ninja 650 R) I realised it was time to get hold of a machine that could handle me better. About the same time, one of our track-day operators announced that CSS was coming to South Africa. I bought a slot even before I bought a second bike for the track. I have read a lot - including both of Keith's Twist books and Andy's Performance Riding Techniques. It still didn't help me - a number of things were just not getting into my thick head. I have attended a number of other track schools, yet nothing changed. So I went along with a real desire to shut-up-and-learn. What a pleasure ! I've read that the "CSS schoolboy rules" don't work for everyone - but they worked for me just fine. The UK crowd were most efficient and friendly. My on-track coach, Spyros, was patient, yet firm when he needed to be. He was able to identify my errors and help me go correct them when I started doing things wrong. ( I think he was rather relieved to see my big smiles after the last two sessions ) Job well done. Thanks very much, guys. I'll definitely be seeing you in November for Level 2 when you come back. Robin. PS: It would be real nice if you could bring that slide bike along this time. ( Maybe we could even make one here for you ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick448 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 That's great news to hear, I am booked in for July here in the UK and can't wait. Today was a bit on the cold side and i had my own version of the slide bike going on.. front slide on cold tyres.. as i was a bit impatient to get going, and then a rear slide out of a 90 degree turn which woke me up sharpish! I ought to know better at my age.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobie Fair Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Great to hear about your success in the SA schools. I don't know if they are going to be able to bring the slide bike or not. I'll nudge Andy Ibbott see what he has to say on that. I expect it might be a bit of a logistical problem, getting it down there. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyIbbott Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Johannesburg, South Africa I never intended to buy a road bike - congestion was the deciding factor . . . I don't queue well As part of the initial re-orientation training I went on - we spent the afternoon around a local track. I was sold - never realising it is so much fun. I battled, however, never quite getting it right to be comfortable around corners. I (used to) spend a lot of time in "suspended animation" waiting for the corner to complete. After a lowside I lost a lot of confidence in my little commuter (Ninja 650 R) I realised it was time to get hold of a machine that could handle me better. About the same time, one of our track-day operators announced that CSS was coming to South Africa. I bought a slot even before I bought a second bike for the track. I have read a lot - including both of Keith's Twist books and Andy's Performance Riding Techniques. It still didn't help me - a number of things were just not getting into my thick head. I have attended a number of other track schools, yet nothing changed. So I went along with a real desire to shut-up-and-learn. What a pleasure ! I've read that the "CSS schoolboy rules" don't work for everyone - but they worked for me just fine. The UK crowd were most efficient and friendly. My on-track coach, Spyros, was patient, yet firm when he needed to be. He was able to identify my errors and help me go correct them when I started doing things wrong. ( I think he was rather relieved to see my big smiles after the last two sessions ) Job well done. Thanks very much, guys. I'll definitely be seeing you in November for Level 2 when you come back. Robin. PS: It would be real nice if you could bring that slide bike along this time. ( Maybe we could even make one here for you ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyIbbott Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hi Robin, We might have to get a Slide Bike made for SA because of the distance needed to transport one. I will need to take a look at the area at the track to see if there is enough room to run it. I know we could at Welcom but I am nort sure about others. See you in November, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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