california superbike school - 28/07/08

[Six Addict]

hey guys just thought id put the pics up from superbike school on monday... cant wait to see some from the trackday coming up on the 16th

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cheers

Owen

[JetPilot]

Lookin good Owen. What did you get out of the course?
What times where you getting on the beast?
AND
What no knee down....

[MrWasabi]

looks good mate!
altho i think you've got at least another 10 degree lean on that

[Six Addict]

umm deifinitely got me thinking more about looking ahead into the corner... i guess it just kind of showed u the process of going through a corner....

as for times id guess around a 2:30.... bearing in mind that was without braking... fo backing off for turn 2, 9 and 12 meant lots of time lost... that and i wasnt really working it through the gears round the back....

im hoping ill cut a 215 or something on the track day....

and no, no knee down....

in one of the sessions, my instructor followed me for a bit... then pulled up beside me and started to gesture to stick my knee way out... he could obviously see i was close enough if i could get it out dnagling in the breeze....

but alass... my knee appears not to go out at 90 degress to the bike....

ill be trying at the tracak day tho as i might have got there but for rain in the last 3 sessions....

oh and owen.... ive probably got another 20 degrees onwhat you see there.... its all about what corner you take the photo at... and at what point in the corner u take the photo... i reckon that coming outa turn 12 probably 2/3 the way thru the corner there would have been some serious lean angle...

[dave#3]

I love seeing people riding with clear visors (except when it's photos of me). The look of concentration (or fear) in their eyes is great.

You look like you're doing well Owen, and that little Ninja is certainly leaned over. Did you get a lot out of the exercises?

[Blurr]

still reakon you need to lean the farker

[Six Addict]

im disappointed that there were no pics from turn 12 or 9.... had good lean angles through there....

hopefully ill get some more lean on the track day....

i reckon if i had done a flying lap at thte beginning and the end, i might have been 3 or 4 seconds a lap quicker at the end... really braking down the processes or cornering helped me to understand where you should be doing and what exactly you should be doing at any moment in time... it was fun, but all i can say is bring on the track day so we can see what sienna can really do

[98ninja]

can you hire bikes for these schools?
im a bit funny about taking my road bike to a track .
ive wanted to get a track bike for a while now just looking at job security and i need a garage of my own
or my parents to take a motorbike in their garage all the time,

[robracer]

Owen I am guessing the pics were not at the end of the day either...... Your body posture in these pice looks a bit stiff & you are not really getting off the bike... like really moving your ass off which in turn will get your knee down it will come ... its only a matter of time

[dave#3]

can you hire bikes for these schools?
im a bit funny about taking my road bike to a track .

Yes you can, but they're not cheap and the excess if you drop one is huge (up to $3.5k from memory ... and it's a Suzuki). Most insurers will cover your bike while you're undertaking an approved training course - check with them.

ive wanted to get a track bike for a while now just looking at job security and i need a garage of my own
or my parents to take a motorbike in their garage all the time,

Great idea ... viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19779

[red_dave]

Onya man...

Looks like ya having fun!

[Six Addict]

having lots of fun.. and yes the pics were from the first 2 sessions.... next 3 sessions were in the rain....

[mgvette57]

Looks good Owen

It would be interesting to see how far you actually lean into a corner.

I have no idea how close i get but i don't think i lean as far as you are in some of those photos.

BTW - any more info on the course itself? e.g. where? when? how much?

I am looking into the advanced riding course they do at Oran Park but I'm not sure if that's the best one out there

[Six Addict]

the course is run by california superbike school (they have a website that is easily googled)

the day cost $454 for me cos i hired leather at $55 for the day... usually its $399.... and its held at eastern creek...(good for you, not so good for me)

id recommend it....

[mgvette57]

That sounds pretty good to me.

Eastern Creek is even better as I can usually get there in around 10 - 15 mins if I go the boring way down the M4