Superbike School - Worth the cash ?

Mr Sparkle · Post by **Mr Sparkle** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:55 pm

Heya all,

Has anyone done Superbike School ?

If so is it worth the cash, did you learn alot ?

Being a n00b I am aiming to sharpen my skills and get quicker on a small capacity bike before I upgrade.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:14 pm

i cant imagine it would be a bad thing....

i did a "learn to race" day here 2 years back...not only did i learn a bit (it was very basic) i had a great time..and got to practice hard braking, and race starts as well as abt 5 sessions on the track...

mind u i think i paid abt the same as a track day back then..

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:14 pm

Its worth every cent. You will learn more in 1 day at this school than you will in a year of riding on your own.

Post by **dave#3** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:44 pm

Have a read of this and see what you think. I've heard (and read!) good reports, and plan on doing a superbike school after I've got a tracky sorted out.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:39 pm

i've only heard good things said about them.

my wife went and did level one a few years back (about 6 or so) and loved it, she was on her zzr250 at the time.

her rding improved outta sight in just one class, you could see she had more confidence when cornering when i followed her for a while. she just looked more comfortable.

Mr Sparkle · Post by **Mr Sparkle** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:13 pm

Thanks for the input guys.

Rewarding myself for passing my Ps test with level 1 Superbike school

Tenoq · Post by **Tenoq** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:50 pm

I was questioning how good it was until I got there. I thought I knew a lot about riding - but I learned so much more. Do it!

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:41 am

Ken oath mate, it will change the way you ride....

GForce · Post by **GForce** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:53 am

a friend of mine did it in america. he is a riding instructor here in adelaide and he told me that he still learnt alot of the superbike school. to cut it short, its worth it

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:34 pm

GForce wrote:a friend of mine did it in america. he is a riding instructor here in adelaide and he told me that he still learnt alot of the superbike school. to cut it short, its worth it

nah dont do it..save the $$ for a trip to SA and i can give u sum lessons...

Benno · Post by **Benno** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:37 pm

Anyone notice the site hacked?

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:15 pm

whereabouts ??

I-K · Post by **I-K** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:30 am

Phil wrote:i've only heard good things said about them.

In that case, allow me to be the voice of dissent... at least where Level 1 is concerned. I did it in October or November, 2000, when I'd been riding just on two years, and two months after I got my R1...

...Level 1 teaches the following:
-look through the corner.
-tip in late, wide and hard.
-keep a positive throttle through a turn.
-use your midsection to support your upper body and put no weight onto the wrists.

With the exception of the tip-in-hard part, I'd already been doing all those things since about I've been riding for six weeks... after all, they teach you all that in n00b sk00l... and I'm about as natural at riding a bike as Neka is at looking presentable.

Couple the fact that I didn't actually learn anything with Brouggy a) packaging everything as a revelation and b) coming out with some outright inaccuracies about bike dynamics, plus the cost of the whole thing, and there are probably better ways to spend one's rider training dollar.

Maybe the higher levels go deeper (Lvl4 has a powersteering drill, from memory), but I dare say listening to jabber in places like this and just plain riding heaps, heaps and heaps is a more economic way to improve one's riding.

Tenoq · Post by **Tenoq** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:08 pm

I-K wrote:...but I dare say listening to jabber in places like this and just plain riding heaps, heaps and heaps is a more economic way to improve one's riding.

Well I'm glad you remembered your lessons from n00b school so well, I-K! Although I knew most of the things taught at the school, putting them into practise in that environment made sense, and I think noticeably improved my riding. I'd learned a lot from following other riders up through the hills, and from you lot gas-bagging on 'ere.

But there was still some worthwhile info @ the Superbike School, and despite the high price tag, I feel it was well worth the investment. There was certainly something there that I hadn't been able to learn from here or riding with excellent riders.

To be honest, I'm quite surprised you felt you didn't really improve your riding at the school, even with the level 1 course. I would hazard that the majority of riders, even ones with years of riding experience, would benefit from the School. Whether or not that's worth $400 to you - well, that's a personal choice. But if it was $400 for the school or $400 for a fancy exhaust to get more power: I know which one is the wise choice to go faster.

Oh, and it's fun to boot!

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:45 pm

id pick the exhuast!!

i get all my "lessons" by riding thru the hills with mates..if sum1 is faster than me, i get em to sit behind me and see if they can pick up my problems...

mostly i kno my problems, i just cant seem to eradicate them tho...