Ya it worked out pretty good so far, and the kids play well together.
I was highly relieved when the youngest was born and she looked like me...considering I was FIFO for 2 years...you never know! LoL But she's mine.
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Motorcycle Skills: What are your 2022 goals?
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I was highly relieved when the youngest was born and she looked like me...considering I was FIFO for 2 years...you never know! LoL But she's mine.
Lol, I mean sorry for your loss but you got some swimmers still obviously
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Saitou^.~
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For me, I've already committed to taking 4 classes at Toni's school for 2022 (super sonic road race school)... and quite possibly more as the season progresses. 
Want to practice more on sliding my knees, getting my elbow down, work on muscle memory, and building up speed.
Also been thinking of taking a course with either racer5, fast, pro6, or with a coach (one on one) before trying some track days... will decide soon.
Want to practice more on sliding my knees, getting my elbow down, work on muscle memory, and building up speed.
Also been thinking of taking a course with either racer5, fast, pro6, or with a coach (one on one) before trying some track days... will decide soon.
Sochi
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Also been thinking of taking a course with either racer5, fast, pro6, or with a coach (one on one) before trying some track days... will decide soon.
@Saitou^.~ IMO I think Racer5 is the best bang, I signed up for their June L1-3 course - so we shall see. And thanks to your posts here I def be at Toni's school
Cheers
Saitou^.~
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I hope you enjoy it! Let me know when you sign up, I might be there that day.@Saitou^.~ IMO I think Racer5 is the best bang, I signed up for their June L1-3 course - so we shall see. And thanks to your posts here I def be at Toni's school
Definitely I agree racer5 has best bang for buck.
I plan to try to do them all (slowly... over the years lol). Always something to learn with each school and how they approach teaching...and you get to learn the different tracks too.
As in UTurns or moving at a greater speed?
Sochi
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UTurns at greater speed
(not sure if slide can be done turning right? Bret does it turning left...)
U turns. I don't know if I can't balance myself when doing a sharp right turn or it's the way my throttle had is located or what but I'm not as steady for whatever reason.
I can't figure out why my left cornering is so much smoother/easier than going right...I must be born for NASCAR.
I just want to get my balance, low speed skills and control back to where it was a few years ago (or at least close) before knee injury with poor recovery, weight gain and age took a toll. Aerobic and core focused exercise have been the starting point and off road riding in single track trails will be the next phase in the spring.
It's difficult to explain but I've felt a remoteness on the bike for the last few years. Not so much a lack of control but an absence of connection to what it's doing. It's sort of a feeling of imprecision, I know I can navigate the situation or obstacle but I'm not feeling the confidence (?) or familiarity that I used to have. Like I said, it's hard to explain.
It's difficult to explain but I've felt a remoteness on the bike for the last few years. Not so much a lack of control but an absence of connection to what it's doing. It's sort of a feeling of imprecision, I know I can navigate the situation or obstacle but I'm not feeling the confidence (?) or familiarity that I used to have. Like I said, it's hard to explain.
I get this sometimes also. Typically when I'm clipping at a good pace, and then think 'oh snap....maybe I shouldn't be going this fast' and then all of a sudden my connection with the bike is gone and takes time to get back into it. Almost like I spook myself.
UTurns at greater speed
(not sure if slide can be done turning right? Bret does it turning left...)
You can do a slide turn to the right, but you either gotta be quick with that right foot to put it down after you stop braking, or you gotta do that turn with the feet on the pegs and transition from brake to throttle immediately without stopping. Timing is key because if you lift off the rear brake before you come to a complete stop... Hello Highside...
This is where I am with the skid turns (albeit to the left). Working on getting the transition down more quickly and doing the turn while standing on the pegs:
Could be either mechanical - not used to your throttle hand being pinned to your body, or it could be psychological. I know for me, left handers have more visibility through a turn so I'm more confident throttling through those. But right handers are often obscured by a rock face or trees, so I approach right turns more cautiously just due to visibility.
Sochi
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This is where I am with the skid turns (albeit to the left). Working on getting the transition down more quickly and doing the turn while standing on the pegs:
Got it - rear brake pedal is the big factor here.. I can do such sliding Uturn on my mb without touching the ground, hopefully will have a proper motorcycle to learn this and other fun things involving sliding on loose surfaces
It could be that when turning left you have potential control with the rear brake. I remember when I was more proficient in the woods I was quite comfortable skidding with a locked up rear wheel into a sharp turn (either direction) then powering out of it regardless of the surface conditions. It's not necessarily hard, but something that is a product of feel and has to become kind of natural.
This is EXACTLY what I was referring to in my post. There's not a snowballs' chance in hell that I could do it today, but
Incidentally, I seem to recall someone some time ago suggesting that the left turn is easier thing is related to reciprocating mass in the engine, but I can't remember who or where.
mbroyda
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2:15s @ Bogie
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