Coping with fear

[gwigs]

Good read, hope its not a repost.Plenty of other stuff as well ,look for the links.

http://www.lazymotorbike.eu/tips/fear/

[Stirts]

Good read, hope its not a repost.Plenty of other stuff as well ,look for the links.

http://www.lazymotorbike.eu/tips/fear/

I wish I could get another Internal Instructor, my one's a bit fucked in the head.

[naughtygirl]

Thanks for posting.
Im defiantly going to have a good read through that site.

[Tigadee]

Very good read... This will help pull me back a bit to ensure I ride sensibly and safely.

[Voltaire]

You want to get along to the California Super Bike School when it comes to town again, you get all those tips/ideas in the class and get to try them on the track. Starts off riding around the track in 4th gear and not allowed to use brakes...sounds freaky....but it works, and your are shown by an instructor how to do it, he observes you and you get feedback. Most of the sessions are on how to convince your innner self that its OK to press on the right bar to lean right....that the bike wont fall over in a corner and that you can prevent going wide. Probably the best $450.00 you could spend on bike improvements.
Grab a copy of Keith Codes Twist of the Wrist, its about racing but throttle control is the key to smooth entry and exits from corners.....I'll shut up now....as you were.:yes:

[PrincessBandit]

Interesting read. Lots of things that I thought "oh yeah, I remember when..." (...I used to worry that riding in the rain meant my bike was going to slide over...) :o

It's very much about riding within your comfort zone and not feeling you have to apologise for that balanced with "holding your own" in your space on the road.

Some good pointers though in the article.

[otter]

Interesting read. Lots of things that I thought "oh yeah, I remember when..." (...I used to worry that riding in the rain meant my bike was going to slide over...) :o

It's very much about riding within your comfort zone and not feeling you have to apologise for that balanced with "holding your own" in your space on the road.

Some good pointers though in the article.

It's so hard when you have ridden in the rain and it has fallen over twice...now I think hard before doing fun things in the rain.

[PrincessBandit]

It's so hard when you have ridden in the rain and it has fallen over twice...now I think hard before doing fun things in the rain.

Oh, I think you might have given yourself away there with "fun things in the rain". Poor or dodgy weather conditions are generally not the best to be trying out "fun things" on your bike.

However, if you simply mean riding is fun and when you were riding in the rain your bike went down twice then that's a bit hard luck.
The thing that got me out riding in wet weather was (a) I really wanted to do it (even though I was uncertain how 'safe' it would be) and (b) the realisation that if it really was that dangerous then no one would ride in the rain!

Obviously wet roads mean slippery paint, oil brought to the surface of the road, other debris which is generally slippery. And, the condition of your tyres needs to be up to scratch.

Hope you don't give up riding in the rain. I find it quite pleasant. The only time I'm not so fond of it is when my gear leaks and I end up with wet bitsies, or when it's coupled with gusty wind or other problems like poor visibility or steaming up visor...