Regaining confidence

[EatOrBeEaten]

That'd be awesome J, thank you

Just need to find enough hours in the day to do all this stuff now! O_o

[gijoe1313]

That'd be awesome J, thank you

Just need to find enough hours in the day to do all this stuff now! O_o

Just go to sleep later, like me!

[EatOrBeEaten]

Another update

Gremlin and I decided to go for a spin up Old North Road, and then out to Albany to meet up with the NASS lot. I led coming out of Westgate, and it was awesome. I'm still riding like a 'nana, but I'm definitely getting over the initial "WTF?!?" feeling every time I see a corner. The bike feels smoother on the throttle (from tightening the chain I think) and it all just seems to making a bit more sense. There were a couple of occasions when I had an eeep moment, but I did my best to remember that the bike could do it (honestly, it could!) so I could too

Gremlin said I was riding pretty well, but he's biased. Looking forward to a proper ride out

[Number One]

This talk of baggy suspension...do we know whether this particular bike is worse than average? Non-performance 250s are renowned for soft suspension, and it's not necessarily a problem. Frosty will tell you how well a Spada handles and just how 'bad' their suspension is.
Personally, I think this is a case of rider lacking confidence and ability. (other than a failed front brake, if I understand correctly)

Spadas wicked fun and though it might not feel like it you can bang them into corners and flick em round so easily...mm loved the soft front ends on my 250s - in fact I think that's why I struggled a bit with the zxr as it was sooo tight and true.

You'll come right just keep at it but don't push yourself. Each time you go out concentrate on being smooth instead of worrying about being fast. In no time you will be feeling much better about things. Good luck

[MSTRS:Me]

Each time you go out concentrate on being smooth instead of worrying about being fast.

GOOD ADVICE!!! 'Fast' will come from 'smooth and consistent'. And you'll achieve that better if you are looking well ahead. Give yourself time to manouevre and control the situation, instead of reacting to the situation.

[hedcase07]

I have a mentor, but it's riding alone that really gets to me. I think the main issue is trusting the bike. If I'd binned due to Epic Rider Fail then I could at least trust myself not to be such an idiot again, but first the shitty suspension (mentor said it was some of the worst he'd ever seen, other riders have concurred) and THEN the brakes within weeks of each other? I guess I could sell it and start over, but financially it's not really an option

Mate i know exactly how you feel.

after a recent drop on grit my ride spent 2 mnths in the shop and when i got it back i had lost alot of confidence especially when cornering the same way. Anyhow after taking it for a short slow ride i got home to discover that the pinch bolts were gone of my forks (Thank the lord to be here) Upon returning to the shop i discovered that the whole front end was loose as. so now i have tha same dilemma as you, keep riding or throw in the towell?

It was something i enjoyed imensley but seem to be shit scared of it now..
had a mate take it for a ride and he thinks it corners great so maybe it is just me.. the paranoia has set in.

[vifferman]

I did my best to remember that the bike could do it (honestly, it could!) so I could too

That's a very important point!
I've been riding for 35 years now, and still sometimes have to remind myself of that, especially in wet conditions.

As MSTRS said, look well ahead. The problem with many noobies, or with riders who've had a knock to their confidence is that they become much more short-sighted - shifting where they're looking to a point just in front of their bike. That just doesn't work! If you've had problems falling off on a corner, I bet you're spending too much time looking AT the corner, instead of through it. When you do that, your cornering technique turns to shit, and that further impacts your riding confidence.

You're making GOOD progress.
Build on it, be positive about it!

[Candle]

come to the nass ride on Wednesday and try and look further forward wen your cornering but just try to relax more and have a bit more faith in your bike and abilities or you can sell it and never ride again your choice. Just gotta keep riding crashes hap[p[en just learn from it and grow as a biker easy

[retro asian]

Another update

Gremlin and I decided to go for a spin up Old North Road, and then out to Albany to meet up with the NASS lot.

Gremlin said I was riding pretty well, but he's biased. Looking forward to a proper ride out

Hope Gremlin doesn't mind me saying that you looked pretty sweet from behind... (I'm talking about the way you rode of course!)

- a first-time-to-see-you-ride-non-biased opinion