Ive heard decent things, but Im satisfied with my riding. Im not scaring myself, so ILl just bungle on thru

Go-Slow Race.  I like it!  How about several buddies line up and head for a finish line.  The last one there without touching the ground and who runs a more or less straight line wins!  Laugh, 'cuz it'll be tough.

Lots of truths in that promo video.  You local library might be able to get the DVD, perhaps on an inter-library loan from another library.

Also buy, or borrow from your library*, David L. Hough's More Proficient Motorcycling: Mastering the Ride, and Lee Parks' Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques.  All, including James Davis' web site noted above, have 99% the same techniques with different emphasis or different ways of presenting the material.  Davis' site is best for understanding the physics.  Hough's book is best for everyday street riding.  Parks' book is best for pure cornering technique.  I'm making plans for next summer to attend a local Lee Parks Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic.  http://www.totalcontroltraining.net/

Justin, try these techniques...you'll like the results a lot.

* My local library just got in two inter-library loan books for me...Hough's first book, Proficient Motorcycling (Second edition, 2008)  and Keith Code's first book, Twist of the Wrist.

Good advice, thanks.

I do OK at low speed already.  I'd like to be better and understand the dynamics better.  I can turn the bike in little circles.  If I removed the furniture, I could certainly ride 8s in my living room.  I'm still working on effortless cornering, but am doing better.   I've only ridden the thing 350 miles.  109 of them this morning.  Getting used to it.

One of those horrible mountain rides this morning, sun, trees, view of the smokies and the valley, lots of bikes out.

I watched both his DVD's Ride like a Pro) and (Tail of the Dragon) They are both great learning tools even for us older riders.

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Natural instinct generally results from lots of careful work over a long period of time.

I might get the video.  My brother in law recommended I get it.  He used to be a professional rider.

Quite a mix of people heading up to the Dragon today.  An old Kawasaki twin.  A Honda GL1000.  A couple of dual sports.  I turned right rather than go over to NC.  Think I had the only single.  No way I will get on 129 during a weekend day.  Too many people too influenced by their buddies, and with plates from flat states.  Just looks dangerous.  I'll slowly drive my truck over, that's about it for weekend travel over that route!

Think I'll go up the Cherahola Skyway some time this week.  Have to see how far it is.  I can bicycle up to the Dragon, it's pretty close.  Of course, I bicycle pretty well.