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You're not doing it fast enough...

Go2Trackdays said:
^ ^ ^ ^ Notice how Feanor COMPLETELY ignored the trackday comments? There's some kind of mental block going on or something...
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No I didn't! :laughing I was responding when you responded :)

I see EVERY track day comment and take it completely to heart! I've gotten over the anxiety of it (maybe because the bike is older and already damaged on one side :laughing) but as I get over my anxiety, J is completely of the opinion that we MUST do it together.

This, from a woman who sometimes has to pen me in her daytimer for dinner at home :p

Stefan
 
tzrider said:
If you want to level the playing field a bit and develop both of your senses of speed, try riding one of these roads with no brakes. You find yourself thinking about your entry speed much sooner and much more. You also tend not to pull the trigger as hard coming out, since you know you're going to have to slow down with no brakes again anyway. It brings your straightaway speeds down some, which isn't a bad thing, and tends to keep you together. Use the brakes if you're going to get in too hot, but consider it an error. This exercise will help you both develop the same skills and it may play more to her strengths than yours.
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Coasting races. I do these on Bolinas Fairfax quite often. The first time I tried this I was shocked. I realized that I was all brakes into the turn and then all throttle out. Without the aid of the engine I could really see my errors. It really is great practice and good fun.
 
tzrider said:
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If you want to level the playing field a bit and develop both of your senses of speed, try riding one of these roads with no brakes. You find yourself thinking about your entry speed much sooner and much more. You also tend not to pull the trigger as hard coming out, since you know you're going to have to slow down with no brakes again anyway. It brings your straightaway speeds down some, which isn't a bad thing, and tends to keep you together. Use the brakes if you're going to get in too hot, but consider it an error. This exercise will help you both develop the same skills and it may play more to her strengths than yours.
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+100000000000
 
Keep the receipts for the Chatterboxes. We've gone through multiple sets of them, up to and including the GMRS versions. To put it kindly, they are built like crap and are unlikely to work satisfactorily for more than a few months. Considering a pair of the GMRS ones are $500+ already, they shouldn't be throwaway quality, yet they are. If you and J get value out of bike to bike communication, you may want to look into some of the better quality bike mounted systems like Autocom, Starcom, or Baehr.
 
You don't need to do trackdays together...that's just an excuse. In fact, it might be better to go separate the first time out, to lesson the distractions.

Going to the track is similar to skiing a course and then getting back behind the boat in open water again...you finally realize why you actually make the turns and how they're supposed to be done. It's not for the spray...that's just an effect....yet most open water skiers love to talk about how high their spray is.

I am starting to think it's pretty important for J to get into an environment where she can learn at an aggressive pace, but not put herself at risk. It's clear she's type A...and the road isn't a great place for learning that stuff when a far better alternative exists.

And for you Stefan: you're a smart guy. Why are you making such obtuse decisions?
 
Holeshot said:
And for you Stefan: you're a smart guy. Why are you making such obtuse decisions?
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oh well, maybe someday, when her schedule permits.:rofl

Good luck.
 
Holeshot said:
In fact, it might be better to go separate the first time out, to lesson the distractions.
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+1 I have more fun with someone else out there, but I behave and learn better on my own. Go with her on her first day, but let her do the riding solo. :thumbup
 
Just do it!

Feanor,

My husband and I ride seperate on the street, together on the street, and two-up on his BMW. We just did our first trackday in the same group, and we hardly saw each other on the track. It wasn't anything intentional it just worked out that way, and we both had a blast. Go to the track sooner rather than later, just book it and tell her to put it in her calendar. I only have 2500 miles on my first street bike and I had a female instructor (Lisa with Zoom Zoom) who worked with me on body position and she is fantastic. :thumbup
 
Feanor said:
But I'm sure we'll run into the same problem as when we used two-way comms on the jetskis once; She gets so excited and focused that she forgets and starts babbling in French, so I might need a Bi-lingual translator with a chatterbox riding in position two to relay me her messages in English :laughing
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How YOU doing? :teeth


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