| Author | Message | ||
     Jaimec |
http://www.superbikeschool.com/schedule/ I'm already confirmed for Monday, May 11 at the Thunderbolt track in New Jersey. | ||
| 2008xb12scg |
Jaimec please post how it goes. I really want to do that, just don't have the funds right now. How long have you been riding? I'm just wondering if the peolple who go there are already good and just want to get better. Or if many really are new and not that good yet (like me) and trying to learn the basics. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
VIR! Time to start saving.... | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Do you plan on riding your own bike or renting one of theirs? | ||
| Jaimec |
Thomas: The school is NOT for beginning riders, but it is arranged so that experienced riders who've never been on the track before are with people who also have never been on the track before. The school is broken down to four different levels. If this is your first time taking the course then you MUST start with Level 1. It is very well organized and I have to admit... I took it with three other long-time MSF Instructors and we ALL had our eyes opened. Keith put a lot of thought into his curriculum. It is broken down into a step-by-step building-block process with each lesson building on the skills learned in the prior lesson. You alternate 20 minutes in the classroom, on the track, and standing around just "absorbing" what you've just heard/done. There are three organized levels, with Level 4 being custom-tailored to what YOU want to work on and improve. I've never been on this track before (I've been taking the course at Pocono because I can stay with friends 10 minutes from the track) so this will be new. I'll also be taking it on a brand new bike. I've already gone through the first three levels and this will be my second time doing Level 4. The only other track school I've done was Reg Pridmore's C.L.A.S.S., but he no longer comes out to the East Coast anymore. His course is far less formal, and I noticed that during the track sessions, some students would practice what was discussed in the classroom while others just wanted to see how fast they could go. This would NEVER happen in Keith Code's curriculum. If you don't practice what was discussed you get pulled from the track. It keeps things safer and more organized. I can't recommend it enough. | ||
| Jaimec |
Ft_bstrd: I always ride my own bike. I'd rather learn the ins and outs of the bike I ride everyday, than a bike I'll probably never touch again. That, and it's a lot cheaper using your own bike and leathers... | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
That, and it's a lot cheaper using your own bike and leathers... That was my thinking as well, but I wasn't sure. There isn't an FAQ section, so I didn't know. I too would rather ride my own bike so that there is no translation error of the lessons learned. Of course, I'd bet it would be the first time they've seen a Uly at the Code School.  | ||
| Jaimec |
I wouldn't take that bet... Techmikeny took Superbike School on his Ulysses last year at Pocono Raceway. | ||
| Froggy |
Ft_Bstrd, the closest ones to you are after the day I am going to try and go for, so yours will be #2  | ||
| 2008xb12scg |
I've only been riding 6 or 8 months, so I'm prolly not "experienced" but I do feel I'm to a point where I need some direction and training. My friends don't ride fast, or sport bikes for that matter. While they have helped alot, I need to learn more about leaning, breaking, ect. What I don't want to do is keep practicing if I'm using bad habits. For now I just listen and learn. Not to mention I would love to be on a track as opposed to the streets. | ||
| Leftcoastal |
Thomas - I'd bet that if you contacted the Superbike school and told them what your experience level and riding history is, they would let you know if the school would be appropriate for you, or not. I know some of those guys and they aren't in it to just sell classes! Keith's curriculum is set up on a system of gradients, one technique and skill at a time, with successive lessons building on the previous ones. They don't let you jump ahead without becoming proficient at the level you are on at the time. I'm thinking you are really at the right point in you riding to greatly benefit from a school like Code's, and try the more race-oriented training such as Pridmore's and such when you get a lot more experience. AL | ||
| 2008xb12scg |
Thanks Al. The gal at the dealership where I got my bike told me about it a while back. I'm starting a little savings account for it. I would deffinatly call first to make sure it's right. But She said Keith was a really good and down to earth guy. | ||
| Jaimec |
Is that what she said?? Has she ever met him? He is VERY knowledgeable, and obviously enjoys what he does... but he's also a bit on the "arrogant" side. Still, he's always willing to make the time to try and clarify what he's talking about if you'll take the time to ask the question. That's what's really important. |
