Superbike School anyone?

[FJmonkey]

Books and DVDs are great tools for learning but you need to practice what you learned. Riding with riders that are better than you will help you to improve. Follow them see what they are doing, ask questions, get advise and then have them follow you so they can see what you are doing then tell you what you need to improve on, do differently. That is the advantage of the school. Practice dose not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Hope this helps.

Kurt     

And I have Baldy to help me see the light and seek better riding skills.... I will have to find other ways of aging disgracefully.

[yamaha fj rider]

I say fuck ageing gracefully. As the song says "its better burn out than fade away.   

Kurt

[FJmonkey]

My brother from another mother..... Amen!!!

[baldy3853]

  bugga must've been pissed last nite I meant to say the TITTLE not turtle........
Monkey I might nominate you for the Ulysses Club, our motto  is "Grow old Disgracefully" you almost make the grade 
Baldy

[FJmonkey]

bugga must've been pissed last nite I meant to say the TITTLE not turtle........
Monkey I might nominate you for the Ulysses Club, our motto  is "Grow old Disgracefully" you almost make the grade 
Baldy

I already have the shirt (thanks to you), might as well sign me up.

[Klavdy]

Yeah, go do it, don't ride the track on the FJ, use the school bikes.
Why?
It's a really tight racetrack you'll be belting around and those BMW S1000R's rock.
Really fast, nimble, good handling new bikes.
A race bike on a race track is awesome.
An old, heavy touring bike?
Not so much.
Technology has inexorably marched on.
The FJ would suck, you'd not have as good an experience.
People would probably lap you too.

[ApriliaBill]

You are never going to learn as much from the books and video's as you do at the track. They have spotters on the track, who will pull you over and give little tutorials. I'm not saying the books and videos won't help, but one on one time is a much better way of learning. I have friends who've gone to both schools, and each has a preference. Yes Kieth has some fantastic thoughts on riding, and he's put out a ton of great riders. Reg is a three time world champ, very friendly, along with Gigi and the instructors, they teach smoothness and are a little more street (safety ideals) savy. I don't think you can go wrong with either school. I'd ride thier bike, only for the fact that even though you are confident in your riding skills, you don't want a squid to take you out, also your insurance will not pay for your bike if you wad it. And even if the bikes feel different from your's, you can take your new skills and practice on your bike at your own pace. As Keith says, the new sensations your body is going to feel, doesn't translate from a video. Your body needs to feel these to keep your mind from panicing and there's no place like a track, to safely accomplish this...