Best investment after the MSF…
Jul 9th, 2010 by Leo
Two things in particular make the California Superbike School a great learning environment. One – they know how to isolate individual skills. If you are in the business of training people to develop precise skills, you know that the trick is to isolate each individual skill and drill them to mastery THEN put them together with other skills. That is how you master any complex set of tasks. They do this really well at CSS. Two – they focus on and pinpoint the fundamental skills: like throttle control, sense of speed, keeping light on the bars, quick turns, body position, braking, etc.
They do this so well that pros like Leon Camier (WSBK, Aprilia) turn to them when they’re having issues… And it turns out that the issues that the pros have are the same exact issues that regular street riders have…focusing on the fundamentals can elevate anyone’s game… Whether you ride cruisers or supersports, everyone winds up learning to ride better, faster, more safely. with greater control.
“But wait,” someone says, “I’m a sportbike rider, can’t I just do a whole bunch of track days and advanced rider courses?” Those are great too but because of the specific coaching and learning environment of CSS, I don’t think you can learn as much in a dozen track days (even with good coaches) than you can at CSS. The purpose of a track day is to let riders have fun in a safe track environment; and it usually works. The purpose of CSS is to elevate your riding skills with the same sorts of fundamentals and drills that World Superbike riders use…
So if you have $450-$650 to spare on motorcycle stuff – the best way to make your bike go faster and ride safer is to invest in your riding skills…
By the way, when I took Level One a year ago there were plenty of first time track riders, and experienced cruiser riders – so unlike many other riding schools, this isn’t JUST for sportbike aficionados – it’s for anyone who wants to elevate his or her riding skills… You can rent their bike, their leathers, boots, gloves – all you need to bring is yourself.
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