fun riding
so much to blog… so little time 😉
Last weekend was a total blast! Not only did I abruptly get a year older, but work paid for me to do advanced motorcycle training – and it was just the best!
Run by the ‘Stay Upright’ folks the course is basically about improving safety and survivability on the motorbike – better braking skills, better cornering – that sort of thing.
The theory part was good – lots of stuff on breaking distances and discussion on how to deal with tailgaters (grrrrr) and building buffer zones between you and the sardine tins… And then there’s the track day 🙂
These guys have built a track that incorporates all the stuff you don’t want to encounter on the road – corners that tighten up, adverse cambers, blind hills, humps just before corners – the works! It was a great opportunity to encounter all that kind of stuff – but under supervision and above all with no b@stard coming the other way… I could tell that my confidence was increasing when I started scraping bits of the bike and not worrying – and I was amazed at how quickly my antique Honda Bol d’Or (1981 CB900F) could stop. I also never thought I’d get the old beast airborne – but there was this hump you see…
Anyhow – noone fell off and we all had a great time! – An excellent course – highly recommended if you happen to live in Canberra, Australia – are there equivalent courses elsewhere? Have any of you done them?
Cheers & keep the rubber side down!
Jerry
