Dan Hale

When are we swapping bikes??

Dan Hale

Forgot the action shot for you all. . . .

Nottm_S2

arse. my learning curve was halted today, i did my classic of target fixation, panic, break, bike stands up, go straight on into the undergrowth.

fairings are over rated anyway

appropriate tiny url

http://tinyurl.com/nut268

eSeM

Bummer.

You learning curve is fine .......... same sort of thing happened to me on my first bike. I learned from my mistake and it has never happened since.

Nottm_S2

thanks mate. it's really knocked me a bit as i was feeling like the miles i was putting in were having an effect. i've done just shy of 2,000 miles on the cbr

i guess i'll start from scratch again and see how things go. gutted at the minute, all this crap weather meant i hadnt ridden it for 2 weeks, now it'll be another four

eSeM

At least you didn't hurt yourself, that is the most important thing.

Plastic can be fixed.

smnasn

Bad luck.

Target fixation, counter-steering and keeping relaxed are the three big things I always recommend beginners to work on.

Re target fixation a friend tells the story of how he once went skiing with someone on a wide-open piste that was completely empty except for a large rock in the middle - you can guess what happened... it's very easily done.

Hope you get it fixed soon...

Dan Hale

100%

It's only a bike

Nottm_S2

cheers guys. yep, classic target fixation. i need to sort that out. terwat. i dont think it would have happened if the weather had not been so shite recently. i've been consciously trying to just get some miles under my belt, trying to get into a rythm.. balls. no bike for 4 weeks and god knows what the insurers will want to do to me next year

Paper Lawyer

Yep, it's only a bike (didn't stop me getting all upset after causing a crack in part of the fairing after dropping mine in the garage...).

Glad you are ok and impressed with the mileage you've clocked - I've clocked just over 2000 miles now....in two years and one month