PRO SKILLS
Post date: 2007-09-28
PRO SKILLS
Much talked about these days are riding skills and
the sad lack of them;
so how would you feel if I said you could safely control a front wheel skid,
calmly induce and control a tank-slapper, confidently deal with a bend that
unexpectedly tightens up, safely bring your bike to a halt in about half the
distance you think you can, be significantly more confident in the wet or on
slippery roads, cure panic-braking forever and confidently do low speed turns
or circles in the road - even two-up
Well i2i advanced rider training school based in
North Yorkshire have set up 4 machine control days, using psychological and
rapid learning techniques backed up by physics to help people understand how
stories they believe affect their riding.
It is said your training acquired in the
early days may not be enough to see you through to the present day high
performance bikes and road conditions today, so i2i Motorcycle Academy set out
to change that with various courses to help out. This years 2007
courses have been running in conjunction with the North Yorkshire County
council.
The school offers various courses available and deals with every thing from
cornering confidently in the wet to dealing with gravel and mud, all courses
are held on a private air field and off road tracks.
They also give off road tuition for those who fancy getting dirty bikes and
gear are supplied for this, but for the road bike sessions you are expected
to supply a suitable machine and appropriate protective riding gear.
Such is the popularity that this year has been fully booked so early bookings
for 2008 are advised, prices vary for each course so checking current prices
is essential.
Clearly a day with them should make for a better and more confident rider in
all conditions .
Should you wish to contact them for 2008 dates and
prices .
Tel: 07968 837974
Contents of courses;
Machine Control 1 – using your own bike (training takes place on an
airfield)
Section 1.1: Bike Stability Exercises
In this section you will learn why bikes are inherently stable and understand
the stories around what does and doesn’t make a bike unstable. This section
contains a series of very unusual exercises to help you learn how to maximize
the stability of your bike.
Section 1.2: Advanced Braking
In this section you will understand the stories around braking; including why
panic braking occurs, how to avoid it, and how to quickly and confidently
bring your bike to a halt.
Section 1.3: Counter-steering
In this section you will understand the stories around changing direction and
how to use counter-steering to improve the speed, accuracy and confidence of
your cornering
Section 1.4: Hazard Avoidance
In the next two sections you will learn about the stories, behaviors and
instincts you have created around dealing with unexpected hazards. Building on
the earlier braking and counter-steering sections, you will learn how to
control the bike quickly and confidently to avoid a hazard.
Section 1.5: Hazard Non-Avoidance
In this section you will learn what to do and what not to do (and why) when
you come across a hazard that you cannot avoid. To help you develop the
correct instincts and ability to deal with this type of situation, you will
get to practice hazard non-avoidance under controlled circumstances.
Section 1.6: Slow Speed Machine Control
In this section you will understand the stories you have created about slow
speed control and learn advanced techniques for controlling your machine at
slow speeds
Machine Control 2 – using off-road bikes (training takes place off-road)
Section 2.1: Bike stability exercises
In this section you will learn more about why bikes are inherently stable and
how to use body position and throttle control to maximise the stability of
your bike. This section contains an exercise to help you learn how your body
position affects the stability of (and your confidence in) the bike, when
riding over slippery surfaces.
Section 2.2: Front wheel skids
In this section you will understand the stories you have created about front
wheel slides. Importantly you will learn how to prevent, recognize, induce and
control a front wheel skid on a slippery surface.
Section 2.3: Rear wheel skids 1
In the next two sections you will understand the stories you have created
about what happens when the back wheel slides and learn how to induce
Section 2.4: Rear wheel skids 2
In this section you will learn how to induce and control a rear-wheel slide
while cornering. This section contains an exercise on how to use body position
to prevent a rear wheel skid and how to use body position to induce and
control a rear wheel skid while cornering
Section 2.5: Hazard Non-Avoidance
In this section you will learn what to do and what not to do (and why) when
you come across a hazard that you cannot avoid. This section builds on the
hazard non-avoidance section in MC1 by allowing you to practice the techniques
over larger hazards on a bike equipped to do so.
Section 2.6: Advanced bike stability exercises
In this section you will learn more about why bikes are inherently stable and
how to use body position and throttle control to maximize the stability of
your bike. This section includes a series of exercises that will help you
instinctively maximize the stability of your bike, especially when things get
difficult.
Machine Control 3 – using your own bike (training takes place on an
airfield)
Section 3.1: Advanced Braking II
This section builds on the advanced braking exercises in Machine Control 1
& 2 and helps you learn more advanced techniques to confidently bring your
bike to a halt from higher speeds.
Section 3.2: Braking on bends I
In this section you will understand the stories you have created around
braking on bends. Here you will learn advanced techniques for reducing speed
in a bend.
Section 3.3: Braking on bends II
In this section you will understand the stories you have created around
braking on bends. Here you will learn advanced (race-track) techniques for
braking hard in a bend.
Section 3.4: Cornering
In this section you will understand the stories you have created about
cornering and will learn advanced techniques for cornering. This section will
transform your ability to: safely and confidently lean the bike further;
quickly and accurately change direction; and use body position to increase
your corner speed
Section 3.5: Riding over slippery surfaces : Specifically you will
learn how to use body position to maximize the stability of your bike; and how
to control a rear-wheel slide (braking and accelerating) on your own bike.
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