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woodyracing -> RE: Super Bike School (2/25/2008 10:33:46 AM)
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for a full on school, use their bike. There is certainly merit to using your own bike since that will be what your going to be riding when you do future trackdays and all, BUT for a school, you have 1 or 2 days that you CAN'T MISS ANYTHING. If you have a mechanical issue or crash your own bike, your done unless you can fix/repair it. Use one of their bikes and have a mechanical issue or crash, they pull another one out for you. Also their bikes will usually be properly setup and fully prepped for the track where most new track riders will not have an optimum suspension setup and probably won't be safety wired and generally prepped as well.
also, its VERY usefull to be on the same bike as other students/instructors. That way, everybody is on the same playing field and the actual instruction goes much better.
Just an example, I did the Freddie Spencer school a couple years ago. They require you to use their bikes, no option for bringing your own. Because the pavement at miller was new, when we parked our bikes to get some water, several fell over when kickstands started sinking into the new asphalt. Several broken clutch levers, a shifter or two, etc. They pulled out the box of spares and in 5 minutes had us all back on track. Had those been individuals with different bikes, some may not have had extra levers or shifters and may have had to end their weekend for something that minor.
For schools, imo, the focus should be on learning techniques. Your not paying them to teach you how to ride YOUR motorcycle properly, your paying them to teach you how to ride A MOTORCYCLE properly. You can use trackdays for getting to know your bike.
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