It actually amuses me to see the huge amount of attention other schools, books, forums, and videos spending on the subject called ‘the perfect body positioning’ for street riders. Glancing over to what MotoGP riders like Marc Marquez performs on TV- must be good for the Redwood Rd in the SF East Bay. If it doesn’t look like Marquez… It’ll be damned as ‘crossed-up’ and some rookie rider who was proud showing his first hanging off pic’s will be scoffed by. Read more
Advanced riding school in California
Posts
I am so happy with the way i developed our ‘Cornering School Day 1 & 2’, because they are burning hot! We still have ideas popping up even improving stuff, and now since we are doing 2 days of cornering school, and our students already asking for it- we are thinking about adding a 3rd day. I’ll come up with very cool stuff, but i need to settle my thoughts on this first.
This is the 1st review of a student who participated in CSD-2 in October 26th 2014:
Coach Can tries hard to get us riders to honestly think about and evaluate our riding habits so we can more efficiently incorporate his guidance with the goal of improving our skills- Ross Shafer, Cornering School - Day 2
What a great class this was! No matter what you come up with… Sportbike, race bike, dual sport, touring bike… or even a Gold Wing or Harley Davidson… we have a place for everyone who want to learn cornering from A-Z from FIRST HAND. No games, but straight out and honest coaching in a fantastic place where learning meets fun!
Pictures and videos of the event are on the way… FREE of charge!
ONLY at Superbike-Coach’s Cornering School Day 1 & 2
I thank to God to be able- and love what i do.
Coach Can
Topic Of The Month
Recap Last Knee & Wheelie Classes
Headcoach Can Akkaya: Let’s recap our last Wheelie and Knee Down classes in Oct 11 & 12:
Luckily it was not that hot in Stockton as it use to be… but what was going on on our track… that was hot. Seeing my students all weekend to aim for a real goal and having me and my team working real hard to make most of them reaching these goals- that makes my classes always to an eye opening experience. I start this story out with a testimonial from Dean Lonskey:
“I’ve been riding motorcycles for over 40 years (desert, motocross, street), 26 years recently on street, and I’ve always been a little nervous about doing wheelies but would still try. Taking the wheelie course helped with that and Superbike-Coach is a really good school to take. The instructors are very honest, upfront, and experienced (just one look at them in action was enough to convince me!). The 1on1 part of the class, with ear buds in your helmet listening to Headcoach Can giving instructions, is a MUST for EVERYONE! Coach Can Akkaya never pulls any punches and tells you “like it is…good and bad”. You can do something WRONG and he’ll let you know right then and there. However, just as quick as he gets on you for a mistake, he’s right there cheering you on and congratulating you when you do something correct. Anyone who takes this class will come away with something new learned or something remembered that was forgotten“.
Superbike-Coach are using their bikes for those clients who are coming over to California for 1on1 or group coaching. That makes lots of things way easier for the student, because we take care of everything while the student can focus on the trip and coaching:
- Bike rental
- Bike insurance (Totaled bike, $500 deductible max)
- Tire Warmers
- Gas
- Adjustments
- Mechanic
This is perfectly set up in the paddock, where you can hang out and refresh for the next track session with Superbike-Coach.
For 2014 we’ve planned to wrap up a couple of track drill’s in cooperation with Feel Like A Pro, and Keigwins Track Days, which is another partner of the Superbike-Coach Corp. This cooperation is a great benefit for riders, because usually our Track Drill fee is $140, but if you rent a race bike with Feel Like A Pro- we only charge $70 for the coaching. That’s not all… because Feel Like A Pro will reduce the fee on your rental bike by $70 as well if you sign up for Superbike-Coach Track Drill group course!
In other words… you don’t pay any extra for the coaching if you rent a Feel like a pro race bike. Here are the dates and tracks:
- 4/5/2014 Thunderhill (sold out!)
- 4/6/2014 Thunderhill (only 3 left)
- 6/9/2014 Sonoma (only 4 left)
- 6/23/2014 Laguna Seca
- 6/24/2014 Laguna Seca
- 9/20/2014 Thunderhill
- 9/21/2014 Thunderhill
- 10/6/2014 Sonoma
Honestly, I was shocked when I first came to America to make my dream come true. You ask why? Well, the first time I commuted from the East Bay to San Francisco on a motorcycle, I was confronted with California’s laws and rules of the road. Furthermore, I had new experiences to process with lane splitting, city chaos and the Oakland Bay Bridge. The DMV circle test and the written exam were not difficult, but they did not prepare me for riding on California roads. I adjusted quickly. But as I considered ways to ride safely in California, as a European Championship professional and racer coach I had the training and skills to adapt quickly, but here is my point…what’s going to happen with a rookie who’s just started riding on the street, even though he learned to ride at the MSF course instead of going through the DMV circle test? He might not have enough time to give his butt a quick goodbye kiss.
Then, I couldn’t wait to hit the road in California’s canyons. Ready to let the R1 horses rip on my first Sunday ride. To my surprise, all the cars were gentle and attentive, which is a marked difference to Germany’s drivers, believe me. But here I was confronted with fallen trees, deer, gravel, bumps and holes in the pavement as big as Read more
Let’s find it out…
In racing sports, the racing line is the route the vehicle must take in order to minimize the time taken to complete the course. When analyzing a single corner, the optimum line is one that minimizes the time spent in the corner and maximizes the overall speed (of the motorcycle) through the corner. If one used the path with the smallest radius, that would minimize the distance taken around that corner. However, by fitting a curve with the widest possible radius into the corner, the higher speed which can be maintained more than compensates for the extra distance traveled.
The apex or clipping point is often used in motorsport, though other racing sports such as skiing and bicycling have similar concepts of an ideal line. The apex is often but not always, the geometric center of the turn. Hitting the apex allows the vehicle to take the straightest line and maintain the highest speed through that specific corner. It is also the tightest part of a corner. Within the context of motorcycling, the apex is referred to the point where the motorcycle is closest to the inside
Just a new year resolution
New year is here… oh hold on, racers think in ‚racing seasons‘ actually… you don’t become old that way you know. It’ll just reminds you that you have something like an „expiration date“, especially as a pro. Time is a factor in many ways in racing.
However, the Christmas food was fantastic of course, as also the New Years party hangover. Now let’s get back on the treadmill to get rid of that fat belly and to stick with the self-imposed new year resolution “to make the breakthrough this year” and that’s a top priority goal, every racer has to have, from the novice to the top-no Read more
Portfolio Items
Verified Merchant Seals
Imprint Statement
