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I ask the question to get a great discussion like this started :) Some good stuff here and yes part of "doing less" on your bike includes not spending energy fighting your bike. I've never used "loosey goosey not tighty whitey" but that is good ;) I really like what you said about only using...

I often tell my students (at the California Superbike School) that they should DO LESS when riding. What do you think this means, or in what ways do you think riders work too hard and do too much on their bikes? Misti

Hahahah, awesome story. That sounds just like Keith! It is a very personal school with a lot of attention on each student and their individual differences. Hope you make it out again :)

Sounds about right :) My son was born in May 2009. You should go back for a refresher! So you did level 1 and 2 and then Code R.A.C.E. What you might want to do is take level 3 and 4. Even though it's not as race oriented as the actual race school, they cover a lot of things that are...

I didn't get a chance to read every comment here but it's an interesting thread with some great discussion. I wrote an article on the topic of Emergency Braking for Motorcycle Mojo Magazine, I've copied and pasted it below and I hope it provides some further insight Stopping Fast! I’ve seen...

I'll be coaching in July at The Ridge in Washington and hopefully hitting a few more schools on the West Coast as well. Let me know if you have any questions about the school :) Misti

Thanks :) Check out my website (hasn't been updated in years) mistihurst.com for pics. Yes, good throttle control is smooth rolling on and off. How do you achieve this? When should you begin rolling on the throttle? Thanks! My website, mistihurst.com has some of my articles - i need to...

Thanks :) A: that is a tough question ;) Sometimes you can feel the front tire pushing or slipping a little bit and that lets you know that you are on the edge of traction and that you need to change something up before ending up on the ground. Other times you just suddenly end up on the...

Great, I'm glad this helped. I just want to touch base on two things you said above, first you mentioned that you feel discomfort around "the maximum pressure (at the end of a progressive squeeze of the lever" and that when you do quick braking exercises after "quite a squeeze on the brakes...

Sure :) As a sportbike rider I lay off using the rear brake completely unless I end up off the track and need it to slow down in the dirt of gravel. We coach our students at the school to use front brake only as well and don't advocate braking mid corner unless needed in an emergency. It's so...

As coaches we teach all levels of students and rotate around with doing on track and off track coaching. In a regular day we will usually have students in all four levels of courses or we might be working off track with just level 4's. I worked a few years as a full time coach where I did all...

Thanks for the welcomes everyone :)

Hi there, I'm a coach with the school and have been for the past 8 years, if you have any specific questions about the school then please let me know and I'll do my best to answer! It's a lot of fun and you will learn a ton! Cheers, Misti

Hi there, My name is Misti and I'm an ex Canadian Nationals and AMA racer, current coach with the California Superbike School, mom of two little ones and writer for Motorcycle Mojo Magazine. Just stumbled upon this site and thought I would say hello :) I was born in ON and enjoyed my time...