[akjitsu]

I will stipulate right off the bat that my meager command of The Queen’s English lies utterly inadequate before the task of describing just how effective this school’s instructional techniques are. Not only are these folks extremely knowledgeable about high performance motorcycle operation but more importantly they’ve developed information-transfer methods that take you further and faster in your riding ability than would seem humanly possible. Every member of the staff knows exactly what they’re to be doing at all times. When you head out on the track after a briefing/chalk talk/presentation, not only does your on-track riding coach know exactly what you (individually) are supposed to be doing but so does the track marshal and every corner worker. If you (for instance on bike #15) are supposed to working on a drill that involves no brakes and a corner worker spots you using them, either your riding coach will pull around you and lead you through the correct method again or you will be flagged in for a chat before being released back out on the track to try again. Pretty intense stuff and hugely effective in getting the student to the next skill level RFN. The instructors might best be described as friendly, knowledgeable jihadists. They are just plain not letting you out of there until your skill level is up at least one order of magnitude.

And I finally figured out the “Code double team”. When the son, Dylan gives a lecture it’s a very nuts and bolts, “step A, step B” presentation. When the old man, Keith presents a new concept it gets pretty philosophical and involves a lot of questions. I’m guessing that this approach guarantees that about 95% of the students will get about 95% of the intended information; which ain’t bad at all.

One of the highlights of my weekend was a likeable young couple (Disclaimer: to me, just about everybody who still has a pulse looks young) the female of which was pretty small; maybe 5’1” tops. I was given to understand that her normal mount was a 250 Ninja and that she had some real trepidation about going aboard a 600 SS. That was to start with. By the end of the second day, every time the command “White group make ready to ride” was given she was sprinting to the bike line like the start at Le Mans and was at the start line ready to roll just about before anybody else had their helmet on. Does an old man’s heart good.

 

[G-Man]

I've done three Code school's and if you can get past Keith's Zen bullshite and be fortunate enough to hook up with a decent instructor (there's a reason that Code's recurring help-wanted ad in the back of RoadRacing World specifically states "no dopers") then the cumulative nature of the lessons can be beneficial.

One of the highlights of the schools was watching a school instructor high-side himself to the moon on the no-slide bike. Let's just say that the number of student's intersted int rying out the bike after that little trip to flickersville was significantly reduced.

If given an opportunity, take the Code school they normally schedule the Monday after MotoGP at Laguna. Everyone should ride Laguna Seca at least once in their life.

 

[Filip75]

I've done three Code school's and if you can get past Keith's Zen bullshite and be fortunate enough to hook up with a decent instructor (there's a reason that Code's recurring help-wanted ad in the back of RoadRacing World specifically states "no dopers") then the cumulative nature of the lessons can be beneficial.

One of the highlights of the schools was watching a school instructor high-side himself to the moon on the no-slide bike. Let's just say that the number of student's intersted int rying out the bike after that little trip to flickersville was significantly reduced.

If given an opportunity, take the Code school they normally schedule the Monday after MotoGP at Laguna. Everyone should ride Laguna Seca at least once in their life.

I've ridden it BUT in a car

Now I want to take this class