Big Zuky and ickle Zuky

[Shellywoozle]

The sun was shining and I had an urge that I haven't had for a long time ..........

she was rode then cleaned and I LOVED IT !!! Instead of hating every corner I talked myself through them. Sounds mad but it helped me concentrate and when I saw the limit point moving away I opened her up. OK wasn't the fastest ride but this time last week I was thinking of giving up biking ..... I am thinking again now !

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[zsv650]

glad your getting back into it shelly nothing wrong with a running commentary on your own if it help's you though i'm usually singing in my lid like a nutter biking's ace for a bit of stress relief i find.

[Shellywoozle]

glad your getting back into it shelly nothing wrong with a running commentary on your own if it help's you though i'm usually singing in my lid like a nutter biking's ace for a bit of stress relief i find.

I used to sing, even tap my foot. But I stopped singing on corners and used to say $hit $hit $hit. LOL. Serious.

But today I talked myself through the limit point on every corner and it made me look for it, instead of blindly going in and hoping, going to do the same route time and time again til I get it right, get my confidence back that way :)

[zsv650]

practice makes perfect as they say.

[missyburd]

That's great news, well done Shell!

[zsv650]

I used to sing, even tap my foot. But I stopped singing on corners and used to say $hit $hit $hit. LOL. Serious.

But today I talked myself through the limit point on every corner and it made me look for it, instead of blindly going in and hoping, going to do the same route time and time again til I get it right, get my confidence back that way :)
if your having trouble with corner's shell remember to forward plan this way everything is predictable and smooth and to plan :D

[Shellywoozle]

if your having trouble with corner's shell remember to forward plan this way everything is predictable and smooth and to plan :D

I only have confidence issues since my off, I came off on a left hander but jumped off right LOL .... in my head everytime I lean I get that awful feeling back. It's in my head so I have to do summat to take my mind off it. I felt OK today on most bends but my speed wasnt the greatest, slowly I shall improve. And I know I am not scared of speed, kinda like it on straights LOL :rolleyes:

[zsv650]

i can understand that just keep going with it then.

[missyburd]

I only have confidence issues since my off, I came off on a left hander but jumped off right LOL .... in my head everytime I lean I get that awful feeling back.
I'm still a bit like that since we had a little off on a righthander, feel a tad dodgy on roundabouts now but hey ho. Hopefully I won't be the same when I start to ride properly :shock:

[kwak zzr]

your doing really well shell, kwaks proude of ya ;)

[Shellywoozle]

your doing really well shell, kwaks proude of ya ;)

You would have been today hun, maybe we go out for a short blast tomorrow if weather good and if you are out and about x

[kwak zzr]

how come my gixer is smoochin with zuky in your avatar?

[DarrenSV650S]

Dunno but I think my bike is their lovechild

[John 675]

Now you can ride up to the photoshoot in the 26th right ? :) :)

[xXBADGERXx]

And I know I am not scared of speed, kinda like it on straights LOL :rolleyes:

And when you have that little voice in your head saying there is a corner coming up off the straight , that is the time to back off and assess the corner , don`t think twice about it but ease that throttle down into a safer speed , assess the corner and then do what you find comfortable , with time it will become natural . Don`t let doubt creep into your mind Shell , act on that instinct and act right away , do not double think it and mull it over ..... it`s better to come out of a corner thinking "Damn I could have smoked that" rather than "damn that was scary , I was all over the brakes and heading for a hedge and filling my knix full of the brown lumpy stuff"

Glad to see you are back on the bike and enjoying it a bit more , we all have our moments of doubt and self-assess ourselves into being the worst rider in the Universe (heck I had it last week with the Trailer incident) ....... Learn from it because it`s all in the head baby , ALL in the head :D

[Shellywoozle]

ALL in the head :D

You're rude !! :smt034

LOL cheers Badger I have to say I don't overthink its's my natural thoughts at the mo. But y'day I did just what you said .... instead of panic coming into the corner and holding on for dear life with my knees I talked to myself hehe. Hope it comes naturaaly soon else they will be coming with the straight jackets to take me away.

And Lylej, I am working lates on the 26th so can't make the photoshoot :( bad work

[xXBADGERXx]

.... instead of panic coming into the corner and holding on for dear life with my knees I talked to myself hehe.

Nah Shell , you don`t need to hold on with your knees , if anything I move a foot further along the peg to the outside for leverage if it is needed and relax the inner leg for that corner , maybe rest the outer leg on the tank . Something I found that helped a bit , look to where you need to go , if you fixate on what is right in front of you then that is where you go , observe hazards before hand , assess it then look for your exit and smoothly carve that corner like a snowboarder :D

I have offered to take you out around North Wales as a pillion and we can have Autocom on and I can talk you through how I take corners with no drama and being smooth (I am not saying I am the best rider here by the way , but If you learn a few things then it will be worth it to make you feel better about being on a bike)

[Paws]

yay go Shell, we will have to meet upon the bikes before summer is out :)

[mister c]

Nice one Hun, shows your confidence is coming back. Keep it up :)

[Shellywoozle]

Yeyyy just got back home been out tootling about most the day. Had to come home mid afternoon to walk Samson.

Corners much better and a little faster.

Yes Paws we'll have to sort something.

And Badger, I am gonna take you up on that hun, we'll arrange something and you can talk me to death !!

:mrgreen: Shell and Zuky happy Easter Bunnies LOL

[xXBADGERXx]

And Badger, I am gonna take you up on that hun, we'll arrange something and you can talk me to death !!



I so had an image of myself going "Oh sh!!!!!!!!!!T , I`ve cocked this up , brace for IMPACT" :smt031

[Shellywoozle]

I so had an image of myself going "Oh sh!!!!!!!!!!T , I`ve cocked this up , brace for IMPACT" :smt031

No Badger that would be showing me how I take corners LOL ..... arrggghhh time to rethink :smt119 LOL

[xXBADGERXx]

I promise I won`t mess about , it will be too busy with observant chatter anyway , you better be ready for some serious miles :)

[Shellywoozle]

I promise I won`t mess about , it will be too busy with observant chatter anyway , you better be ready for some serious miles :)

You can mess about but dont break none of me bones, work will kill me I only been back 6 days LOL.

Cant wait hun, lotsa coffee stops and leg stretches and I will be fine LOL

[darylB]

So does this mean you may do MM2 then?

Daryl.

[xXBADGERXx]

You can mess about but dont break none of me bones, work will kill me I only been back 6 days LOL.

Cant wait hun, lotsa coffee stops and leg stretches and I will be fine LOL

Yeah we can pencil those in nicely , I have a nice loop we can do that has all sorts of roads on it and hardly any traffic so we can amble about and take our time without getting in anyones way .

[Shellywoozle]

Yeah we can pencil those in nicely , I have a nice loop we can do that has all sorts of roads on it and hardly any traffic so we can amble about and take our time without getting in anyones way .


KK I will speak to you on MSN or by text to arrange suitable dates hun. I don't get many w/e's off with work, will print off my shift pattern on Tuesday when I get back to work xx

Looking forward already

And Daryl, as long as I am not working I will be there on MM2. I hope I don't hold you guys up, maybe the TEC should be a restricted bike LOL

[SvDeamon]

thats awsum, well done. keep it up even when you think you wanna quit dont coz ull kick your self.
once you the bug it never goes away. lol