Ed.. I think all excellent advice from the guys. But reading your last post you reveal that in fact it is not actually the left handers but more things you associate to them...in connection with your spill last year.
I am trying to get my mind back in to riding on "the other side" of the road again to try and help a little. To a degree their can be a limited amount of vision to any bend that we enter but as well as the points well noted by Ape...you dont want to get hurt again. The main thing I can see is that b*stard of a thing "target fixation".
We have to get you somehow to relax and go about this cornering business so that you turn the whole damn thing around so much that you cant wait for the next left hander!
Heed what the fellas are saying but try this little exercise...it has helped me in many situations......like leading up to a come back game following a serious rugby injury,going in to a Karate tournament when I felt I had progressed more than my ability should have allowed...and oh yes following one or two of the spills I have endured in my biking years!
Relax and close your eyes and just take your self mentally out on one of your favourite rides.You know the route and so pick a start point and a finish point and then actually see yourself riding your bike along the chosen route.Every gear change will be snick perfect.Every braking action will be smooth and every curve or bend will be approached with confidance as you elect your braking point and scrub off the speed needed, position yourself for the curve and drop her in...looking through the bend...apex spotted...keep looking ahead but wind on the gas.
Believe me do this over and over again and then simply re enact it when out on your bike. The whole deal will quickly just become second nature,after all unfortunately you made a slight mistake last year and paid a heavy price which was a great shame. But that is all it was....there is a very confidant and competant rider just waiting for you to let him out!
Good luck mate!
