Some of our stuff is high speed, but that stuff is easy.I feel lucky to have the training I get, even though I fail an exercise now and again. We do a thing called a 180 degree decel, and that's the sort of this that sorts the men out from the boys. The other thing that is a monster is a clover leaf intersection exercise. It feels like an aerobic workout by the finish !!Remember that low speed training is very hard on brakes and clutches, especially given the weight of the 1150. We recently did a session in Christchurch (at Wigram AFB) on our 1200RTs, and found the clutch just as delicate as the 1150.My advice to anyone is to find a remote sealed area, and practice low speed, full lock u-turns. You can get around in under 5.5 metres, that's the standard. It means trailing the rear brake and feathering the clutch, but is a basic exercise you can learn a lot from. After you master that, do a figure 8 with a full lock left circle followed by a full lock right circle. Just another basic, high value exercise.Any of these things can be done in a remote sealed area with a couple of cones. I have had a go on my F800ST, and it's easy. Doing it on one of the big tourers is a work of art.For that reason I wish the factory would make an F800ST-P, it would make a great tool for city use.Great to hear that someone is thinking about training,most people just think they know it all. 
Re: Re: Rider training for BMW.Russell Taylor2017-02-05T02:30:12+13:00