California Superbike School Level 1

[@justthetrailmtb]

Nice to see that Ducati using espresso for the front brake fluid.

[@danamoroso-xjq]

as an Italian allow me to say: this deserves more likes :D

[@mrcs800]

8:40 the coach is "Spider", my first coach on track when I did the CSS in Spain. Nice to see him again since 2011. It was the best investment I did in motorcycle, and still learning. Since then when I ride, I´m analyzing my riding, as if I was still in school. Only doing level 1, the improve is spectacular. All bikers must do the course, to improve, for fun and for safe riding.

[@tomdickharryjane]

"It was the best investment I did in motorcycle" ^ +1 Same.

[@jennyhuynh4714]

Great advice at the end, I did level 1 and 2 back to back not long ago and got SO much out of it (in fact the next time I went to the track I managed to get my knee down for the first time) but a friend I went with said it was a waste of money and she learnt nothing. When I asked her if she did the drills her response was "What drills?" haha enough said.

[@fastbikes]

'What drills?'! Brilliant! Glad you got loads out of it Jenny!

[@PhotographyRobJarvis]

Did level 1 the same day, i found it pretty useful as I improved my turning points, quick steering, apex and body position, tuition was spot on and classroom sessions not so boring, will book level 2 in September.

[@fastbikes]

Yeah it's an eye-opener alright!

[@judgedredd49]

Pity there is not a big white cross on approach to corners and bends out on our country roads . Would that make them safer ? perhaps.? No ?

[@The63chicky]

@@judgedredd49 what is good for the experienced rider, not so for a beginner so that wouldn't work really.

[@McobraR]

Done levels 1 to 3 here in oz. Totally worth it!

[@guybramwells]

McobraR Same and 1 level 4 once. High time to do it again?

[@McobraR]

Inane Observations haha unsure about the 4th for me as ive been told its more a rehash of the first 3 levels depending which part you need improving on. I'll have to see when i get the time really.

[@fastbikes]

The 4th is where you work one-on-one with an instructor on anything you want to, or, they can see where you still need some work and suggest what to work on. When we did it long ago (nearly ten years!), it was actually very useful for road riding it turned out, and am still using the style we figured out today on the road - and it came about by trying something very different for track which we quickly twigged wouldn't work well on circuit so moved to other things. But by applying what we had developed there on the road, out of sheer curiosity, it was amazing! So it came about almost by accident, but it also wouldn't have happened without that one-one-one coaching, either.

[@guybramwells]

McobraR I found it good for working on aspects of the training I had dificulty improving on my own. Plus you get 6 sessions to work on improvements.

[@giodc8599]

Which track? PI? Price?

[@dazadorph45]

Sounds exactly what I am looking for to help me improve as a rider.

[@collinklein2230]

Love the jacket. N7 patch👌

[@AD690smcr]

I did level 1 just a few weeks ago after 13 years of riding. Got heaps from it even after reading the books

[@chris5k132]

Man I wish we have tracks in my town, really wanna try and test myself on the tracks. I've been riding for 10 years now and my routes are usually hilly zigzag and narrow roads. Really curious how I'd do on the tracks. 😄

[@lovelessissimo]

Road trip.

[@KR4Z3D666]

Find the closest track to you, invest in trailer and all the necessary gear. Go for a weekend away man. Have a load of fun while you do it ^.^

[@one-of-us9939]

There is SO much superbike info... but this school is a great place to start.

[@AndyDylag]

I've done levels one and two this year and loved it. Wish I could hang off the bike and tip a bike on its ear as quick as you tho!!

[@simondavison3423]

Hello all....Mmm I'm 67 and ride a BMW K1200S and i would love to do this course...i love Cornering & going fast and can But i would benefit from doing this....💫

[@stuntasylum]

I did Level 2 on the same day at Silverstone , love CSS, back for Level 3 in September !

[@fastbikes]

Level 2 is perhaps the best one!

[@nspinicelli]

Dude those N7 Spectre leathers are badass!

[@benjaminkubascronin3082]

Ha, thanks fella!

[@erdmax_]

@@benjaminkubascronin3082 if you please, spill the beans on where they can be gotten from? :D

[@MuziV4]

1:41 that was pretty violent bro

[@benjaminkubascronin3082]

True, only one way to see how it works though, throw her in!

[@michaelb.42112]

Even Superbike School Level 1 makes you probably the best rider in your town.

[@WatchJRGo]

I have to do this now!

[@fastbikes]

Do it!

[@hby7768]

Every bike rider from newbie to seasoned need to do a level 1. level 2 and 3 should be after a few trackways - the 2 and 3 classes cover too much for newer riders. Level 4 is custom and I usually do one a year to tune and overcome some of the plateaus from track.

[@davida1679]

Very well done video. I like the part about leaving your ego at the door. It seems like the fastest riders are “mostly” the quiet ones!

[@blakemarchive9984]

I love that his leathers have a little Mass Effect nod on the arm (N7)

[@devanschlosser5116]

i know right ! bump

[@TheGholiday]

Can they come to the Gold Coast in Australia to teach please? I’d love to learn how to ride like this.

[@gmakcon]

This is available in Australia. I’m doing it in Phillip Island but it’s available in QLD as well

[@mishw978]

Morgan Park in QLD 🙌

[@MOTOUK1]

Great Matt, This was very good video and i may just be booking on these courses. Thanks

[@fastbikes]

Pleasure! Who's Matt?!

[@johnpan78]

Is class really in California? Is it good for someone who doesn't have any sport bike experience or it is too much?

[@talalhantes]

Been there done that (all levels)... CSS helped me pin pointing all my mistakes and working on reparing them... next step is Racing School Europe with Troy Corser... RSE made me much faster.... All schools have their advantages and are great to make us safer and faster.... :)

[@MickBla]

I've done level 1 three years ago - totally worth doing! Hope to complete remaining levels soon (ish). 😃

[@raymadani270]

I took level 1 in Australia. was good but not that good. I'll vote for an hour of training one on one rather a day of training, with a one size fit all mentality

[@TheKniperlight]

This guy has the mass effect N7 logo on his 1pc, sick

[@benjaminkubascronin3082]

Thanks!

[@mrbeastjr8717]

How to join there . I want to learn to race on a sport bike

[@kam1st971]

Brilliant presentation! Just curious though...Why is it called the California Superbike School?

[@fastbikes]

Keith Code, the founder, is American and probably from Cali!

[@fastbikes]

And thanks!

[@rattletop]

Because they hate the rest of the world. Should've named it Global superbike school

[@LambChopRides]

Great Stuff, really fancy doing this and the other levels...

[@rippin187]

Would an advanced group track rider benefit from level 1 and level 2 classes?

[@mps737]

Absolutely

[@ChaosKoda]

What happens if you total a bike?

[@naskantimohan8709]

Are they minibikes

[@satan3090]

What bikes is the school using

[@borile_moto]

Considering the number of track day tuition/schools available in the UK, would it be worth reviewing others to see if CSS is worth the money?

[@fastbikes]

Something we're looking at doing!

[@ChrisPBacon-nf3op]

7:17 Bill Murray?

[@washedup_adventurer]

Dude. N7 on race leathers... How?

[@fastbikes]

I'm a fan I'll admit!

[@mcluhanmedia1223]

Could you leave a synopsis of what you learned in each of the five segments? Like how to do a proper line through a corner for example?

[@michaelwilliams6465]

Great school and great experience

[@Mr_Spock]

Good instruction . Practice practice practice

[@tonypate9174]

Not so much a "kipper for breakfast" event more a "pop tart and coffee" one

[@milovanpuric318]

Very nice to see man with gray hair , still want to improve knowledge. Not like "I'm old enough to know everything. And I know the best , what you kid's know" ? Or " I'm too old to learn" .. respect.

[@fornicateu2]

From what I could see he's a direct access, mid life crisis biker and too slow for his own good, I've ridden 44 years and can pick these out on every road when I come up on them, brand new state of the art bikes, brand new leathers/helmet, all the gear and no idea.

[@MrSimon9100]

Is that a triumph i hear at 7:35 ish? :P

[@judgedredd49]

I think that you will find that the CSS has ceased trading ,closed its doors now and no longer exists?

[@BikeWorldTVshow]

We had heard that it's opening back up.

[@The63chicky]

Nope. They're coming to NZ in Nov 2020

[@richardsilence5528]

This is the right place for me to learn

[@oldtimecharlie]

You could always read A Twist of the Wrist Vol. I and II ($40) to get familiar with what they will teach. You can try it out on local roads. Most of the skills can be done at lower speeds. As long as you are not sliding the tires,. your series of positions throughout the turn (the infamous line) are the same, regardless of whether you are doing 70 or 35. You only have so much attention span so slowing down when you are doing something different and thinking and learning is sensible. And avoids those speeding tickets.

[@ravichandel8690]

do they teach how to make bike

[@innovationgroupofsouthflor4744]

Great video! Thank you

[@charlesjamieson4801]

Wow. I can maybe actually do it now.

[@monas]

Is this school also for first time riders?

[@somethingsomethingsomethingdar]

Heck no. I just finished my beginners course and doing any of this (as much as I look forward to it) would be too much too fast.

[@yf48353]

Thaks for answer last question.. which year model?

[@VespertiliKildem]

What Ducati do you use for the school? Are the bikes "deprived" of lights? To make them lighter?

[@tuyenhoang5546]

panigale 959. Headlights aren't needed on the race track.

[@carlbengtsson8233]

Where I'm from, in case of crashing on the track we either tape up or remove all mirrors/lights to not put glass everywhere.

[@mannyfel8324]

No lights in case sum1 crashes there wont be particles everywhere

[@nadeemrahman7931]

Hello, what would be the cost / pricing there.?

[@nadeemrahman7931]

@ How much $ 200k ?

[@GamingCornerYT]

Is there a pricing list for this? Thanks!

[@fastbikes]

Around £420-430 wethinks.

[@kcklub]

Wth

[@kevinstreet5709]

He asks the grey haired guy why he chose this course, to be told "he was conscious of other riders close behind him and felt he was slowing them down, then the thoughtful presenter promptly does exactly the same thing to the guy, maybe it makes him feel fast

[@djmarioliva143]

New subscriber here level 1...

[@yf48353]

hi, which ducati they are using? is anyone can tell me please?

[@BikeWorldTVshow]

Hi, that's a 959 Panigale.

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Yeah I got a wee bit of spit drooling out of me mouth,Silverstone I want to live there,and donnington park two of my favorite track s,I love the way the turn layout into one another the flow is awsum...thanks...

[@cristobaltorres3625]

Looks like fun.

[@JpOcDenver]

Those euro4 exhausts look great on those Panigales 🙄

[@WatchJRGo]

Aren't they terrible? Lol... I'm sure they're getting a huge discount from BMW and Ducati, but no discount from Akra or Termi, so why change them. (Those bikes all get wrecked anyway)

[@alterglobo]

Hey, that's BJ from FB!!!

[@pavann4975]

4:08 dude..which helmet is that? It's good.

[@WatchJRGo]

Looks like an AGV, maybe a Pista GP

[@sLydFXv6]

Looks like a custom painted shoei x12

[@brewedawakening6577]

I wonder what happens if you wipe out and damage/destroy one of those bikes? Do you pay for it or is that included in the school fee since it's a high possibility scenario. Anyone?

[@fastbikes]

There are damage options, in the UK a non-refundable £85 which reduces the most you pay to £180, or pay a £1,200 returnable deposit.

[@Yogi5D]

Is there a school like that in Spain Barcelona area?

[@fastbikes]

They were doing schools in Spain last year, but seem to have none on the 2017 calendar. Best bet is to drop them a line and se if any are incoming.

[@williekaufhold4453]

HOW much, and where is it.

[@hby7768]

go to the website

[@chargerbelgium]

Thanks!

[@shinuza]

Do they provide the bike as well?

[@voornaam3191]

What does it look like? Hundreds identical red Ducati's? Pure coincidence? Visit their site. Call them. Whatever.

[@mmazourov]

After doing CSS everyone keeps telling me I turn in too late

[@fastbikes]

The turn in points are more to show the benefits of quick-turn etc, then it's down to us to tailor what we learned to how we ride. You don't have to turn in 'late', however, do you feel comfortable turning when you do?

[@adamutuber]

I've done all 4 levels. I did level 1 about 2 years ago now. I'm now racing. And I agree their tip in markers are quite deep. I ride at PI and at one corner, where their X would be for the tip in is in a ridiculous spot. Having said that, the problem with new riders is they tip in too early. And I believe the way they teach, for tip in, is to over compensate. For example. If they put the tip in points at the correct spots, a new rider who tips in too early, and starts hitting that X, will still tip in too early if the X was taken away.

[@mmazourov]

Fast Bikes Magazine given that it is a school I went with what was taught and made a habit of turning in late. I guess I didn't know enough by myself when attending the school to experiment more whereas your level is already pretty high. Now I am working on "unlearning" that and playing with different turn-in points and lines (I think they do that drill in level 2 if I remember correctly). Another thing which will be a matter for a different discussion is CSS body position - Crafar teaches to sit "on the tank" in the corner whereas CSS's mantra is to sit back at all times to allow for easier movement. I struggled with faster riding until I broke with CSS's approach to body positioning. I think CSS' stuff needs to be balanced by attending other training like MotoVudu for best results.

[@WholesaleTurbos]

It demonstrates a few things 1 how late you can turn in using countersteering 2 how early you can get on the gas 3 it opens up the corner so you can see further earlier Its a learning tool to get you to think and to build confidence. Having said that you can use super late tip in points and go around the outside of people on track days. Racing is slightly different as the other guys have more confidence in their front end and can just block pass you, park at the apex and take your line. A later turn in will always give you more line options, its up o you to exploit them

[@mmazourov]

WholesaleTurbos arguably late tip in actually restricts your vision through the corner (e.g. Druids at Brands you have to have a hyper mobile neck to look at the apex) if you tip in late. It also opens up the inside line for enthusiasts to barrel in on the anchors and grab the line. Don't get me wrong, I am still trying to find the approach that would work for me and some corners (mostly left handers for some reason) are better than others with later turning.

[@grandmasterstitch9964]

Weight Transfer Tutorial from Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix Time for bike school. The thing controls pretty similar to a car. If you continue to hold the brake down after you stop. You can walk the bike backwards. You can do a burnout by hitting the gas and holding down the handbrake while stopped. You can also steer while doing a burnout to quickly change direction. You can slide around the corner by using the handbrake. Here's an important bit to take a sharp turn and keep yourself out of the hospital. Press and hold the L1 button to weight transfer while steering to make the bike lean properly. If you want to pull a Wheelie use the weight transfer to pull your weight backwards while accelerating forward. Or you can Endo by braking and transfer the rider's weight forward. Same kind of deal. Good Luck!

[@MrDylanryan]

I wish they would come to Canada

[@mikenash4216]

Gutted that they have ceased operations. ☹

[@patmcmaster1010]

They're coming back! I met Gary on the Ducati stand at the MCN bike show at Excel yesterday. Keep a lookout for their new website.

[@mikenash4216]

@@patmcmaster1010 I really hope so...cheers for the update. 👍

[@gideonsikk8733]

@@patmcmaster1010 are they back on track now ? New classes i mean

[@robertkacala]

this "summer" messed up my superbike school...i didn't do it :/

[@mrdaulo]

How much does it cost ?

[@fastbikes]

Around £420 for level one wethinks.

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

When I went to a race,I had to attend a brief school and the punch,the quick turn as they call it,I really took to it that punch of the bar to turn and bring the bike over into the corner was a technique that I ,well it was the only thing I was shown plus a slow ride,lap,to give you reference points and body movement as you came thru braking areas,so if you are in 100 percent record mode,that's great if not school is,superbike school a notch of safety in your belt,especially if your gonna do track days,the race track is so much more fun than the street no cars,they sweep and clean it for you,no intersections man hole covers,stops signs... Etc

[@simontemplecombe5380]

Ducati's !!!!!!!

[@EVil-ob8in]

Deliberately misses the point by reassuring the grey haired chap there’s always someone faster lol. Looks awkward hearing this as he thinks yeh right, but there isn’t anyone slower.

[@adaptiveagile]

What a dream. In my next life....

[@cwg6324]

brake fluid looks like it needs changing.

[@ashwinkoshti9991]

8:57 Dani Pedrosa

[@karlo134652]

Its too expensive for me..

[@1busterchops]

Helpfull wunt mind doing it I imagine it ain't cheap thio

[@fastbikes]

From around £439 depending where you do it.

[@karlwalker1771]

LOL no brakes,Thank god for the V TWIN as a general rule ride the bike like its a missile, no sudden direction changes smooth into a bend and steady out:) SPEED/BRAKE/GEAR and everything after this is irrelevant :) 35 + years of biking has taught me this:) 125,350,400,600,1000cc

[@voornaam3191]

You forgot the 250, 300, 500, 550, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 1100, 1150, 1200, 1500, 1600, 1800. Those 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 cylinders are great. Ever seen a 5 or 7 cylinder? Are you sure you didn't own a supermono? No nice KTM? No TRX perhaps? No LeMans?

[@sinsinsss5216]

27 8 9 30...end...koe rak teko wes tka ikhlaske raono gunane amrica king uripku nyusahke tok.

[@robertkacala]

this year in France I was overtaken by TGV ...hmmm

[@Coyote11007]

oa season 2

[@sinsinsss5216]

Rak ono gonane sama sekali.

[@dennisrkb]

Shout out to Garry!

[@XxXGhostXxX417]

i spy aN RC...

[@UNCRLS]

I don't like that exaust..!

[@stevenrandolph5482]

Weed is Genesis 9:3(N.I.V.)Jesus is Lord

[@chess747]

How much is it ?