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how to pick good lines on fast country roads.
Last weekend an ex-police-trainer advanced riding training guy did a couple hour talk for local riders. It was on the back of all the recent crashes and fatalities in and around Swindon. Very interesting stuff.
He skimmed over a lot of stuff because it was a very brief, cramming 3 days into 2 hours. Vanishing points, early/late apex and road vs race line, positioning, IAM vs other training, overtaking and how and when especially on bends etc.
Points hammered home - don’t overtake on junctions, don’t bother speeding in 30/40/50 limits, read the road well ahead to reduce anxiety but don’t forget to scan the ground in front as well.
Similar to the Biker Down talk, discussing looming and other phenomena… a lot is second nature but you need to make it conscious.
Since the talk, on roads I know well, I was looking at all the stuff to read the terrain and topo to give me clues on road shape and such.
Tl:dr - yes. Advanced training.
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When riding for fun, get your satisfaction from doing it well. You shouldn't be near the limits unless you've made a mistake. Don't get a litre sports bike until you've stopped making mistakes on a 600. Try v twins and inline fours. They feel so different. You won't know which you prefer until you ride them.
Get some advanced training. The experience you describe hasn't taught you how to pick good lines on fast country roads. People who are good in town often struggle with this, and then have terrible crashes. Lessons at a track don't teach you this either.
And get an airbag jacket and armoured everything.