California Superbike school -Jan 2011 Edition - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

JAKRAP · 02-01-2011, 12:46 AM

My trysts with bikes have been always on long winding road trips. You may call me an iron butt but riding the bike has never made me tired and satisfies my spiritual plane of existence as maslow describes. 50000 km in just over a couple of years shows how mad a tourer am.
But I have envied those motogp guys who drive their bikes like laser guided missiles and their cornering abilities always have amazed me since I was a kid. Getting a knee down was a distant dream for me and then the bullet was not designed for the same. So I bought the Ninja, a lil rocket but nothing intimidating like those motogp missiles. Getting a knee down still remained a dream inspite of the Ninja especially due to the want of the technique though I came really close on a couple of occasions. That’s when I heard of the CSS stuff from his holy highness TENHUT and decided to enrol for it. My vacation in India was planned based on solely the CSS stuff!!
Got all my riding gear from UK and landed in India ready to roll. Drove all the way from Pune to Kerala (my home town) and from Kerala to Chennai to attend the CSS.

Day1: Level1
The first day was quite some fun. Was delighted to meet the Tenhut on his blade (God!! That thing looked drool maal) and made some friends with Atul_chang (of intruder fame), Marwan ( a Busa guy) and a ZMR guy. The whole thing was done very professionally and we were divided into three groups-white, yellow and green. The superbikes were all in the white category and they did have some exceptional riders especially one chap in a modified RTR which sounded like a jet plane ready to take off.
We had 15 minutes of classroom session and then 5 laps on the circuit to practise the same. This continued for five sessions for the day.
1) Throttle control and no brakes –One had to drive the bike in only fourth gear without brakes!
2) Turn points- Take the corners at the marked points
3) Quick turns- Counter steering fast at the corners
4) Rider Input
5) Two step- Deciding the apex and turning into the corner

The track

http://www.madrasmotorsports.in/track.htm

The first ride into the track was an orgasmic feeling. The first corner from the pit (C2) looked mean and there was ash put on the corner to cover some fluid leak. It was a 90 degree turn and it was menacing to say the least. C3 was gentle and one could power the bike all the way up to C4 and then started the long fast right handers of C5, C6 and C7. C7 to C8 was another breeze. Once out of C8, one could power up through C9 and till C10 which was another menacing corner. Since the C10 speed was slow, C11 was gradual throttle and then one could ride till C12 and then accelerate away on to the straight till C1.

Everything was hunky dory till the second last lap of the day. By that time the confidence had sky rocketed and so was the speed. On the long turn at C7, i was just distracted to watch the outside of the turn and the bike ran wide on the corner and i ended up in the grass at a good speed. The bike had a tank slapper on grass! And i still held good till i saw the ditch in the grass and the bike hit the ditch and i went flying 2-3 meters upwards and took a tumble and was back on my toes. I couldn’t believe myself, everything looked alright except for a pain in my right hand which i thought had a fracture. The bike was a lil better. Its gear shifter had taken a 180 degree turn, there was a small dent on the tank and one indicator was missing. The marshals soon came out waving flags and i presumed my CSS to be over in the first day itself. They took the bike in a pick up and myself ina car straight to the ambulance. The ppl in the ambulance was of no help and they were asking me to make a payment for the freaking bandage when i was in pain. I wondered why i paid an extra 1K for the insurance. The hand was feeling bad and i could barely move it.

sunilg · 02-01-2011, 12:22 PM

Topic approved.

satyenpoojary · 02-01-2011, 03:08 PM

Well written Jakrap!
What next?

JAKRAP · 02-01-2011, 03:54 PM

I had to get to a hospital first and my feeling was that it was quite bleak. Marwan rode my bike to pleasant days hotel while me and Atul took a taxi.

A special thanks to Atul_Chang (Atul) and Tenhut (Rohan) for their accomodating nature and Atul for driving me to the hospital and helping me out.

Went to a Saveetha medical college 3-4 kms off the track and my first look at my own x-ray (while waiting for the doctor) confirmed my worst fears of fracture. But the doctor said there was no fracture and it was soft tissue damage and it was something that a pain killer injection, a couple of tablets and a voverone ointment should be able to deal with. I wanted to jump up and down hearing dat. Took the decision that if i felt okai, then i would ride on Day-2 else i will take just the classsroom sessions.

Attached are some pics.

n_aditya · 02-01-2011, 04:14 PM

Sad to hear about your crash dude and even worse was that the medical assistance team was more bothered about the expenses than your injury.

Good to hear it was nothing major. So did you get to practice the theory for the rest of the day(s) as scheduled?

I am going to attend the next CSS event so hope to meet the same bunch and more.

Take care mate.

MG · 02-01-2011, 05:07 PM

Hooked to this thread. Keep posting the experience guys.

@Jakrap - Already read about your heroics on the other read. Please do the honours and write the Day 2 experience

hensil · 02-01-2011, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAKRAP

I had to get to a hospital first and my feeling was that it was quite bleak. Marwan rode my bike to pleasant days hotel while me and Atul took a taxi.

A special thanks to Atul_Chang (Atul) and Tenhut (Rohan) for their accomodating nature and Atul for driving me to the hospital and helping me out.

Went to a Saveetha medical college 3-4 kms off the track and my first look at my own x-ray (while waiting for the doctor) confirmed my worst fears of fracture. But the doctor said there was no fracture and it was soft tissue damage and it was something that a pain killer injection, a couple of tablets and a voverone ointment should be able to deal with. I wanted to jump up and down hearing dat. Took the decision that if i felt okai, then i would ride on Day-2 else i will take just the classsroom sessions.

Attached are some pics.

Hi Jakrap,
I am glad to know that you are fine after the crash. God bless you. I am very much interested to read your experience with CSS because I am also joining them in March in Abu Dhabi.
A couple of questions, whose bike were you riding in CSS? What is the fees for this course with and without bike?
I am thinking of using my own bike for this course in Abu Dhabi-Honda Blackbird CBR XX 1100. I could also join them in India. Please give more info. about your experience. Thanks.
Henry

JAKRAP · 02-01-2011, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satyenpoojary

Well written Jakrap!
What next?

Thx Satyen. Am writing the stuff for day2.

Quote:

Originally Posted by n_aditya

Sad to hear about your crash dude and even worse was that the medical assistance team was more bothered about the expenses than your injury.

Good to hear it was nothing major. So did you get to practice the theory for the rest of the day(s) as scheduled?

I am going to attend the next CSS event so hope to meet the same bunch and more.

Take care mate.

Thx Adi. Well i did the DAy2 - both theory and practise.

Write-up to follow.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MG_Biker1806

Hooked to this thread. Keep posting the experience guys.

@Jakrap - Already read about your heroics on the other read. Please do the honours and write the Day 2 experience

THx MG..iT was good fun. Would keep you posted.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hensil

Hi Jakrap,
I am glad to know that you are fine after the crash. God bless you. I am very much interested to read your experience with CSS because I am also joining them in March in Abu Dhabi.
A couple of questions, whose bike were you riding in CSS? What is the fees for this course with and without bike?
I am thinking of using my own bike for this course in Abu Dhabi-Honda Blackbird CBR XX 1100. I could also join them in India. Please give more info. about your experience. Thanks.
Henry

THx Hensil.
I was riding my bike in India which is a NInja 250R. Alternatively, you could get a race prepped Apache RTR from the organizers. AM not sure about the cost of this thou.
The fees for the course was INR 10K for two days + INR 1K for insurance. Thats only for Level 1 and Level 2. If you took the entire 5 days it was INR 40K. (Thats two sets of L1 and L2 (2 + 2 days) and one set of L3 and L4 (1 day))

For the Abudhabi CSS. This is the info i could dig out. The courses run at night thou

Yas Circuit, Abu Dhabi
Yas Marina Circuit is the perfect combination of style and function. The Formula 1™ track is 5.55km long. This track can be split in to smaller tracks at 3.1km and 2.4 km each which can operate simultaneously where desired.
The CSS courses will run at night on the South Circuit which is 2.4Km long.
Levels 1,2,3,4 available - Levels must be completed in sequence beginning with L1
Costs Level 1,2, or 3 - 2,500AED per day, Level 4 - 2,750AED per day
Hire Bikes available - Buell XB12S at a cost of 1500AED per day
No gear hire available
Web address - www.superbikeschoolme.com
Tel no for bookings/enquiries - 00971-50 4534095
email contact for bookings/enquiries - monica@revolution.ae

This link would help you get a better idea.
Superbike School :: 3rd Party School - Yas Circuit, Abu Dhabi - Mar*4,*2011

rennycornelius · 02-01-2011, 07:05 PM

Any videos's bro ?

JAKRAP · 02-01-2011, 08:16 PM

Day1 evening.
The bike was done a full inspection in the evening on the track by different CSS attendees and it was found to be alright. The front left indicator was missing, there was dent on the tank and the gear lever had a 180 degree turn. The gear shifter was promptly corrected by the TVS track mechanics. They have been extremely helpful all through out. Anyways the indicator wasn’t needed on the track, I could live with the dent on the tank and there was absolutely nothing wrong with the suspension. There was not even a single crack in the fairing. I couldn’t believe my luck. It was a bloody miracle on how the accident wasn’t a financially bankrupting one!

The grass had saved me and the bike.

My idea for the evening was to visit my friend in Annanagar and stay with him for the night. That had gone down the drain. There was no way I was going to drive with my hand before I went and got it checked up. Marwan (the Busa chap) offered his services to ride the bike till “Pleasant days” (the hotel) and I thought I will get an accommodation at the same place and then go to a doctor. But pleasant days did not have a single accommodation free for that night and now I was hanging in a limbo. One of my good friends even offered to send his wife at home in his car to take me to the hospital. With the traffic it was a good 2 hours away and practically it was unviable. Thanked my good friend. It was times like these that differentiated the good guys.

Tenhut and Atul were pretty accommodating and we got an extra bed for me in their room. Atul took me to a hospital (Saveetha Medical College) 3-4 kms off on my own very bike. The hospital visit was quite interesting with the services being offered at a very dismal pace. But that did give enough time to have a good look at the nurses.

Finding the doctor there was more difficult than finding a needle in the haystack and all the doctors were on their rounds

. I wondered if it was their rounds with the nurses

.

Finally a doctor arrived and he asked me to take the x-ray and get back. The x-ray was done in quick time and I did take a look at my own x-ray. There was big gap between two carpals. I feared the worst

. It looked like a broken bone.

The doctor was nowhere to be seen (damn his rounds with those nurses

) and my wait began again. After an eternal wait battling eyelids with those gorgeous nurses, the doctor was back. He took a good look at the x-ray and his face didn’t betray any emotions. He said there is no fracture. My face had lightened up like the kid being offered a chocolate

. But I resisted. I pointed out the place where I thought there was a fracture. The doctor took a good look at me and said that they are carpals (bones) and there is meant to be spaces between them. Its normal. Now I felt like jumping up and down. My joy knew no bounds

. The doctor insisted that I take a pain killer injection and a voverone ointment and a couple of tablets to eat.

My face had begun to look like the projector lamps on the Ninja

.

After another eternal wait at the pharmacy and getting the stuff, a nurse asked me to follow her into a room.

Then she asked me to pull my pants down

. I couldn’t believe my luck again. This was turning out to be a good day

. But she wanted me to turn back and pull my pants down. I lay on the bed waiting in anticipation. Then she thrust that needle into my bum. A slight pain and it was over. I was a free man.

We drove the way back to pleasant days. The crash was still very much on my mind. It was very much like that beautiful girl whom you couldn’t forget and you were miffed.

Atul offered beer and had a nice long chat with him while Tenhut took a much required sleep break. Things were looking positive. The hand wasn’t paining at all. Took the decision to attend the classroom sessions next day and if my hand permitted I would take the practicals as well.

02-01-2011, 12:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
JAKRAP Passion w/o Emotion Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: On Earth (currently in Singapore) Posts: 288	California Superbike school -Jan 2011 Edition My trysts with bikes have been always on long winding road trips. You may call me an iron butt but riding the bike has never made me tired and satisfies my spiritual plane of existence as maslow describes. 50000 km in just over a couple of years shows how mad a tourer am. But I have envied those motogp guys who drive their bikes like laser guided missiles and their cornering abilities always have amazed me since I was a kid. Getting a knee down was a distant dream for me and then the bullet was not designed for the same. So I bought the Ninja, a lil rocket but nothing intimidating like those motogp missiles. Getting a knee down still remained a dream inspite of the Ninja especially due to the want of the technique though I came really close on a couple of occasions. That’s when I heard of the CSS stuff from his holy highness TENHUT and decided to enrol for it. My vacation in India was planned based on solely the CSS stuff!! Got all my riding gear from UK and landed in India ready to roll. Drove all the way from Pune to Kerala (my home town) and from Kerala to Chennai to attend the CSS. Day1: Level1 The first day was quite some fun. Was delighted to meet the Tenhut on his blade (God!! That thing looked drool maal) and made some friends with Atul_chang (of intruder fame), Marwan ( a Busa guy) and a ZMR guy. The whole thing was done very professionally and we were divided into three groups-white, yellow and green. The superbikes were all in the white category and they did have some exceptional riders especially one chap in a modified RTR which sounded like a jet plane ready to take off. We had 15 minutes of classroom session and then 5 laps on the circuit to practise the same. This continued for five sessions for the day. 1) Throttle control and no brakes –One had to drive the bike in only fourth gear without brakes! 2) Turn points- Take the corners at the marked points 3) Quick turns- Counter steering fast at the corners 4) Rider Input 5) Two step- Deciding the apex and turning into the corner The track http://www.madrasmotorsports.in/track.htm The first ride into the track was an orgasmic feeling. The first corner from the pit (C2) looked mean and there was ash put on the corner to cover some fluid leak. It was a 90 degree turn and it was menacing to say the least. C3 was gentle and one could power the bike all the way up to C4 and then started the long fast right handers of C5, C6 and C7. C7 to C8 was another breeze. Once out of C8, one could power up through C9 and till C10 which was another menacing corner. Since the C10 speed was slow, C11 was gradual throttle and then one could ride till C12 and then accelerate away on to the straight till C1. Everything was hunky dory till the second last lap of the day. By that time the confidence had sky rocketed and so was the speed. On the long turn at C7, i was just distracted to watch the outside of the turn and the bike ran wide on the corner and i ended up in the grass at a good speed. The bike had a tank slapper on grass! And i still held good till i saw the ditch in the grass and the bike hit the ditch and i went flying 2-3 meters upwards and took a tumble and was back on my toes. I couldn’t believe myself, everything looked alright except for a pain in my right hand which i thought had a fracture. The bike was a lil better. Its gear shifter had taken a 180 degree turn, there was a small dent on the tank and one indicator was missing. The marshals soon came out waving flags and i presumed my CSS to be over in the first day itself. They took the bike in a pick up and myself ina car straight to the ambulance. The ppl in the ambulance was of no help and they were asking me to make a payment for the freaking bandage when i was in pain. I wondered why i paid an extra 1K for the insurance. The hand was feeling bad and i could barely move it. __________________ http://www.californiasuperbikeschoolindia.blogspot.com http://www.married2dabike.blogspot.com The only two "PURE" experiences in life are"SINGLE MALT" and "BIKING". Last edited by JAKRAP; 02-01-2011 at 08:27 PM.

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JAKRAP Passion w/o Emotion Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: On Earth (currently in Singapore) Posts: 288	I had to get to a hospital first and my feeling was that it was quite bleak. Marwan rode my bike to pleasant days hotel while me and Atul took a taxi. A special thanks to Atul_Chang (Atul) and Tenhut (Rohan) for their accomodating nature and Atul for driving me to the hospital and helping me out. Went to a Saveetha medical college 3-4 kms off the track and my first look at my own x-ray (while waiting for the doctor) confirmed my worst fears of fracture. But the doctor said there was no fracture and it was soft tissue damage and it was something that a pain killer injection, a couple of tablets and a voverone ointment should be able to deal with. I wanted to jump up and down hearing dat. Took the decision that if i felt okai, then i would ride on Day-2 else i will take just the classsroom sessions. Attached are some pics. Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://www.californiasuperbikeschoolindia.blogspot.com http://www.married2dabike.blogspot.com The only two "PURE" experiences in life are"SINGLE MALT" and "BIKING".

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n_aditya Painting the town GREEN !!! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,852	Sad to hear about your crash dude and even worse was that the medical assistance team was more bothered about the expenses than your injury. Good to hear it was nothing major. So did you get to practice the theory for the rest of the day(s) as scheduled? I am going to attend the next CSS event so hope to meet the same bunch and more. Take care mate. __________________ Go Green...

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JAKRAP Passion w/o Emotion Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: On Earth (currently in Singapore) Posts: 288	Day1 evening Day1 evening. The bike was done a full inspection in the evening on the track by different CSS attendees and it was found to be alright. The front left indicator was missing, there was dent on the tank and the gear lever had a 180 degree turn. The gear shifter was promptly corrected by the TVS track mechanics. They have been extremely helpful all through out. Anyways the indicator wasn’t needed on the track, I could live with the dent on the tank and there was absolutely nothing wrong with the suspension. There was not even a single crack in the fairing. I couldn’t believe my luck. It was a bloody miracle on how the accident wasn’t a financially bankrupting one! The grass had saved me and the bike. My idea for the evening was to visit my friend in Annanagar and stay with him for the night. That had gone down the drain. There was no way I was going to drive with my hand before I went and got it checked up. Marwan (the Busa chap) offered his services to ride the bike till “Pleasant days” (the hotel) and I thought I will get an accommodation at the same place and then go to a doctor. But pleasant days did not have a single accommodation free for that night and now I was hanging in a limbo. One of my good friends even offered to send his wife at home in his car to take me to the hospital. With the traffic it was a good 2 hours away and practically it was unviable. Thanked my good friend. It was times like these that differentiated the good guys. Tenhut and Atul were pretty accommodating and we got an extra bed for me in their room. Atul took me to a hospital (Saveetha Medical College) 3-4 kms off on my own very bike. The hospital visit was quite interesting with the services being offered at a very dismal pace. But that did give enough time to have a good look at the nurses. Finding the doctor there was more difficult than finding a needle in the haystack and all the doctors were on their rounds. I wondered if it was their rounds with the nurses. Finally a doctor arrived and he asked me to take the x-ray and get back. The x-ray was done in quick time and I did take a look at my own x-ray. There was big gap between two carpals. I feared the worst. It looked like a broken bone. The doctor was nowhere to be seen (damn his rounds with those nurses) and my wait began again. After an eternal wait battling eyelids with those gorgeous nurses, the doctor was back. He took a good look at the x-ray and his face didn’t betray any emotions. He said there is no fracture. My face had lightened up like the kid being offered a chocolate. But I resisted. I pointed out the place where I thought there was a fracture. The doctor took a good look at me and said that they are carpals (bones) and there is meant to be spaces between them. Its normal. Now I felt like jumping up and down. My joy knew no bounds. The doctor insisted that I take a pain killer injection and a voverone ointment and a couple of tablets to eat. My face had begun to look like the projector lamps on the Ninja. After another eternal wait at the pharmacy and getting the stuff, a nurse asked me to follow her into a room. Then she asked me to pull my pants down. I couldn’t believe my luck again. This was turning out to be a good day. But she wanted me to turn back and pull my pants down. I lay on the bed waiting in anticipation. Then she thrust that needle into my bum. A slight pain and it was over. I was a free man. We drove the way back to pleasant days. The crash was still very much on my mind. It was very much like that beautiful girl whom you couldn’t forget and you were miffed. Atul offered beer and had a nice long chat with him while Tenhut took a much required sleep break. Things were looking positive. The hand wasn’t paining at all. Took the decision to attend the classroom sessions next day and if my hand permitted I would take the practicals as well. __________________ http://www.californiasuperbikeschoolindia.blogspot.com http://www.married2dabike.blogspot.com The only two "PURE" experiences in life are"SINGLE MALT" and "BIKING".

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