Text and Photography:
Kevin Schwantz and Lance Holst

 

 CONCENTRATION

 Plain and simple, concentration and your ability to
 think faster than your motorcycle covers ground are
 key factors in determining how quickly you can ride
 safely. It´s not how much weight your muscles can lift
 or how swiftly your reflexes react but how focused on
 the job at hand the gray matter between your ears is.
 

 THINK AHEAD
 Speaking of focus, remember to keep your attention
 focused in front of (and never behind) your motorcycle. It
 sounds simple, but all too often we find ourselves thinking
 about the mistake we made in the last corner while we´re
 rushing into the next corner at 100 feet-per-second (just
 over 68 mph) or faster. Every second you spend dwelling
 on what surprised or scared you in the last corner, you lose
 100 feet of distance which, in turn, makes you more
 hurried in your thinking when you arrive at the next corner.
 In fact, it compounds the problem ...
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