Well at least you know what its like to fall off simon,not that i want to fall off but sometimes the fear of it must put folk off their stride a bit.its another tick in the box,even if you have got 2 ticks.& your still about to tell the tale.
After my bike being in storage for 5 months ive been learning again,ive got a lovely road on my doorstep that winds over the hills,its quite technical,a few dodgy bends,some fast corners,plenty farm traffic,couple o cattle grids,gravel in the centre of some of the corners,junctions.i've dont the same route a number of times in the last couple of weeks & if i can master it im sure ill be confident on any road.
I know what you mean about the speed, i was following a mate down a dodgy road with poor views round tight corners,slower speeds but he was going too fast & i was outta my comfort zone following him & backed off as i was all over the place,fasforward a bit to long sweeping corners,higher speeds & i was off in front wondering what had happened to him,& he was on a gsxr 600 that shoulda left me in the dust.
Backto my practice road,To start with i was getting in trouble going into a series of bends too fast,leaving my braking too late then getting a bit flustered,but i was in the wrong gears & too busy braking to even begin lining up & smoothly getting on the throttle,now im kicking it down the box to lose my speed & it feels much smoother.
Not sure if most folk do this but ive started putting weight on the pegs when cornering,like the start of a squat instead of jus slumped in the seat & i feel much better,i think i read somewhere that it lowers the centre of gravity coz its on the pegs lower down instead of the seat but anywayi like it.
Ive also read about the back brake trick to get round a corner but i honestly dont think i'd manage this & id probably upset the bike squirming about trying to get on it, best bit of advice i read on this site was just look where you wanna go,turn in tighter & hope for the best...nice & simple.
1 other thing,how long do you go out for...ive kinda noticed that i dont really warm up properly until about 40 or 50 miles into a ride & after a quick pee & tea stop.
Please get back on & crack on simon,coz it gives other newbs like me some hope that we'll do the same if we ever fall off.good luck with the track day too.