Confessions of a Newbie Rider

[Buzz]

-- For smoother gear changes make sure the pedal is at a low enough angle to make it easier for your toes to give it a good positive upwards "click".  When I first got the bike I found that I kept missing up-changes and hitting neutral.  I lowered the lever a cm and never had the problem again. 


-- For cornering it really helps if you keep your knees tight on the tank, your upper body loose and toes on the pegs...for right handers, push with your left foot on the peg and right hand on the bars and vice versa, in other words countersteering.


Have a read of the "Full Control" PDF I've just stuck in the Downloads section, it's very good.