Change of tyre manufacturer, more cornering confidence?

[Val]

You also need to be relaxed, someone once told me I should be able to flap my arms about like a chicken mid corner,
....breathe and relax. Its the way forward and round!

+1 for relaxing. With speeds you do on most A and B roads you must be able to multitask. I have noticed that if I take my mind from the corner for few seconds it helps me to be more relaxed. For example instead of looking for vanishing points and through corner I try to follow something completely not relevant to riding, turning my head in completely wrong postion and looking andd some object around, like a house, cyclist passing by, some nice blonde. That helps me relax.

If you end up in a ditch it will be your fault though not mine  :lol