Afternoon Bruce, Slabside pilot here! I had no idea I was riding with a RUclips Megastar...! Was great to meet you, hope your long ride home wasn't too taxing. Well done for capturing the footage at 5.45 of me nearly dropping the bike in the paddock, and apologies again for getting a bit close at 16.20 when coming round the outside at Chris Curve, not my intention I can assure you. Glad you had a great day, I certainly did! Ciao.
Ha Ha mate I loved that when you came around the outside, was impressive to see you ride that beast! Ha Ha I wasn’t sure if anyone would notice the paddock mishap 😬😂 Great to meet and chat with you too bud 👍
@@teapotone I've subscribed now, so I look forward to following more of you adventures. Don't be surprised if I tap you up for some camera advice too in the near future.....👍👍
@@teapotone yes it is. I've done a few Hopp rider training days there & loads of BMW club days too with Robert Bensley as well as a Chris Walker hosted day & a few msv general trackdays. My fav sections? All of it but Charlies 1 & 2 then Chris curve are my best bits of the lot. The mountain is fun lofting the front wheel up off it on every lap. I also love Oulton Park which comes a close 2nd & I only live 40 mins from.
Fair play to those tyres holding up to that much cornering and whilst not becoming stetchy, I wouldn't have thought a blocky tyre would take that much of a workout. The structured learning shows in yours and Lamb chops riding, not ragged instead just smooth and methodical. Although I've never been to them, I think a day with California school would prevent a lot of accidents you see at the Garden variety trackdays.
Great job! I have completed Levels 1 to 4 (4 several times) with the CSS (Ducati days) and watched loads of student videos...this is undoubtedly the best, most informative one I have seen. I reckon it will be responsible for encouraging many others to visit the school. Your Level 1 video is also useful (especially the bit about top box security 😉 😂), but this is much better. Looking forward to Level 3 and 4 videos - you will love those days!
Thought you rode really well round Cadwell park, probably the same as you I've had many bikes over nearly fifty years of riding, but the last two bikes I've owned have been the big GS's, current one being the 1250 GS adv and it never ceases to amaze me how well they handle, the comfort of like being on your favourite arm chair and the handling of a sports bike, brilliant...
I definitely need to add some race school time to my “to do list” not to go fast on the road because I am a very cautious rider, just to gain confidence in the event that I find a bend I have to lean into whilst riding new roads. I was impressed that you used the GS because I have a Tiger900 RallyPro so I would be wary of how far I could lean it over. Ian Back on Two Wheels
Great Bruce, on my home county circuit too. Done two IAM skill days at Croft on my GS, learnt loads for road use and don’t the old tractors handle those bends🤪
Glad to come along on your training. I'm interested in seeing if the innov system would be worthwhile. Certainly, when watching back track footage it's good since it shows you your current actual speed. There are definitely other times when that would not be desirable.
Toptastic vid…( sorry, just listening to Tony Blackburn), looks great fun. Did the Ron Haslem school a few years back, different teaching but still excellent. Really improved my road riding too…… looking forward to trying it out in the Canaries buddy😎🏍👌🏼
Cheers Neil, aye I did both levels of the Ron Haslam school too, really enjoyed it and really benefitted from having the tutor go through my telemetry too. Such a shame it’s gone now. Mate I can not wait for our trip to the Canaries, it’s going to be so good to get everyone back together again out there on those awesome roads 👏👏👏👍👍
Enjoyed that Bruce, More info on those Mutants please looking at changing my tyres soon on the GSA and the Mutants are on the list but not much info out there on them
Cheers Paul, Re the Mutants, I’ve had them on since Feb and done well over 6K miles on them, including track days at Brands and Cadwell, where they performed without any issues on the GS. I’ve ridden in temps down to -15 on a wintry run to Sth West Wales in Feb, and they performed well on the snow/icy backroads, as well as the slush-filled motorways. I’ve not tested them up in the beautiful Spanish mountains sadly, but the tyres were pushed hard on track so got nice and hot and showed no signs of slippage or excessive movement. I’d be happy to have them on again and am eager to see how the Meridians do in similar circumstances 👍
Well decided today to follow your lead and go for the Meridians instead of the Mutants. Will be interested to see what you think of them on the road. I will say it was made an easier choice as the Meridians were £30 cheaper than the Mutants. Off to Guildford from Sussex to get them fitted Friday hopefully.
I want to get to that school, the closest to me is Virginia International Raceway about 3 hours away. Nice to see you get to ride 100+ without some sniveling safteycrat complaining about you riding too fast. It's a track, if you didn't' wreck, you didn't go to fast.
Great vid again bruce I love cadwell just watched the superbikes at the weekend. My static caravan is 4 miles away from there never told the wife until after we bought it lol. How's filming going?
Looks much more relaxed with a slower build-up than the (Yamaha sponsored) one I did in France earlier this year on an extremely technical track (Ledenon). Clear indicators on your track with less (perhaps no?) emphasis on getting the knee down. I was quite put off racing after my course, but this one looks more like something I might enjoy.
Cheers Nick, When I did Level 1 I was scraping my knees everywhere but it actually slowed me down as I was concentrating on that rather than the technical aspects of my riding. This time I concentrated totally on trying to get the corners right and I don’t think I touched down at all tbh 🤷♂️👍
Hey Bruce. I've noted your opinions on the mutants on wet/cold tar and trackdays/mountain roads. Did you get to test them out on dirt/gravel roads? I'd be interested in what you thought if you have had the opportunity.
Ha Ha I’d love to race but lack two fundamental criteria: 1: I’m skint so couldn’t afford a set of tyres let alone a set each weekend. 2: the skill. I get eaten alive in the intermediate group on a track day so would be destroyed in a race 😂🤦♂️
It’s fairly pricey, but worth the money. circa £480 per level and that’s with your own bike. If you hire the z650 is another £450 on top. They are running payment plans where you can bulk buy a 2,3 or 4 levels and spread the cost up to 7 months
I would love to do this, I keep looking but always sold out which is just aswell as it is incredibly expensive 😅 how did the track affect your road tyres?
Bruce.....Revisting your CSS content. IAMRS bike ticket & skills day in back pocket. Have TOTR2 book & have seen movie. Open minded (despite job😉). Cant justify funds for CSS atm. Any level 4 footage due for upload ? Thanks
A super days riding from you there Bruce, well done, Caldwell is 40 miles from me, been on a couple of training days, super circuit. Having the K3 fitted soon, is the K5 worth the extra cash? Just got a pair of Mutants to go on my GS and looking forward to giving them a go, how’s the mileage stacking upon the Mutants , any wet rides with them ? As always stay safe and enjoy.
Hi Derek, personally I’d 100% recommend the K5 over the K3. Not only is the footage markedly better quality, but also the audio seems to be better, and the Wi-fi is much faster - meaning it works a lot better with the app. I’ve ridden the Mutants in all weathers no from -15 in the winter through to near on 30 degrees in our ‘summer’. I’ve ridden them in torrential rain and I don’t ha e a single complaint for them, even on the track they didn’t skip a beat - very impressed. Mileage-wise I’ve done about 5,000 miles on them so far and they probably have about 500 miles left in the rear I reckon. For the GS and for Road-Riding I’d still take the Dunlop Roadsmart 3’s over the Mutant though as I know they will take the punishment of being pushed hard in the Spanish mountains without any issue
@@teapotone Thanks Bruce, from your comment re Mutants, they will suit my riding style just right, not as quick as you ride, loving the R1250 motor also, Cheers
Bruce , how did you find the adventure helmet on track?I'm considering one ,either Shoei or Arai tour IV .Which Shoei is your lid? and is it noisy? Thanks ,John.. Amazing channel by tha way, honest reviews not like TMF who seems to be in the back pocket of the manufacturers , plus he can't ride. It's you and Lamb Chops for honest reviews .
Hi John, Thanks bud I’m glad you’re enjoying the content on here, that’s great to hear. Andy definitely isn’t in the back pocket bud, he just goes for more middle ground whereas I’ll just say it as I see it. I have the Shoei Hornet ADV and have never had any issues with them on track or at high speeds. I think if you have a neck that’s not a twig, you should be fine😉 It’s a bit louder than say the Xspirit III but not much, I’m lucky to have both and I wear the Adventure lid almost all the time. Cheers for now, Bruce
I’ve did level 1 earlier this year. Also had Martin as my tutor, he’s awesome. Got student of the day..... whoop whoop If anyone in the chat has also done this, have you found an insurer that gives you a discount on your road insurance?
@@teapotone Thanks for that Brucie - What I was trying to establish is, is it worth paying £450 per level to do the CSS if insurance companies don’t recognise to skill set learnt as a qualification
K5 all day long for me. The 4k front camera is head and shoulders above the K2/K3 camera, in fact I also think the 1080 rear camera of the K5 seems better than the K2/K3 strangely enough. The faster Wi-fi of the K5 just makes it so much easier to use with the app, and also the external mic of the K5 seems to produce better audio too
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haha😂 That's Jane @6.32. I cannot wait for my level 2 for 2022. Absolutely love Cal Superbike School and thank you Sir, for a very detailed vlog
Always great to see someone on their big tractor having a load of fun.Shows just how versatile the big GS is.Good to watch,thanks.
Perfect timing just editing a video. Now I'm going to watch one of yours! Hello my name is Murt and I'm a RUclips addict!!
Enjoyed that Bruce!! Its great isnt it, now Im hoping I can get to do Level 3 next year :-)
Cheers Chops, me too! Got to try for the elbow down 😉😂👍
Afternoon Bruce, Slabside pilot here! I had no idea I was riding with a RUclips Megastar...! Was great to meet you, hope your long ride home wasn't too taxing. Well done for capturing the footage at 5.45 of me nearly dropping the bike in the paddock, and apologies again for getting a bit close at 16.20 when coming round the outside at Chris Curve, not my intention I can assure you. Glad you had a great day, I certainly did! Ciao.
Ha Ha mate I loved that when you came around the outside, was impressive to see you ride that beast!
Ha Ha I wasn’t sure if anyone would notice the paddock mishap 😬😂
Great to meet and chat with you too bud 👍
@@teapotone I've subscribed now, so I look forward to following more of you adventures. Don't be surprised if I tap you up for some camera advice too in the near future.....👍👍
Top man, thanks very much!
Aye no bother, just message me on any of the socials or via info@teapotone.com 👍
not been on track for years now but its giving me the need to do it. am i the only one watching this tilting my head from side to side lol.
Ha Ha no I was doing it too 😂👍
Very informative, a cracking video
Thanks Simon 👍
Good refresher thanks Bruce 😊, done level 1 and 2 here in NZ but think I will repeat 2 again as I think I'll more out of it the second time.
The best thing I love about your content is the authenticity- it is not infomercial :)
Thanks bud 👍
Great video TPO 👍🏻
That's my favourite circuit for trackdays. Great vlog Bruce
Cheers Paul, aye it’s a great circuit isn’t it
@@teapotone yes it is. I've done a few Hopp rider training days there & loads of BMW club days too with Robert Bensley as well as a Chris Walker hosted day & a few msv general trackdays. My fav sections? All of it but Charlies 1 & 2 then Chris curve are my best bits of the lot. The mountain is fun lofting the front wheel up off it on every lap.
I also love Oulton Park which comes a close 2nd & I only live 40 mins from.
Enjoyed that one !
That looks like a sensible approach to a track day, great fun too 👍
Great vid, love it round cadwell Park, very technical track.
Good to see the info you can gain from a track lesson. 👍
Fair play to those tyres holding up to that much cornering and whilst not becoming stetchy, I wouldn't have thought a blocky tyre would take that much of a workout. The structured learning shows in yours and Lamb chops riding, not ragged instead just smooth and methodical. Although I've never been to them, I think a day with California school would prevent a lot of accidents you see at the Garden variety trackdays.
That looks very fun.I really enjoyed this video,nice riding 👍
Thanks very much bud, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Great job! I have completed Levels 1 to 4 (4 several times) with the CSS (Ducati days) and watched loads of student videos...this is undoubtedly the best, most informative one I have seen. I reckon it will be responsible for encouraging many others to visit the school. Your Level 1 video is also useful (especially the bit about top box security 😉 😂), but this is much better. Looking forward to Level 3 and 4 videos - you will love those days!
Thanks very much Mike, I appreciate this a lot bud and it’s great to hear the vid is of some use.
Cheers for taking the time to comment 👍
That looked like a good day Bruce 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thought you rode really well round Cadwell park, probably the same as you I've had many bikes over nearly fifty years of riding, but the last two bikes I've owned have been the big GS's, current one being the 1250 GS adv and it never ceases to amaze me how well they handle, the comfort of like being on your favourite arm chair and the handling of a sports bike, brilliant...
Smoked a ducati on a gs 😁 cracking vid Bruce 👌
Ha Ha thanks Lee 👍
Great vid, Bruce.
Sometimes tricky to spot apex and exit on a blind rise until you know the circuit really well. :)
Great insight to progressing your skills. 👍
Well done !
Nice one Bruce, I really should get myself some instruction!
I definitely need to add some race school time to my “to do list” not to go fast on the road because I am a very cautious rider, just to gain confidence in the event that I find a bend I have to lean into whilst riding new roads.
I was impressed that you used the GS because I have a Tiger900 RallyPro so I would be wary of how far I could lean it over.
Ian
Back on Two Wheels
I see you in Spain putting this all in practice Bruce. Great video
Thanks bud, can’t wait to get back to Spain 👍
Great commentary on track Bruce. Oh, and they're not chicken strips, they're safety margins :)
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I need to say that this is one of the best, all around motorcycle vlogs Ive found to date! What have I been missing?? Cheers from New Zealand.
Thanks very much Paul! Great to hear you’ve enjoyed it bud, and welcome to the channel 👍
Great Bruce, on my home county circuit too. Done two IAM skill days at Croft on my GS, learnt loads for road use and don’t the old tractors handle those bends🤪
Great video Bruce 😁👍🏍🧡
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Glad to come along on your training. I'm interested in seeing if the innov system would be worthwhile. Certainly, when watching back track footage it's good since it shows you your current actual speed. There are definitely other times when that would not be desirable.
That was a great watch, thanks. The quality of the Innov footage isn't that bad is it!
Cheers bud - aye the K5 is a real step-up from the K2/K3 👍
Toptastic vid…( sorry, just listening to Tony Blackburn), looks great fun. Did the Ron Haslem school a few years back, different teaching but still excellent. Really improved my road riding too…… looking forward to trying it out in the Canaries buddy😎🏍👌🏼
Cheers Neil, aye I did both levels of the Ron Haslam school too, really enjoyed it and really benefitted from having the tutor go through my telemetry too.
Such a shame it’s gone now.
Mate I can not wait for our trip to the Canaries, it’s going to be so good to get everyone back together again out there on those awesome roads 👏👏👏👍👍
Enjoyed that Bruce, More info on those Mutants please looking at changing my tyres soon on the GSA and the Mutants are on the list but not much info out there on them
Cheers Paul,
Re the Mutants, I’ve had them on since Feb and done well over 6K miles on them, including track days at Brands and Cadwell, where they performed without any issues on the GS. I’ve ridden in temps down to -15 on a wintry run to Sth West Wales in Feb, and they performed well on the snow/icy backroads, as well as the slush-filled motorways.
I’ve not tested them up in the beautiful Spanish mountains sadly, but the tyres were pushed hard on track so got nice and hot and showed no signs of slippage or excessive movement.
I’d be happy to have them on again and am eager to see how the Meridians do in similar circumstances 👍
Well decided today to follow your lead and go for the Meridians instead of the Mutants. Will be interested to see what you think of them on the road. I will say it was made an easier choice as the Meridians were £30 cheaper than the Mutants. Off to Guildford from Sussex to get them fitted Friday hopefully.
I want to get to that school, the closest to me is Virginia International Raceway about 3 hours away. Nice to see you get to ride 100+ without some sniveling safteycrat complaining about you riding too fast. It's a track, if you didn't' wreck, you didn't go to fast.
Great vid again bruce I love cadwell just watched the superbikes at the weekend. My static caravan is 4 miles away from there never told the wife until after we bought it lol. How's filming going?
Ha Ha, all good ta, lot of fun 👍
Great video
Cheers
Cadwell is awesome eh? Looks like a good day out, but CSS is eye-wateringly expensive... 😳
Not much room for error at Cadwell is there ! Not much wider than Oliver's mount! Interesting vid ! 👍👍
Never been to Caldwell, but rode passed it a number of times. Oliver’s Mount was incredibly narrow though 😳
Looks much more relaxed with a slower build-up than the (Yamaha sponsored) one I did in France earlier this year on an extremely technical track (Ledenon). Clear indicators on your track with less (perhaps no?) emphasis on getting the knee down. I was quite put off racing after my course, but this one looks more like something I might enjoy.
Cheers Nick,
When I did Level 1 I was scraping my knees everywhere but it actually slowed me down as I was concentrating on that rather than the technical aspects of my riding.
This time I concentrated totally on trying to get the corners right and I don’t think I touched down at all tbh 🤷♂️👍
Looks like fun! I don't think we anything like that in Canada 😎👍
Hey Bruce. I've noted your opinions on the mutants on wet/cold tar and trackdays/mountain roads. Did you get to test them out on dirt/gravel roads? I'd be interested in what you thought if you have had the opportunity.
No bud, I rarely do any offroad stuff usually - only tend to do that when I’m invited away on a trip that involves it.
I was there last weekend for the BSB weekend. Are we going to see you out racing?
Ha Ha I’d love to race but lack two fundamental criteria:
1: I’m skint so couldn’t afford a set of tyres let alone a set each weekend.
2: the skill. I get eaten alive in the intermediate group on a track day so would be destroyed in a race 😂🤦♂️
I'd love to do this BUT... I doubt they'd let me do it on my Silverwing scooter!
Looks like great fun. Pitty they don't do classes like that in Ireland. Any idea how much each level costs?
It’s fairly pricey, but worth the money. circa £480 per level and that’s with your own bike. If you hire the z650 is another £450 on top.
They are running payment plans where you can bulk buy a 2,3 or 4 levels and spread the cost up to 7 months
So £1920 for the 4 levels and that's before fuel and tyres and all that that's a lot of money 😬
@@jamiedolleryify oh… and they only run 2 consecutive days so you can’t do all 4 days back to back. Will need to travel at least for 2 night 🤨
would love to do something like that, but none near where I live.
I would love to do this, I keep looking but always sold out which is just aswell as it is incredibly expensive 😅 how did the track affect your road tyres?
Bruce.....Revisting your CSS content.
IAMRS bike ticket & skills day in back pocket. Have TOTR2 book & have seen movie. Open minded (despite job😉). Cant justify funds for CSS atm.
Any level 4 footage due for upload ?
Thanks
Hello bud,
Yep the level 4 day should be edited and published at some point in Feb 👍
Understood - Thanks 👍
A super days riding from you there Bruce, well done, Caldwell is 40 miles from me, been on a couple of training days, super circuit. Having the K3 fitted soon, is the K5 worth the extra cash? Just got a pair of Mutants to go on my GS and looking forward to giving them a go, how’s the mileage stacking upon the Mutants , any wet rides with them ? As always stay safe and enjoy.
Hi Derek, personally I’d 100% recommend the K5 over the K3. Not only is the footage markedly better quality, but also the audio seems to be better, and the Wi-fi is much faster - meaning it works a lot better with the app.
I’ve ridden the Mutants in all weathers no from -15 in the winter through to near on 30 degrees in our ‘summer’. I’ve ridden them in torrential rain and I don’t ha e a single complaint for them, even on the track they didn’t skip a beat - very impressed.
Mileage-wise I’ve done about 5,000 miles on them so far and they probably have about 500 miles left in the rear I reckon.
For the GS and for Road-Riding I’d still take the Dunlop Roadsmart 3’s over the Mutant though as I know they will take the punishment of being pushed hard in the Spanish mountains without any issue
@@teapotone Thanks Bruce, from your comment re Mutants, they will suit my riding style just right, not as quick as you ride, loving the R1250 motor also, Cheers
Do they have any courses like this in Scotland
No afraid not, Niall MacKenzie does track day training at Knockhill though
Always feels weird to see Bruce in track gear and then people like @44teeth in civvies. Like when you saw a teacher out of school.
Bruce , how did you find the adventure helmet on track?I'm considering one ,either Shoei or Arai tour IV .Which Shoei is your lid? and is it noisy? Thanks ,John.. Amazing channel by tha way, honest reviews not like TMF who seems to be in the back pocket of the manufacturers , plus he can't ride. It's you and Lamb Chops for honest reviews .
Hi John,
Thanks bud I’m glad you’re enjoying the content on here, that’s great to hear.
Andy definitely isn’t in the back pocket bud, he just goes for more middle ground whereas I’ll just say it as I see it.
I have the Shoei Hornet ADV and have never had any issues with them on track or at high speeds. I think if you have a neck that’s not a twig, you should be fine😉
It’s a bit louder than say the Xspirit III but not much, I’m lucky to have both and I wear the Adventure lid almost all the time.
Cheers for now,
Bruce
Do people take out insurance when on these training days?
You can do yes, BeMoto offer tracks at insurance - mention TeapotOne and they’ll do a deal 👍
Very nice 👍 enjoyable school day! Onboard cam quality quite impressive.
…say Bruce, did the airbag west go off in your leathers 🤔🤐
No
I’ve did level 1 earlier this year. Also had Martin as my tutor, he’s awesome. Got student of the day..... whoop whoop
If anyone in the chat has also done this, have you found an insurer that gives you a discount on your road insurance?
Use Bemoto, mention TeapotOne and they’ll sort you out. They also do track cover too 👍
@@teapotone Thanks for that Brucie - What I was trying to establish is, is it worth paying £450 per level to do the CSS if insurance companies don’t recognise to skill set learnt as a qualification
Ah ok sorry bud - no it’s not a recognisable qualification as far as I’m aware, but I’ll check with Bemoto as they sponsor the school
It looks a little "easier" and smoother when you're following the instructor. Good stuff. How many sessions do you think you'd get out of the tyres?
Sessions? Well I’ve done nearly 6,000 miles on them so far
I had to convert stone to pound 20 stone is 280 lbs back to the rowing machine old man :)
Do you recommend the k3 or the k5
K5 all day long for me. The 4k front camera is head and shoulders above the K2/K3 camera, in fact I also think the 1080 rear camera of the K5 seems better than the K2/K3 strangely enough.
The faster Wi-fi of the K5 just makes it so much easier to use with the app, and also the external mic of the K5 seems to produce better audio too
Fit like? Nae bad min ; )