to talk you through what keeps me fast and safe when it comes to braking from speed.  When the best racers in the world go from 200mph to 40mph before that next hairpin, it’s hard to comprehend just how much skill is involved in those few seconds

of bottle or just boring old common sense, from an early age, what little brain I have has always said no.Riding slow, however, is also not an option though as this induces sleep. In the U.S of A, where much of the Country is strictly limited to 55mph, I

select sixth gear at 20mph and ride them like a twist and go. But you still have to be careful, and being lazy with the throttle in high gears can catch you out on a modern 1000cc bike.Ron Haslam calls it 'chasing the throttle'. It's when you crack

, but they're a good advance warning system all the same.Approaching vehicles: how are they managing the corner? If a car comes around the bend towards you doing just 20mph but slithering and really leant over, the bend's probably a tight one.The vanishing