Andy Ibbott’s CSS Article Archive

May 2010

There are times when you just cannot get it together and there are times when you just simply get it wrong. This applies at all levels of riding at any time and any environment.I have been watching th...   read more

March 2010

Riding at night is one of the most challenging things you can do on a bike because of the way the headlight is designed to point only forwards on most bikes! Fairing mounted headlights dont bend thei...   read more

January 2010

Its all in your right hand... Whether it is a fancy fly-by-wire system or just a plain old cable, whether they are hydraulic or cable, the controls you have in your right hand has a HUGE effect on th...   read more

October 2009

Filtering is one of the other things a bike does that makes them a pleasure to ride and better than cars! The other is that they lean over just in case you were wondering. Unlike all those car drive...   read more

September 2009

When we do it gently it does not really create any problems for us as riders. But when we have to brake HARD we are not so self-assured! So what is it that makes us feel less confident? For me the a...   read more

June 2009

Getting the bike through the box quickly and smoothly as possible should be one of our riding goals. At those times when we are riding to high degrees of excitement and fun, shifting quickly is just a...   read more

April 2009

There has always been a huge debate on hanging off a bike and trying to get your knee down. On the track with a modern motorcycle its needed and that has never really been in doubt. However, when we s...   read more

January 2009

There is one thing in common with all riders in the World, from the racer, to the track dayer, the adventure rider, the tourer, the guy who delivers Pizza and the bike cop. We all like riding. It is ...   read more

August 2008

When you take a pillion passenger on the back of your bike then you need to bear in mind one key word SMOOTH. When you turn the bike into the corner, dont try and pitch it onto your knee in the bl...   read more

July 2008

One of the major keys to smooth corner entry speed is linked to your ability to brake and downshift at the same time, even with the advent of slipper clutches. This requires not only the correct timin...   read more

May 2008

It seems that every rider on this planet has a good side and a not so good side when cornering - some of us prefer rights and others prefer lefts. We often get asked at the seminars and CSS courses wh...   read more

April 2008

Our eyes are very simple devices and only have two modes that they use. They are open and taking in all the information in their field of vision or they are closed and not taking in any information at...   read more