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Know When to Hold 'Em, Know When to Fold 'Em, Part II

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  Two Days of This... In February of this year I had the good fortune of attending the California Superbike School at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Led by Keith and Dylan Code, this traveling circus of motorcycle goodness travels the country (and the UK, I believe) teaching life-changing (and saving) techniques in an easy-to-digest manner, surrounded by expert rider coaches, great staff, and a cadre of like-minded riders that made great company over a two-day weekend session. A chain of events got me here, which leads to the title of this posting. December 2020: Friend tells me about a trip he took to a Ducati/Triumph dealer. Dealer tells him a Multistrada is the best all-rounder, but a Daytona 765 is probably the perfect track bike July 2021: After gestating in my mind for months, I go to my local Triumph dealer to try the new Trident 660. It was brand new and the redline was screaming at me at 6,000 (break-in) rpms, so I figured it was just a sparky, but unexciting beginner bike. I didn