text: You have ten dollars' worth of attention.

source: A Twist of the Wrist / A Twist of the Wrist II

provenance: model-memory

context: Canonical model; exact wording needs verification.


text: Survival reactions are the direct results of fear and panic.

source: A Twist of the Wrist II

context: Needs exact quote verification.


text: Everyone has just so much attention to spend on the actions of riding.

context: Everand snippet suggests close wording; verify primary.


text: Spend your attention wisely and push the button lightly.

context: Snippet-adjacent; verify.


text: Throttle control is rule number one.

context: Commonly summarized; verify exact.


text: Once the throttle is cracked on, it is rolled on evenly, smoothly, and constantly throughout the remainder of the turn.

context: High-confidence concept; exact wording needs verification.


text: The throttle is not an on-off switch.

source: Keith Code teaching

context: Uncertain exact attribution.


text: The bike goes where you look.

source: Rider training maxim / Code teaching

context: Common maxim, not necessarily original Code.


text: Target fixation is a survival reaction.

context: Concept; verify exact wording.


text: Reference points are the key to consistency.

source: California Superbike School teaching

context: Verify exact source.


text: Quick turning reduces the amount of time the bike spends changing direction.

context: Conceptual wording; verify.


text: Countersteering is how motorcycles turn.

source: Keith Code / No BS bike teaching

context: Verify exact line.


text: Body steering by itself is not enough.

source: No BS bike demonstration

context: Concept; verify.


text: The rider is the most variable part of the motorcycle.

context: Uncertain exact attribution.


text: Panic is expensive.

source: Keith Code attention model paraphrase

context: Likely paraphrase; keep quarantined.


text: A rider can only do one thing well at a time when learning.

context: Concept; verify.


text: The first job is to get the rider to see what is actually happening.

source: Keith Code coaching philosophy

context: Paraphrase risk.


text: Good riders make fewer mistakes, not more heroic saves.

context: Uncertain exact attribution.


text: Your panic button is the major source of riding problems.

context: Snippet-adjacent; verify.


text: If you are out of attention, you are broke.

source: A Twist of the Wrist II attention analogy

context: Paraphrase of $10 model.


text: The technology of riding can be understood.

source: California Superbike School philosophy

context: Concept; verify.


text: A drill is designed to isolate one skill.

source: California Superbike School curriculum

context: Concept; verify.


text: Slow steering creates problems that riders often blame on speed.

source: Keith Code quick-turn teaching

context: Paraphrase; verify.


text: Your eyes are one of your most important control systems.

source: Keith Code visual skills teaching

context: Paraphrase risk.


text: The street is not a racetrack.

source: Rider safety maxim / Code-compatible teaching

context: Generic; verify before attributing.