One thing that helped me learn to go further was make sure you get your body off the saddle and in the turn more. It lowers the force your tires need to corner, so you can go faster and lean even more. I suggest checking any corners before you practice, especially for traffic and gravel. Also wear your riding leathers because sometimes when you on the edge the edge pushes back.

 

Well, thats what I figure too, Track work is great for experimenting in relative safety, but, you cant forget that you're practicing in "utopia"...
the track is good and pretty much bump free, no gravel, no sand, no oil spills, etc...
The road isn't like that, and we do most of our riding in the road.

 

which is exactly why you don't push your limits on the street. You push limits in a safer environment, then when you have raised your bar, your street riding is that much better, and you won't even feel the need to push too hard on the street.

 

Dunno, I increased my skill 10 fold after just 1 track day, and now I can't even get close to that limit on the street without feeling completely uncomfortable because of how much faster I am moving.

I am not saying I still don't ride fast on the street, but fast isn't the full definition of danger. You are in more danger by pushing you or your bike to its limit. Because of my better leaning technique, I can now (just an example) hit a tight curve doing 80mph not even full lean, where as before I would be pushing my limit at 65mph. I feel safer now doing 80, than 65 before track experience. I don't just feel safer, its a fact, I am safer. I am not in the danger zone, if there is a pile of gravel in the street, I still have the ability to lean in further or avoid it or brake properly etc, where before track experience, I may have wrecked because I was at my limit already.

The sad part about all of this, is when you get good at track speeds, the street is boring. There is no more thrill or adrenaline, its more about cruising at that point.