Motorcycle Mishap Training

[stormcat]

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Interesting article on cbc:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...8/31/nl-motorcycle-accident-training-901.html

I chuckled at: "If you're going around a corner and you run over a pop can and you've got the front brake on, you're going to go down pretty quick."

 

[Sabex]

"Things happen really fast on a motorcycle. If you lock up the front brake you're going down in about point-four of a second, so it's really fast," Pack said.

Not true... I've locked up the front a few times and didn't go down. Locked it up in a straight line though, with the bike verticle. Maybe they're talking about when leaned over?
Although due to my reaction time, it was only locked up for 1/5th of a second or less.

 

[unL33T]

Not true... I've locked up the front a few times and didn't go down. Locked it up in a straight line though, with the bike verticle. Maybe they're talking about when leaned over?
Although due to my reaction time, it was only locked up for 1/5th of a second or less.

I grabbed too much front brake in the rain once, while perfectly vertical and while thinking to myself that I need to not grab too much front brake. A blink later I'm on my *** watching the bike slide down the road beside me.

 

[AGAVE]

That's pretty funny cause it happened to me, but it didn't involve any brakes.
If you are making a 90 degree turn downtown and you run over an invisible flat pop can, yes, you can wash out the front end, i did it, no brakes needed.

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