They taught me that in my class. Always down shift to first when coming to a stop. Even in a car I keep half an eye on the rear view mirror when stopping. People allow themselves to become way to distracted when driving.
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They taught me that in my class. Always down shift to first when coming to a stop. Even in a car I keep half an eye on the rear view mirror when stopping. People allow themselves to become way to distracted when driving.
Thanks buddy!!
Great idea, Steven, and just what scooter sites like da .oRg are for!! Kudos to you, my friend and I do like the way you think! This is one of several things that got me in trouble on my off. Didn't involve an auto but I can't help but think a panic reation led to my off. I won't thread jack here but one of these days I want to post up the details. I'll also be looking for literature on riding and the physics involved in same including the rake and trail of the bike, tire circumference/profile, suspension, etc. I know alot of this comes through experience too and I'll never have the years of some, but I've got lots of time to read for now and this definitely peaks my interest. Thanks again for expressing one little facet of a very complex and valuable gem. Good on you!! 
Good Post Jay!
It's my belief that most corner crashes are not necessarily due to excess speed, the actual culprit is line choice. Kieth Code had an article a few months back about line choice and how it affected corner crashes. Great informative article. I think it was in a Sport Rider issue but not sure. If you can find that article it would be well worth your time to read it.
I find most riders pay little attention to their choice of lines. I was just looking at a thread posted up today about the busa's turning ability. Both photos showed riders with very poor line choice.
It's my belief that most corner crashes are not necessarily due to excess speed, the actual culprit is line choice. Kieth Code had an article a few months back about line choice and how it affected corner crashes. Great informative article. I think it was in a Sport Rider issue but not sure. If you can find that article it would be well worth your time to read it.
I find most riders pay little attention to their choice of lines. I was just looking at a thread posted up today about the busa's turning ability. Both photos showed riders with very poor line choice.
This is why doing trackdays comes in handy they teach you lines and how to pick a good line and also how to hold them.
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A rule of thumb to always ride with on street is to never ride so fast through a corner that you can't use your whole lane in the event of an unexpected event. That means you can move to any position in you lane without overshooting the center line on exit. I leave enough in my traction pie to drop all the way to the inside shoulder of the corner, and expect to have to do that in a blind corner. I also keep my bike in a gear that allows me to have enough throttle to push the bike to the outside of the corner if needed.
I got in the habit of doing a late apex on blind left hand corners. I can see further through the corner that way. If I need to I can still move to the center or shoulder to avoid an obstacle in the road. On right hand corners I use a wide entry and exit in the center of the lane. That keeps me close to the shoulder through most of the corner, and I can drop to the far right to finish the corner if needed.
I got in the habit of doing a late apex on blind left hand corners. I can see further through the corner that way. If I need to I can still move to the center or shoulder to avoid an obstacle in the road. On right hand corners I use a wide entry and exit in the center of the lane. That keeps me close to the shoulder through most of the corner, and I can drop to the far right to finish the corner if needed.
I ride twisties over a mountain every day to work so encounter this situation almost every ride...the one that twitches the anal spincters the worst is encountering truckers coming up the hill as I am going down the hill and they are about 1-2 foot over on my side of the road and it is a downhill right hand corner. Talk about a squirt of adrenaline. The worst thing to do is hit the brakes or declerate...that will immediately stand the bike up and put you into the oncoming trouble...game over..it has taken me time to trust it but I bet my life on it almost everyday...counter steer harder and lean more to inside of corner...the bike will lean more and turn more to the inside of the corner...always carry extra set of undies...and secondly...i am sure this has been written before...but you will always meet the most terrible thing at the most critical part of the corner..and it will all be timed perfectly for the worst possible outcome if someone isn't doing something correctly??? 2hip
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