steelhead
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I'm always going back to basics on my Hayabusa. I say this because this bike can generate a great deal of momentum at any speed within short time intervals (strong torque and rapid acceleration), and if you don't keep your speed in check, everything you learned in the past catches up with you real quick.
I was behind a driver today who made a sudden emergency stop while the rest of traffic was going through the intersection. Where I'm driving (Korea), there is sometimes no amber light transition from green to red (some traffic lights are incorrectly programmed), and this particular driver simply decided to stop (slam the brakes) while the rest of us were moving through the intersection with the missing yellow. I guess he saw red and stopped even if he was moving through the intersection. Nice... My rear tire was on the painted line when this happened (rear tire locked), so I fish tailed at about 20-25 km/hr.
When I started to lose stability, I did not really feel anything except, "wtf"? Then, the next thought, "How Curious."
Watch out for cagers and sudden stops. Even though I had regained control and there was no crash, my ride was placed in check.
Lesson Learned (for me, anyways): Even when I maintain stop and go traffic distance and slow speeds, I can never always know where my rear tire's contact patch is at all times. Be ready for cagers who decide to slam the brakes.
And yes, I was wearing my gear.
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I was behind a driver today who made a sudden emergency stop while the rest of traffic was going through the intersection. Where I'm driving (Korea), there is sometimes no amber light transition from green to red (some traffic lights are incorrectly programmed), and this particular driver simply decided to stop (slam the brakes) while the rest of us were moving through the intersection with the missing yellow. I guess he saw red and stopped even if he was moving through the intersection. Nice... My rear tire was on the painted line when this happened (rear tire locked), so I fish tailed at about 20-25 km/hr.
When I started to lose stability, I did not really feel anything except, "wtf"? Then, the next thought, "How Curious."
Watch out for cagers and sudden stops. Even though I had regained control and there was no crash, my ride was placed in check.
Lesson Learned (for me, anyways): Even when I maintain stop and go traffic distance and slow speeds, I can never always know where my rear tire's contact patch is at all times. Be ready for cagers who decide to slam the brakes.
And yes, I was wearing my gear.
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