KvHotDog4
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So I have been reading post and it seems that the thing going around is to post up our moment of not thinking and then being slapped in the face with an, "oh crap, now what?!" moment in hopes of helping someone else.
I am very embarrassed by mine but it is very dangerous if repeated so here goes.....
I have been working on my curving skills in the twisties, and thanks to the advice from Skydivr I feel I am getting pretty good or at least more trusting of the bike. I didn't have a problem getting off the bike in slower corners but when it came to the higher speeds I couldn't get the nerve to slide over, but now I feel I am doing pretty good still get the nerves but I can over look alot of them. Now to my D.A. moment . . . the other day I was cleaning up my bike and it was a wash, wax, polish and protect kinda clean not a spec of dust anywhere, well while doing the final touching up I always take tire shine on a rag and go over the black parts like the mirror, dash parts and the very outter and lower portion of the tires (not my D.A. moment I am very careful here). Well I noticed my seats were looking kinda dull so I just put a light coating over them to keep them from dry rotting just kind of a conditioning thing. I don't always do this but have before.
Well the next day I go out and do my usual twisties road to practice. Turn on the road and wrap the throttle come up on the first curve, its a hard right but easily entered at 90 and coming out around 110 - 120 come through it great off the bike and close to the ground (still not brave enough to put my knee out) then the next straight about 3/4 mile, open her up then comes the left, right, left, right and then another right. I slow to about 60 for this. I lean to the left no problem, off the bike, everything is great then comes the immediate right get the bike up and in the process of sliding to the other side it feels like I am sitting on grease as I am sliding and throwing the bike down is feels like she is trying to throw me off!! I was able to hang on but I believe if the curve had been just a bit longer I would have simply just fell off. As soon as the curve was over I straighted up and braked before the next set of curves then took it very easy the rest of the day.
Moral of this story is don't polish the seat
and if you condition it make sure its not still slippery when you get on
I came out lucky but it was still very scary and I hope this helps someone else.
I am very embarrassed by mine but it is very dangerous if repeated so here goes.....
I have been working on my curving skills in the twisties, and thanks to the advice from Skydivr I feel I am getting pretty good or at least more trusting of the bike. I didn't have a problem getting off the bike in slower corners but when it came to the higher speeds I couldn't get the nerve to slide over, but now I feel I am doing pretty good still get the nerves but I can over look alot of them. Now to my D.A. moment . . . the other day I was cleaning up my bike and it was a wash, wax, polish and protect kinda clean not a spec of dust anywhere, well while doing the final touching up I always take tire shine on a rag and go over the black parts like the mirror, dash parts and the very outter and lower portion of the tires (not my D.A. moment I am very careful here). Well I noticed my seats were looking kinda dull so I just put a light coating over them to keep them from dry rotting just kind of a conditioning thing. I don't always do this but have before.
Well the next day I go out and do my usual twisties road to practice. Turn on the road and wrap the throttle come up on the first curve, its a hard right but easily entered at 90 and coming out around 110 - 120 come through it great off the bike and close to the ground (still not brave enough to put my knee out) then the next straight about 3/4 mile, open her up then comes the left, right, left, right and then another right. I slow to about 60 for this. I lean to the left no problem, off the bike, everything is great then comes the immediate right get the bike up and in the process of sliding to the other side it feels like I am sitting on grease as I am sliding and throwing the bike down is feels like she is trying to throw me off!! I was able to hang on but I believe if the curve had been just a bit longer I would have simply just fell off. As soon as the curve was over I straighted up and braked before the next set of curves then took it very easy the rest of the day.
Moral of this story is don't polish the seat
and if you condition it make sure its not still slippery when you get onI came out lucky but it was still very scary and I hope this helps someone else.
hookers, big risks, high speeds, life would be a bore without'em 
