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How to recover from highside?
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[QUOTE="krash133, post: 34417, member: 21658"] Posted by Intense: So does it mean that jamming the front brake while maintaining the rear brake lock will ALWAYS cause a lowside and is the safe way out? From the given scenario, it seems that there is no way to recover from a rear wheel slide while turning. _____________________________________________ The article you are talking about is in reference to a slide on the asphalt. While both are motorcycles, the applications are different. The difference between traction and no traction on street is much more than in the dirt. In the dirt if the rear wheel does get traction again, in most cases the bike will not highside because the speeds are lower and the suspension can absorb it. I also believe the author is wrong in the article to say to grab a handfull of front brake. If by some chance the front end gets traction when doing this, the result could be worse than a highside. I think the best thing to do is to start to apply throttle and slowly release the brake. By gaining traction slowly the slide can be controlled. Remember, rear wheel slides are not all bad. They can be very useful when enough skill is learned to control them. A controlled slide is hard to master, but very rewarding when done right. When used correctly slides can make corniering faster. Just watch the dirt trackers back the rear into a hard, flat corner at 100mph. Its a beautiful sight. Through time and practice you can do this too. Good Luck! :) [This message has been edited by krash133 (edited 02-22-2001).] [/QUOTE]
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