MarksCR250
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- Jun 21, 2001
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I just came back from a ride that went pretty good except for this:
I was coming into a flat left hand turn too fast and then really complicated things by not using enough front brake...the rear brake locked up and the back end slid out and kept sliding...lower...lower...instead of laying the bike down I tried a desperate steering correction and muscled the bars to the right. Well I passed whatever the 'safe' angle of correction was, and in an instant the front tire grabbed earth and I high sided pretty hard. Doh! (God bless the inventor of motorcycle helmets)
What would have been the best way to correct my mistake? The situation was: rear brake is locked up in the middle of a fastish flat corner and the bike starts to slide out from under you (me)
Thanks!
Mark
I was coming into a flat left hand turn too fast and then really complicated things by not using enough front brake...the rear brake locked up and the back end slid out and kept sliding...lower...lower...instead of laying the bike down I tried a desperate steering correction and muscled the bars to the right. Well I passed whatever the 'safe' angle of correction was, and in an instant the front tire grabbed earth and I high sided pretty hard. Doh! (God bless the inventor of motorcycle helmets)
What would have been the best way to correct my mistake? The situation was: rear brake is locked up in the middle of a fastish flat corner and the bike starts to slide out from under you (me)
Thanks!
Mark
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