n00b questions- when in a slide..

[John]

SNIP Hitting water won't slow your bike enough for you to lose balance unless you're very unlucky and the engine has stalled due to water in electrics......................

Well if the pool is deep enough, and sure we can misjudge things like this your steering can be thrown around abit on intial impact, thats why you should always make sure that your head bearing is tightened to the correct torque so as to reduce the effect, I have had a few moments in said situation comming out of a corner not fun at all.

[Korea]

My 2c... still an amateur mind...

Weight or anchor yourself to the outside peg.

The first time the back let go, I panicked and both legs were flailing as I tried to get the bike back upright resulting in it trying to spit me off.

A little older, a little wiser, I find that if I conciously anchor the outside foot on the peg and/or grip the tank with my knee, I can more naturally fall into the cornering position AND when the back starts letting go I can relax better because I've got something to hang on to.

Oh yeah,





Always treat gravel with the utmost respect.

[Korea]

Nothing further.

[SlowHand]

what on earth are you doing letting the back go in Korea?Don't u know people can dob u in with their camera's for that little extra dosh!

thanks for the advice, and gravel- my driveway is gravel and the RG squirms at anything over 25. Gravel roads are the only time I wish I had a car. Maybe my next bike should be a dual purpose...

[Brett]

Maybe a bit of a non issue, but i know that its an issue with my bike at the moment, but if the front or rear of the bike wants to step out, then you may need to adjust it. It is possible a smaller or bigger person owned it before you and was set up for you.
My bike needs to have the front raised a tad because the front likes to try and tuck under when cornering. Seems only to happen at relativiley low speeds, but i dont ride hard enough to lean like that on the open road ...yet...only been riding a sweet 7 months...

[SlowHand]

I think as of yesterday the suspension got firmer, but feeling the bike is something that will come with time for me, only been a sweet 13days

[jimdaworm]

I am still learning too. My experience when I was about 15 with cars, doing donuts hand brake 180s driving on gravel and sliding out constantly was great experience. Now when I drive a car and it starts sliding for some reason I dont even worry

I plan to try to do the same on my bike... little by little.

I have been locking it up (The back) every now and then when it seems safe and its been raining just to see what its like. Last weekend I also rode on some grass and dropped the clutch and got the rear spinning to get used counter steering/balancing it.

Now I just need another 10 years of experience and I should be able to ride ok

[flash]

its all good being scared of falling off in a corner (low slide), but personally im more scared of me crossing the white line(not sliping) and greeting a car going the other way, or a cliff for that matter. Has anyone encounted these, because for me its not the fear of falling off, but being hit.

P.S: ive never fallin off on the road (only dirt)
TOUCH WOOD :slap:

[Ixion]

i,, or a cliff for that matter. ,,

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Blurdy cliffs, they jump out at me. They do. I swear it.

[SlowHand]

Been riding around a lot in the rain lately (hey, when hasnt it been raining lately) Just went to mission bay and back, taking it easy, feeling the back that little bit out of line - awesome feeling - just like sliding round in a car, but so barred up with adrenalin I cant sleep now.

Dont plan to ride at high speed in the rain though. In good time..

I do love not being able to see white lines and having personholes sneak up on me tho! not!

[John]

its all good being scared of falling off in a corner (low slide), but personally im more scared of me crossing the white line(not sliping) and greeting a car going the other way, or a cliff for that matter.

Yea, I've had that, SH14 was going abit quick and overtook a truck my brakes were abit fadded and I came in to hot, but the only reason it was a close call is because I DIDNT LOOK THROUGH THE CORNER number 1 reason for crashes, DONT LOOK AT THE DANGER LOOK AT THE SAFE PATH..

[mini_me]

Hitting water won't slow your bike enough for you to lose balance unless you're very unlucky and the engine has stalled due to water in electrics, water in air intake or rapid contracting cooling of bore causing it to seizing the piston (never had this but definitely slowed down my retired dirt bikes).

we are talking about those little puddles on the motorway, aren't we?
The scenarios you present seem a little far fetched to me when we are talking about water on the motorway however i do remeber seeing a photo in PB a few years back which showed a man standing at chest depth in a river and beneath the surface you can make out the purty lines of a honda sp1

m/m

[mini_me]

its all good being scared of falling off in a corner (low slide), but personally im more scared of me crossing the white line(not sliping) and greeting a car going the other way, or a cliff for that matter. Has anyone encounted these, because for me its not the fear of falling off, but being hit.

P.S: ive never fallin off on the road (only dirt)
TOUCH WOOD :slap:

yeah sudden stops are where the damage is done usually
m/m