Can someone explain to me?

[Delphinus]

a) Avoid corners.

Not even remotely an option

b) The big danger is that it'll regain grip if/when it comes to the end of the patch, bigtime. All you can really do is use the throttle to try to control the amount of step-out, try to bring it back smoothly. Sometimes it happens so fast you've got very little chance of catching it, sometimes it seems to just sorta ease out and you almost feel you can control it like a dirt bike.

So by "control" you mean keep the power on (resist the temptation to throttle off) so when it catches it doesn't catch as hard?

[Ocean1]

So by "control" you mean keep the power on (resist the temptation to throttle off) so when it catches it doesn't catch as hard?[/QUOTE]

"Sigh", dude I'm no champeen... The tyre's got just so much traction, if 90% of that is being used sideways to keep the bike going where you point it then a big fistfull of throttle will push it over the limit. If it's already a few percent over the limit and sliding sideways then you can "reassign" the drive part of the potential grip to help bring it back by regularing the throttle so that there's neither power or engine braking going to the back wheel. It won't always save you but it's one of the few controls you've got instantly at your disposal. If it feels like it's coming back you can start either feeding it a little more throttle or a little less (if the bike's in engine braking rev range), it tends to stabilise the bike and it helps prevent the sudden grab that's the begining of the highside.

Hard to describe, easy to learn with an SL125 and a paddock.

[Delphinus]

Thanks for that Ocean1 Appreciate it.

[onearmedbandit]

This is my example of a highside.

[BarBender]

b) what can you do when you do lose it to try and keep her under control.

1.nothing
2.nada
3.zero
4.sweet fark all

[Kittyhawk]

Training wheels might help...

[Big Dog]

Training wheels might help...

Not really, training wheels would turn a possible highside into a catapult and prevent you from leaning in the first place.

[Kittyhawk]

Not really, training wheels would turn a possible highside into a catapult and prevent you from leaning in the first place.

Love it! Yea but on smaller bikes you dont bounce very far.
You only catapult when a stoppie goes horribly wrong. (should have had the training wheels on then)