Bike Terminology - Low Side/High Side

**Warren** · 17th December 2004, 16:20

In car terminology a low-side would be spinning out on a corner and a hi-side would be rolling the car on a corner. Either way your bike gets scratched and you will be hurt.

You upgraded from a KR150? I am still trying to master a FXR150.

**Artifice** · 17th December 2004, 16:33

highsides cost a lot more to repair. are more likely to kill you. oh and sometimes the bike comes flying out of the sky and lands on top of you. if you wake up in hospital wondering "wtf?!" then you probably highsided... always give your bike a Christmass treat, you dont want it to have a tantrum when your on it.

**Skyryder** · 17th December 2004, 16:59

Originally Posted by Stroker Girl

Shite

, thanks for clarifying that for me guys. I think I'll go for the lowside any day, though hopefully not too soon I hope! I don't know if the same motto applies to bike riding as it does to horse riding but my riding teacher use to say to me that you are not a good rider until you fall off 8 times! In a way she was right, because it wasn't until I had a good many years riding that I started to hit the deck. Oh well, the viffers already got some nice scratches down it from a previous owner slide, a few more aint gonna hurt.......

Well that don't apply to bikes darlin'. The realy good riders stay sunnyside. Just take it easy and don't cross the edge. You are out on the road not in the paddock and ride as if everyone is out to kill you.

Skyryder

PS Welcome to the club. S. G.

**Two Smoker** · 17th December 2004, 18:06

Originally Posted by Stroker Girl

Shite

, thanks for clarifying that for me guys. I think I'll go for the lowside any day, though hopefully not too soon I hope! I don't know if the same motto applies to bike riding as it does to horse riding but my riding teacher use to say to me that you are not a good rider until you fall off 8 times! In a way she was right, because it wasn't until I had a good many years riding that I started to hit the deck. Oh well, the viffers already got some nice scratches down it from a previous owner slide, a few more aint gonna hurt.......

WOOHOO ONLY 1 MORE CRASH TO GO AND IM A GOOD RIDER!!!! Hey MR you must be an awesome rider then aye

lol....

**guzzi_nz** · 17th December 2004, 18:10

duckman that not nice

**sAsLEX** · 17th December 2004, 18:14

its all been covered before me, but I am just wondering where KK is? Here is a new member with a NC30 and still no KK?

**Motoracer** · 17th December 2004, 18:32

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

WOOHOO ONLY 1 MORE CRASH TO GO AND IM A GOOD RIDER!!!! Hey MR you must be an awesome rider then aye

lol....

You better belive it! You'v got some catching up to do.

**Two Smoker** · 17th December 2004, 18:33

Originally Posted by Motoracer

You better belive it! You'v got some catching up to do.

LOL, ill try my best..... Hey, yeah where's KK???? I thought he would be halfway down to Franklin by now to check out the NC30....

**Kickaha** · 17th December 2004, 19:55

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Some truely talented riders are able to react quick enough to a possible high-side, using a cool mind, a steady hand, and shed-loads of experience to adjust the throttle appropiately to keep the bike shiney side up.

Or they do what a certain 125GP rider I know did and gas it up even harder and turn it into a lowside!

**Stroker Girl** · 17th December 2004, 20:02

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

LOL, ill try my best..... Hey, yeah where's KK???? I thought he would be halfway down to Franklin by now to check out the NC30....

Yikes, Do I need to double bolt the door??!!! Just kidding. Hey was KK racing his VFR at the last track day at Puke? Saw one leaving with an Aprilla 250.

**Motu** · 17th December 2004, 20:09

I've seen some amazing saves on speedway tracks - had a guy do a 360 in front of me once,as I backed off to go around him,he kept the power on and passed me! Saw one of the Euro riders a couple of years ago do two 180s,he was going down the track backwards after the first 180 and the momenteum threw him into another,he didn't even stop,just kept going....I thought he was a gonner on the first one!

You don't have to get thrown off on a highside - I've stayed on,kept hold of the bars and had the bike go over me,no damage at all.On the other hand I've been trapped under the bike on a lowside and taken into the bank with the bike.Each one is different - try something new everytime....