A sphincter tightening moment

[Spearfish]

And I though SR's were survival responses, how wrong could I get?

[Insanity_rules]

Gulp, that'd ruin your day!

[george formby]

Analysis please? May be a dumbarse, prat, retread? or retard; but what about his skill?

He wasn't going that fast for the corner - just failed to turn enough. A fairly common situation for inexperienced riders riding in a group and riding beyond their level of skill.

Also a common problem for born again bikers. Jumping onto a modern bike after riding a couch for 20 years is difficult.
Takes many miles to get the faith back & keep leaning when the head says Nooooooo!
I have witnessed a tragedy exactly like in the video, picking the bike up when it should be leaned harder due to lack of confidence & trying to keep up with guys who never stopped riding.

[thehovel]

The rider is still driving a car. He stays in the same tyre track all the time. When you enter a corner you should be as close to outside of the corner as is safe. Use all of your side of the road,Wide in ,narrow through, wide out. Another thing YOU DON"T HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE BIKE IN FRONT,catch them up at the next stop. He defintly over cooked the corner, came not wide enough, had no intention of cutting to the inside at the apex, one very lucky chap. The bikes in front are better but their lines could use some inprovement. Regards Richard

[short-circuit]

Regards Richard

Why thank you Richard.

[redhat]

Reminds me of this one.

[SILVER SUZI]

Two perfect adverts for trackdays!

[Brett]

Given the noob level of the mistake, I am surprised he managed to dodge between the car he nearly broadsided and the other oncoming traffic!

[shrub]

I'm surprised he did that - he was on a sports bike with a helmet cam and I always thought that if you had rode a sportsbike and had a helmet cam you were an ace, especially if you have the latest and finest riding gear money can buy which I'm guessing he had because people with helmet cams wouldn't go out unless they were dressed appropriately.

[shrub]

The rider is still driving a car. He stays in the same tyre track all the time. When you enter a corner you should be as close to outside of the corner as is safe. Use all of your side of the road,Wide in ,narrow through, wide out. Another thing YOU DON"T HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE BIKE IN FRONT,catch them up at the next stop. He defintly over cooked the corner, came not wide enough, had no intention of cutting to the inside at the apex, one very lucky chap. The bikes in front are better but their lines could use some inprovement. Regards Richard

Yep, you might be right, but I'm surprised someone with a helmet cam didn't know that.

[Brett]

Reminds me of this one.

Shit no...I would rate that rider pretty well...pretty fast and balanced reaction to avoid that crash. While the other guy made a noob mistake, that guy was saved from a nasty crash because of ace reflexes and ability. Big ups.

[swbarnett]

......there but for the grace of God, go I and many other bikers.


Few of us can be holier than thou, easy to overcook it at some point.

I will still call this biker a dumbarse. As I would call myself if I did likewise.

[Zamiam]

Yep,
we all know what he did wrong because at some point in time we did the same, not between two cars, the bad corner bit.

Exactly!

[short-circuit]

Regards Richard

Once again Richard, thank you.

Sincerely, short-circuit.

[Ntoxcated]

... Wide in ,narrow through, wide out ...

Maybe on the track when you know the next corner, but on the road I have been taught to ride wide in narrow out. 9 times out of 10 the next corner will be in the opposite direction meaning you are already lined up correctly. If on the exit of the corner you see that the next corner is another in the same direction it is easy to let the line drift out to the outside. If you *know* (or can see) there is a straight following the corner, or that it is effectively a double right/left then wide-narrow-wide works. But for the winding roads they were riding, wide in narrow out works much better - for me anyway. Also, if you have gone in too hot, you have a little bit up your sleeve for correction.