Funkmaxtor
New Member
Today I was out for a pretty spirited ride with a bunch of friends on sport bikes (mainly liter bikes). We were on a road that only one person sort of knew. After a series of fairly tight turns I felt like I was starting to push my ability limits, so I waved two of the guys that were right behind me around as I backed of the throttle. We enter the next turn and all was well till about half way through the turn it tightened up severely. The guy in front of me already had his knee down on the pavement and still didn't stay in our lane. Next I see the guys that sort of knew the road and he was laying under his bike against a guide rail with the back tire spinning about 2 inches from his head. He didn't realize that the turn tightened that hard and it spooked him. He hit the front brake in the turn and low sided. Luckily he was ok, just a few bruises despite only wearing jeans on the bottom. He did have a leather jacket that did its job well and gloves. Somehow he managed to keep his helmet from hitting anything. The bike was scratched a bit and the turn signals were both broke as well as most of the plastic fasteners.
So what did I learn from all this? When you know that you are at your ability limits slow down. If I didn't do that I know I would have joined him in the guide rail party!
So what did I learn from all this? When you know that you are at your ability limits slow down. If I didn't do that I know I would have joined him in the guide rail party!