I am a new motorcyclist and was just wondering if there were any emergency procedures for this. Our first reaction is to press on the brakes but on a motorcycle that is a terrible idea. I got to realize what that felt like firsthand at the motorcycle safety course. I want to finetune my skills so that I can survive on the city streets. Thanks
When you're hot you're hot (lol). And using your brakes properly is your best choice. Try to chill your jets long before you need a parachute, think ahead. At 60mph you're traveling at 81 fps, your body has approximately 15 sf. of surface area so it only takes 4.7 seconds to totally skin you. Hopefully you are wearing a helmet as the skin on your face and skull is 20% thinner and 50% richer in blood capacity. ALWAYS keep an exit-way open. Added: When in doubt 'gas it' , when doubt fails, lay it down and in a hurry!
Unless you are doing something really stupid (or at stupid speeds) you can normally lean over further, modern bikes on modern tyres will lean a lot further than you think is possible/safe. Look through and out of the turning, apply a constant progressive push to your inside bar. It is possible to brake while turning –?novices are taught not to do it because it does have associated risks due to a smaller contact patch. Shutting the throttle will tend to stand the bike up, so will pulling in the clutch, however you can roll off the throttle, not much should be necessary. The best technique to get out of the situation is to avoid it at source, through observation and anticipation. Do not consider laying it down – it will hurt and, if you have time to consider and do it, you will have had time to try something far more productive and safer.
Naturally, when that red flag pops up, people tend to hit the brakes, but actually a little throttle and leaning farther into it will pull you out of the turn. The only problem, is that most riders dont react fast enough to pull it off. Its something that needs to become a second nature in case this happens, and not something you can really practice unless you are on a closed course.
