First Big Skid

[mrbluesbox]

Fook
just had my first big skid on the way to work this mornin.
its absolutely pi**ing down in trafford park, was running late for work and probably going a bit fast to get through a yellow light. the beemer in front braked pretty suddenly and i started to close in too fast for comfort. got hard on the brakes and arse end just flicked right round to my right. luckily just manged to stay on and miss the car but that woke me up a bit.
i got lucky. be careful kids.
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I seem to have misplaced my pants...................

[MarJay]

usually rear end slides are correctable, especially if you don't tense up too much. Tensing up actually makes it worse, as it prevents the bike from correcting itself.

I know that I'm not the only one on here who has had a rear end slide and before I've even thought "OhShit" the bike has corrected itself. This is because the bike is naturally stable and doesn't really want to slide.

Its when you react by tensing up that it becomes an issue. Off roading seems to be good for training yourself to react properly to slides, but I don't think I'll ever get used to the dreaded front end slide...
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F; Cheap project: CBR900RR FireBlade
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[Dalemac]

"Its better to be 30 seconds late in this world, than 30 years early into the next"


keep it safe, especially in this sort of weather
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YBR125 -> GPZ500S -> SL1000

[Catalyst]

I know what thats like, had mine yesterday. Gail force winds and chucking it, mixed in with "vee rubbers" tyres (exactly, who are they?!) and your bound to get trouble.....Went straight into the back of a pug 106 at about 10mph. Only damage was a broken wingmirror and i kept the bike rubber side down so it was fine.

He pulled over so i did and got out, i was ready for a bollocking....turned out he was cacking his pants! I love biker stereotypes
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[TUG]

I've done it too, hit diesel on a corner, back end went to the side, just hit the clutch and leaned into it, no biggie.
When your as relaxed as me skids and stuff are easy to control, i recommend anyone with a bald tyre, go to an estate and practice a few skids, but be careful.
I used to pull loads of skids on my 50 so thats where i generally get my control from.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Jaloopa]

The only time I've skidded was pulling off from a junction with loads of gravel. I knew it would probably happen so I was ready for it and the bike corrected itself fine. Other than that, I've had a couple of little kicks from the back wheel when changing down at too high revs but that's generally OK if I keep the throttle off.
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mattsprattuk wrote: but at least the lifan could do like 104mph in 3rd gear

[MarJay]

[Syx]