Different road surfaces ?

[new001]

How do you deal with different road surfaces mainly the poor ones on a motorbike and especially on bends ?

I mean when I did my cbt and das some months ago the only thing about this subject that was mentioned was in the cbt and they just said be very careful on wet white road markings.Nothing about what to do differently if you encounter gravel,sand,ice,oil,mud,stones,water,damp etc etc.I see so much loose gravel,mud and other crap on bends i end up going round slower than other traffic(cars) its horrible.

I mean what do you do if your on say a 60 degree bend and theres gravel or mud and you cant avoid riding over it ?

[TheSmiler]

Personally I always go slower in and fast out on corners now, you don't want to be braking when you are taking a corner ( front brake with the wheel bent and you are going down, back brake too hard and you are locking it up potentially sending you down). You need to have done that before you enter so you are looking for the right speed judging by the potential hazards.

Don't worry about entering them too slowly to begin with look at the hazards and plan accordingly, if you are going slower than other traffic don't worry at the end of the day go as fast as you deem acceptable in accordance with the speed limit obviously.

Don't know where it's gone but killa (member on here) had a great method for working out the speed.
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[reed]

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[Carvel]

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[J.M.]

[Drake]

like a transit van?
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[J.M.]

That wasn't down to shit on the roads, that was down to my balls being bigger than my riding ability.
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[Yoyo]

You quickly learn what road surfices you can and can't go fast on.

You will beable to spot loose gravel from a mile off.

It is the same with all riding. You will learn to judge what speeds you can go, where and when. It all comes with practice. Just ride how you feel comfortable and maybe push it on a road that you know.
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[biker7]

Uneven surfaces - don't ride too stiffly and slow down. Loose surface - slow down and avoid harsh braking. Corners - slow down so you can alter your line safer and brake safer if need be. Poor surfaces should not be a problem if you have good throttle control. Pay a lot for your bike - you will come to respect road surfaces more!
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Fat Bob (2019)

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Luckily there is a video that shows what you can do.

https://youtu.be/bVWNinsmkAw?t=24m23s

It starts at it's cheesy best. Ignore the acting and watch the following few minutes.
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