Save a highside?

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

So how are they saved?
With all that bhp and torque on our Great British roads i'd expect to hear of more tails about highsides(maybe on other forums)
Anyways i'm waffling...How would i go about saving a highside situation?

Pat
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[McGee]

By the time you know its happening its to late.
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[DEN MONKEY]

Is there such a technique?

I reckon by the sheer nature of the beast by the time you realize whats going on, you you're either on your ass or wishing you wore your cape
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[cyclops12]

yup as said
you either get lucky or you dont there is no saving it
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Yep, a high side is basically caused by badly catching a low side. No real chance of catching a high side.

All the best

Keith
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[Bikeless]

I normally give it more gas and spin the bike round 360 degrees like in the movies,



This is of course a complete lie as you can't save it.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

ok, pardon my ignorance but what is this then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ClK-2LL4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzTzwJJ4oDg

Ta

Pat
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[Bikeless]

That's a rear end slide,an almost highside.

[Bendy]

Those are near highsides. You can save a near highside, you can't save an actual highside (if you do save it it really wasn't a highside).

You save a near highside by NOT snapping the throttle off - you either stay on it, keeping the slide going and try to effect an elegant lowside out of it, or you back off gently enough that you regain grip but not so quickly that it regains it too quickly and highsides you. It's the sudden ungrip-grip that'll have you landing on your face and unfortunately your brain's instinct would generally say 'something's wrong, cut the power'.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Both cases of catching low side badly enough to almost trigger a high side, but not quite badly enough.

All the best

Keith
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[Bendy]

The best thing to do in a slide is nothing. Let the bike sort itself out cos chances are unless you're a genius anything you do is gonna make it worse.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Bendy covered it. Basically back off VERY slightly. If you shut the throttle the spinning rear wheel will suddenly grip again, but the bike still has it sideways momentum to pivot the bike sideways about the tyres contact patch.

All the best

Keith
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

I've kinda answered my own question in a way.
I've got a low powered bike so horsepower induced slides don't easily happen, but when i've lost grip on poor surfaces whilst on the throttle i've had better experiences when i've ridden it out.

Thanks

Pat
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[nick606]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78lKWG8Y7q4&feature=related

[Kickstart]

[Jamie S]

Excuse me your all wrong, THIS is how you save a high side....

Link

[Pete.]

I was just gonna post that
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[0ddball]

If you did you'd have been half an hour late, just like Jamie.

[user]

Dammit, I was going to post that as well

To hell with origionality

[Kickstart]

Hi

Think this one is a bit more impressive.

All the best

Keith
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[binge]

Had a near high side on the Pit bike when I had the Michelin Pilot sports on it. Lost the rear end, Some how didnt high side, No idea how.



Ben

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[Drew]

I saved my highside by showing superman he didn't have a patch on my flying skills