22-08-12, 07:20 AM
to my mind the second rider was getting closer and closer to the rider ahead as the ride progressed. I felt his attention was drifting too, lifting hand off bars, waving , looking around. Left himself with less room for manoeuvre than he could have. I could see the first guy was going to crash,his line was wrong , he was going in too fast .... I would have cut deeper into the corner to avoid the bike which obviously was going to come back on the road.Its typical of group riding dangers, and why I only ride with competant riders. The crash was totally avoidable, I also felt they were not slowing down at all for the bends, not looking through the corner and picking the right apex. Just barrelling in, and lo...corner was overcooked. Sadly its inexperienced riding at fault.A hard lesson to learn...
With regards to clothing ...what we all should remember is just how quickly our bikes can accelerate, so even going out in thin clothing with the firm intention of just bimbling, its just seconds of throttle to get to big speeds where an off will result in gravel rash. I have crashed in jeans at 70/80 mph, and they offer no protection at all . My minimum wear for the last 10 yrs or so has been good textiles( armoured) or a draggin type jean.Normal wear is leather jeans with knee sliders ( extra protection! ).My theory is, if its too hot to feel comfy , then dont ride...
With regards to clothing ...what we all should remember is just how quickly our bikes can accelerate, so even going out in thin clothing with the firm intention of just bimbling, its just seconds of throttle to get to big speeds where an off will result in gravel rash. I have crashed in jeans at 70/80 mph, and they offer no protection at all . My minimum wear for the last 10 yrs or so has been good textiles( armoured) or a draggin type jean.Normal wear is leather jeans with knee sliders ( extra protection! ).My theory is, if its too hot to feel comfy , then dont ride...