Wot a pillock (me)

[simonm]

Really glad you're ok Simonm, shame the bike has some battle scars though.

I don't mean to offend you but the situation you describe sounds very avoidable...

You shouldn't need to be braking while turning in normal road riding. It means that you approached, and entered, the corner far too fast for your ability/confidence and that shouts a lack of forward planning whilst riding.

However once you found yourself in the corner going too fast and with the brake already applied then you should have released the brake, applied pressure to the inside bar, looked where you wanted to go and trusted your tyres (they will continue to grip long after the bike is leaned over further than a novice rider will want to lean but by asking it to grip whilst leaning and braking with weight moving forward and off the rear tyre it is much more likely to lock up as you found out).

We all make mistakes but planning ahead and being able to read the road are very important skills to learn.

All the best with the repairs and as I said, really glad you're ok.

Chris

No offence taken. I said I was a klutz and it was my incompetence. Not much more I can say to completely accept responsibility for my own actions.

I think I'll call my local riding school and see what, if anything, they can do to help me with my cornering.