Chicken strips

[adeejaysdelight]

If your going into a hairpin bend at a speed and angle as to remove your chicken strips then surely your going to fast as you can't possible see what is around that corner and be in a position to stop if you need to      do if you haven't got strips on normal Road use surely this indicates a Dangerous rider

As with anything, some people are more capable than others. If you are going into a blind bend you should be going at a speed that you KNOW that you can stop in the distance you can see. If you are not abiding by that simple rule then you get what you get (maybe a tractor, broken down can, cow on the road...). However, if you can see, or it is a sweeping bend, why not take it at a speed you feel comfortable? Maybe my speed for that bend is 50 and your's 60 and John McGuinness 130!!! Its not about jumping out of your comfort zone, but exploring the capabilities of yourself and your bike. I have seen the hero blobs on the same bike as me ground right down, so I know that the bike can do much more than me. But I do lots of country road riding and and finding out just what my bike (and myself) is capable of. One of mates is a riding instructor and he say "practice, practice, practice". So don't expect that if you HAVE to lean really hard to get out of a situation and never done it before, to do it well. The guy who has done it 693 times has a much better chance of escape.


Also, I lean farther to the right than left. I have had 2 low sides. One my own fault, the other was diesel from a bus. Both times I went down to my left. Confidence knocked and it is taking me a long time to get it back on that side.  . I know it will come though.