22-05-15, 10:52 PM
There's been lots of good comments posted, and lots of food for thought 
But I was thinking, what suits one guy, won't suit another, it's certainly not "one rule for everyone"...... My thoughts for this is based on not everyone has the same brain power and reacts differently, nor is everyone the same weight/size, where one person might be light, slam on his brakes and it won't fishtail as much as someone who's of bigger stature. Other things to take into consideration are the tyre pressures, how good your braking system is and I would say the most important is....how much experience have you got in the situation you are getting into? I would hope not a lot! Hence the reason for forward planning, yes things do happen unexpectedly but as bikers we are more vulnerable than most other things on the road and we'll be the ones that come off worst, even if we aren't to blame
So I would prescribe to getting some training with advanced riding using either IAM, ROSPA or even a one to one guy, I'm sure there's plenty available throughout the land.
It's done me well, not that I'm perfect (who is) I'm probably far from it to be honest, but it did teach me to read the road a lot better and a lot quicker, also taught me to lift my head and not focus just where my light beam is! I would highly recommended anyone to go on one course to better their riding.
Going back to original post, the advance riding technique would of maybe prevented this happening and the panic setting in and therefore the 'grabbing' of the brake might of been avoided.
But that's all hear say, glad you only had to buy new underwear and not a new bike.
But I was thinking, what suits one guy, won't suit another, it's certainly not "one rule for everyone"...... My thoughts for this is based on not everyone has the same brain power and reacts differently, nor is everyone the same weight/size, where one person might be light, slam on his brakes and it won't fishtail as much as someone who's of bigger stature. Other things to take into consideration are the tyre pressures, how good your braking system is and I would say the most important is....how much experience have you got in the situation you are getting into? I would hope not a lot! Hence the reason for forward planning, yes things do happen unexpectedly but as bikers we are more vulnerable than most other things on the road and we'll be the ones that come off worst, even if we aren't to blame
So I would prescribe to getting some training with advanced riding using either IAM, ROSPA or even a one to one guy, I'm sure there's plenty available throughout the land.
It's done me well, not that I'm perfect (who is) I'm probably far from it to be honest, but it did teach me to read the road a lot better and a lot quicker, also taught me to lift my head and not focus just where my light beam is! I would highly recommended anyone to go on one course to better their riding.
Going back to original post, the advance riding technique would of maybe prevented this happening and the panic setting in and therefore the 'grabbing' of the brake might of been avoided.
But that's all hear say, glad you only had to buy new underwear and not a new bike.
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)