ew, thats gotta suck, i still want a bike though

 

That is a HELLA high side.

 

what should u do once u realized ur in a highside? Say u lock up the rear brakes and its too late...how can u recover or r u FUBAR once the rear is locked?

 

That actually looks like fun. That's how I walk when I'm dreaming.

 

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It's not just when it locks.. it's usually when your still on the throttle, the rear tire loses traction, the rear end gets sideways, and you panic so you chop the throttle.

Ideally, you wanna keep your throttle open and let the bike straighten out on its own. Obviously, the rpms will shoot up so just enough throttle open so the rev stays flat. That's all ideally ofcourse. Anyone wanna go out there and practice?

 

Ah so whenever traction is lost in a turn in the rear....what do u do if u retardedly lock up the rear with brakes?

 

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I'm down, you wanna mett halfway? We can use your bike.

 

Some little voice in my head says that wouldn't feel too good the next morning ...

 

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Take the MSF course they will tell you.

But as a frebie,I belive you are soposed to just ride out the lock,if you release you will most likely highside when your rear tire regains traction, so keep it locked an concentrate on steering until you come to a stop.


Granted I have locked my rear brake up at about 30mph released an recovered,but in the MSF they tell you to ride it out.

 

FLY AWAY!

 

Ive taken the MSF. I forget what they told be about highsiding when the rear locks up haha.

Well if u ride it out and keep it locked up, once you slow down enough you will gain traction. At that point wont u be FUBAR anyway?

 

Someone hit the ejection button.

 

Damn that sucks, why does the clip not show the end of the accident?

 

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If you keep it locked until you come to a stop it can't regain traction. This is the safest way to not highside yourself off the bike.

Unless the person is a real idiot you probably can just wait until the bike is almost straight to release the rear brake without any big moments.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScareyH22A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's not just when it locks.. it's usually when your still on the throttle, the rear tire loses traction, the rear end gets sideways, and you panic so you chop the throttle.

Ideally, you wanna keep your throttle open and let the bike straighten out on its own. Obviously, the rpms will shoot up so just enough throttle open so the rev stays flat. That's all ideally ofcourse. Anyone wanna go out there and practice? </TD></TR></TABLE>

There was an article similar to this topic in Motorcyclist - "Honda XR100R, The ultimate training tool"

They suggest using a dirtbike to get the sliding sensation down. Kenny Roberts used this method and so do a lot of riding schools.

Sounds like fun, but then again, who's got money for another bike?

 

Eventually on the track you will get fast enough where sliding the bike feels comfortable. A highside happens when applying throttle to come out of a turn. If the rear starts to slid never chop the throttle, stay where you are on the throttle let the rear spin and allow the front wheel to catch up to the spinning rear wheel. This is one thing Ed Bargy will teach you about. I have become comfortable with the bike sliding when im on the EDGE.

Edit... Don't use your rear brake, unless you go into the dirt. All of the braking should be done with the front brakes b4 a turn or coming down into the apex