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northwind · 01-09-07, 01:20 AM

Watch out for that tree!

Actually, it'd be "The bike is better than you are". An awful lot of beginner crashes come not from overestimating grip or handling, but from underestimating it. My first crash was entirely avoidable, if I'd just trusted the bike and leaned more instead of trying to slow down, likewise lots of front-enders where people are only using half the braking power.

01-09-07, 01:20 AM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Re: One good piece of advice... Watch out for that tree! Actually, it'd be "The bike is better than you are". An awful lot of beginner crashes come not from overestimating grip or handling, but from underestimating it. My first crash was entirely avoidable, if I'd just trusted the bike and leaned more instead of trying to slow down, likewise lots of front-enders where people are only using half the braking power. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"