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Old 28-04-08, 08:42 PM   #1
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Default When the brakes are not strong enough, use a bush...

...a junction or an entrance to a farmers field.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3vctLAvlkgo

Why is it that bushes always like nice and soft, but when you ride into one they always stab in all the wrong places.
 
Old 28-04-08, 08:51 PM   #2
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Default Re: When the brakes are not strong enough, use a bush...

lucky very lucky, but the corner did not seem that sharp, what went wrong did you not lok through it enough, and fixated on the bush???
 
Old 28-04-08, 09:00 PM   #3
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Didn't notice your helmet turn to look round the corner. Where was this out of curiosity, I'm assuming its localish to both of us?

Anyway, glad you came out unscathed, bet you were glad to get home!
 
Old 28-04-08, 09:02 PM   #4
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Default Re: When the brakes are not strong enough, use a bush...

Also, riding roads like that, with a decent view I'd sit closer to the middle of the road, not the middle of the lane that isn't marked
 
Old 28-04-08, 09:03 PM   #5
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lucky very lucky, but the corner did not seem that sharp, what went wrong did you not lok through it enough, and fixated on the bush???
It doesn't have to be sharp if you freeze up or target fixate

Last weekend I went down the road I come a cropper on, piece of **** to ride
 
Old 28-04-08, 09:06 PM   #6
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Jesus christ dude, get yourself on a bike safe course.....3 occasions on one ride where if the runoff had been into a wall, up a kerb, or into a group of people it could have been a whole lot worse.
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Old 28-04-08, 09:06 PM   #7
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Default Re: When the brakes are not strong enough, use a bush...

You really need to get some cornering practise. Look around the bend, not at the bush/road. And you really need to lean the bike a lot more. Very lucky
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Old 28-04-08, 09:08 PM   #8
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Jesus christ dude, get yourself on a bike safe course.....3 occasions on one ride where if the runoff had been into a wall, up a kerb, or into a group of people it could have been a whole lot worse.

I've watched him ride and to me this looks like a bad day
 
Old 28-04-08, 09:38 PM   #9
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The view is kinda like being pillion, so I'm traumatised by watching that.
If I really was on the back, your kidneys would be so bruised you'd pee claret...
 
Old 28-04-08, 09:41 PM   #10
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Default Re: When the brakes are not strong enough, use a bush...

Before I reply here was the route I was on: http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=93564

After adapting it it come to a total of 197 miles of pure riding with no stops.

It didn't help that the tire was just above the legal limit.

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lucky very lucky, but the corner did not seem that sharp, what went wrong did you not lok through it enough, and fixated on the bush???
Concentration levels dropped and so to did my confidence when getting the bike setup so I never really committed myself to the bend.

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Didn't notice your helmet turn to look round the corner. Where was this out of curiosity, I'm assuming its localish to both of us?

Anyway, glad you came out unscathed, bet you were glad to get home!
It was around the Ramsey area

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Jesus christ dude, get yourself on a bike safe course.....3 occasions on one ride where if the runoff had been into a wall, up a kerb, or into a group of people it could have been a whole lot worse.
Totally agree. But I'm sure no matter how experienced or how many courses you've been on it doesn't make a person immune to things like this. Normally if there are people are about I take a whole different attitude to my riding.

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You really need to get some cornering practise. Look around the bend, not at the bush/road. And you really need to lean the bike a lot more. Very lucky
Most of the time I look around the bends, but when you get into those situations the concentration moves to braking and keeping the wheels from locking.
If you watch the video very slowly you will see just before hitting the bush I managed to lock the rear wheel, kick the rear to the right so I went slightly side on and missed the main part.
I felt like I was leaning the bike over enough because I got my toe down once and covered 95% of the extremely squared off tire.

Just something I'll put down to experience and learn from.
 
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