You never know what's around the corner!

I travel this road every few days so know it fairly well but this just goes to show things change and always be ready to expect the unexpected!
Luckily I could see nothing was coming so stood it up and drifted onto the other side of the road!
Another day and it may have been a different outcome for sure!

[Geodude]

What is it im missing? Diesel spill?

[Bibio]

i was thinking the same. looks like water and gravel to me.

Haha, whilst I understand what you're gettin at here, after riding year round for a few years, I had the same initial comment as Geodude. If its the gravel in the road then all I can say is good thing it wasn't on the outside of the corner (where it usually is) as I never ride middle lane anyway. If it is diesel then it's a roll off - clutch in job. The corner isn't too severe so if I was going at pace I would have been on the middle line and probably seen it coming ages ago. BUT, you are absolutely right that familiarity breeds complacency and its the roads you know that often lead to a crash.

[Bibio]

never ever pull the clutch in. only time you pull the clutch in is coming to a stop or changing gear. the second you pull that clutch in is the second you loose what ever traction you have or would have so it's an instant recipie for disaster.

What? That's crazy. Why would you want more traction if there's diesel in the road? Let me be clear. Clutch in over the diesel. If you're cranked over then nothing will help if you don't see it in time except getting off the gas and steering out of trouble.

[Bibio]

what happens when you pull the clutch in while mid corner on a wet road? what happens when you pull the clutch in on gravel?

but you keep riding how you like m8

What are you trying to say? I didn't say pull the clutch in for gravel or wet roads. The example was diesel in the road. Nothing wrong with pulling the clutch in. Its done on dirt bike riding with no problems. And there's far less traction on a greenlane.

If diesel is down and suddenly you're upon it before you can avoid it, pulling the clutch in and letting it just roll over the diesel is a good strategy. I only speak from experience and there was absolutely no problem.

If you're leaned over in a corner in the same circumstances, it doesn't really matter what you do in that split second. Just hope you're lucky, try and steer to safety, don't panic brake and don't crash. You can still pull the clutch in and let it out again after you've passed the diesel, even on lean. But you'll have had a lot to do in a short space of time. In any case, you always let the clutch back out gently so the power doesn't cause the rear wheel to break traction.

So what does happen when you pull the clutch in mid corner? Nothing if you know what you're doing. Are you suggesting you'll run wide? Well of course, if you were not in the right road position. But I can do this deliberately if I want without any problems if I'm running a good line (and I have before). All you're doing is letting the wheels roll around the corner. No problem.

But you keep riding how you like mate.

[Bibio]

ok i'll leave you to it.

Cheers. Back to the original post. Would like to know what the hazard was.