Been a few offs lately...

A few unlucky peeps on here have had 'off's' lately and it was playing on my mind earlier when I went for a quick spin, didn't really settle and enjoy it that much..

Only passed last weds so still gaining experience of the road at higher speeds you can do on your test. My cornering is quite slow, well tonight it was V slow as it had rained round here in the day. Coming up to a mini roundabout the road was clear ahead and I couldn't see anything coming from the right so I was winding it up and suddenly a car shot out of nowhere at speed and I had to put an emergency stop into practice!

Gonna put it down to experience and make sure 110% that there is nothing coming before twisting the throttle again. The old ticker was going a bit though esp as I was feeling a bit uneasy anyway. Suppose we all have days like that?

Yup, I know I have off days.

I was one of those that recently had an off. Mine was down to my own stupidity initially, but then my sensability after that. Locked the rear coming to a bend & decided to throw it on the floor rather than have a head on with a dry stone wall.

Because I know why my off happened, I know how to go about correcting it. I set off tonight on my way home, damp road, opened the throttle coming out the car park, straight over a manhole cover. Back end stepped out a little (more like a wiggle) & my reaction was simply ""

Take it easy on off days, and do whatever feels right the rest of the time.

[Luckypants]

As long as you know you are having an off day, take it easy and bimble around. Concentrate on seeing everything and not on going fast.

[anna]

speaking to lots of people it seems everyone has days when they feel like they cant ride for toffee... I call them my lego man days when I get on the bike and just look like I am a lego man on the bike!

It will take time to build confidence and speed isnt necessarsily the main objective out there! Just take your time and the rest will come.

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by anna

speaking to lots of people it seems everyone has days when they feel like they cant ride for toffee... I call them my lego man days when I get on the bike and just look like I am a lego man on the bike!

It will take time to build confidence and speed isnt necessarsily the main objective out there! Just take your time and the rest will come.

Sage wisdom indeed from the one that rules

Cheers Mark.

Glad its not just me. Had a mega crap day yesterday.
As long as you acknowledge the mistakes you make and learn from them.

Mine was so bad I came to work in the car today. (Plus it was looking rather lonely and neglected as it had not moved for a fortnight).

Looking forward to getting back on the bike tommorow mind.

Lego man, I like that.

Sometimes it feels right, sometimes it doesnt. When it dosnt, i back off and take it easy. When it does, i have a good enthusiastic go, but with a dash of caution always.

Offs happen, but if your protected you'll stand a good chance of walking away. Take it easy riding, and build yourself up slowly. Cornering is an artform that takes a few thousand miles to get the hang of, then the rest is spent perfecting it. You'll get there, Im slowly understanding what needs to be done to corner nicley.

Still a wobbler though!

Matt

[Stu]

As one of those making up the recent statistics...
My advice is it's all about observation. If you get that right you won't have a problem.

getting it to that high level is really difficult though.

[anna]

Originally Posted by rictus01

Sage wisdom indeed from the one that rules

Glad that people are finally realising that I RULE!!!!

Originally Posted by tricky

Lego man, I like that.

.. but no pictures will be provided as evidence!!

Like Baph - mine in October was hit a dry stone wall head on or drop it going round a right hander doing about 50mph. I dropped it. The bike skidded along and i hit the wall instead. Hurt like feck for a few days and my big toe is still black months later (my only scar).

Good thing for me I think was that i was about 20 miles from home and had no choice but to get straight back on and ride it home. I hated every second of it. The next day when it came to going to work i was just about to step on the bus when i changed my mind and got the bike out. Best thing I did. 2 new tyres gave me loads more confidence too.

When you get a scare like that "off days" come quite a lot but they do disappear. Not completely though.