Re: yet another stupid motorcyclist trick

"Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216128@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:624f3b98-e97d-44d8-9d09-e1f772375067@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Sep 1, 7:10 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
"Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message

>Only reason I mentioned it is because this one really
>caught me by surprise and I figured it was worth
>passing along. I think the main idea is not to run out
>of power on tight corners that turn sharply uphill.

My only point was that the scenario is rare enough that you weren't quite
ready for it.

Everyone who rides accelerates while turning into traffic or stops on a
curve. The necessary actions become automatic, even though they are quite
complex. They become automatic because the scenarios happen often.

You ran into that once-every-ten-years kind of thing.

Understood, and thanks for pointing this out.

I have the benefit of having learned to motorcycle (such as I do) in the past couple years. The scenario of stopping without removing the lean is fresh in my mind (whereas for others it may be a more distant memory). Fortunately, my motorcycle is light enough and low enough that I'm able to stop it from falling. If I had owned a heavier bike, I'd have been down.

When I stop on a curve (like those "Michigan left turns"), sometimes I watch in awe that in the last several feet I use more aggressive steering movement to straighten the bike up before I stop. I think to myself "amazing that I've learned to do that without thinking about it".

For me at least, it seems to be a kind of muscle memory. When I do a stop around a curve, my brain is kind of going through a "formula" or "checklist" for doing it.

I have no doubt that a rapid speed bleed on a curve without braking could cause trouble. The "muscle memory checklist" hasn't been formed. I think when you are applying the brakes you're using a different checklist. Something about rapid decel without you doing it must have confused the brain.

Motorcycling kind of amazes me because the actions become automatic. Stopping around a curve ... there is a lot going on there without thinking about it.

Datesfat

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