So first off, PASSED my msf class! yeah. Next found out what a high side is. fucked up my boot, jeans, knee, hip is sore as hell, arm is a little bloody. Needless to say i hit the front brake on a curve during the class. And the bike told me no, And flipped me off of it. Other then the fact that im a dumbass. im pretty happy. the class went well. just thought i would let everyone know
Tyrel
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So you wadded your shit and they still passed you?
glad to hear you're ok. DeKay is right, though. How did you pass if you dumped your bike?
i dumped it earlier in the day, while we where doing the exercises. Not during the test. Kinda was shock, wasn't ready for it.
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Hand built by Jerry Garcia, Dan Gurney, Chuck Norris and Duntov's ghost. GT97 turbo,
8WD, berilium pistons, titanium rods, unobtanium crank. Block forged from the dead souls of Mongol warriors. Depleted Uranium Dog box, Flubber tires, and stage 87 axles.
-1.07 @5.7c
MotoGP guys are on their front brakes when they're turning all the time. Not much, but they're on it.
Originally Posted by Suki
Glad your OK, kinda sorta. I'll bet the first thing your going to spend your money on, besides switching to Top Ramen, is some good safety gear. Or did you have that and the fall was so bad that it went right through?
Helps hold the load on the suspension whilst the rear tire sets up for traction. To much though and SLAP... washout hard on the low-side. Of off the brakes, during the wash, and boing the bike grabs traction and you play Superman.
Not exclusive to motogp, most racers trail brake to some extent.
I sense a long discussion about trail braking…
John
KTM Duke 690
Maaannn, Rita couldn't stay in the lines of the curve and she didn't pass the MSF the first time. The MSF is definately lame nowadays.
Carl
I sense a long ride practicing trail brakingI sense a long discussion about trail braking…
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Did you see the issue of Sport Rider that featured Fast Freddies track school? He was driving, with a passenger, in a full lean, on the front brake, ONE HANDED!
You mean as opposed to a long discussion about something not at all motorcycle related.I sense a long discussion about trail braking…
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I was a dumbass and locked the front tire.... and right when i knew i locked it, i was down. Really couldn't release. I also had on safety gear. (kinda) i had a good jacket on, jeans, and my steel toe boots, helmet. Wore down to the steel on my right boot, and put a scuff on the jacket.
Mitsujagvettecedes 1000RXTS GTR
Hand built by Jerry Garcia, Dan Gurney, Chuck Norris and Duntov's ghost. GT97 turbo,
8WD, berilium pistons, titanium rods, unobtanium crank. Block forged from the dead souls of Mongol warriors. Depleted Uranium Dog box, Flubber tires, and stage 87 axles.
-1.07 @5.7c
Good that you passed.
I think MSF is a good way to start.
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2002 Audi S4
Sorry to hear about your fall, but glad to see you passed. Hope you learned more from your mistake than you did from the class.
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good that you passed.
my shift supervisor just took the class this past weekend and passed as well.
one thing i will tell him as well as you.
don't wear steel toed boots when riding.
mayo....
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Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
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I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
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.........a crotch rocket going 85 to 90 down the highway looking like a power ranger on a mission...
First off, no, your not a dumbass.... you just made a mistake of how much brake to grab. It happens, luckily for you it happened in a safe environment.
Congratulations on passing.
Congrats on passing!
That's why it's called training, so that you can practice and learn. You are now wiser and know about braking, cornering etc. It's a good thing they let you ride their bikes for the class.
Leah05 Raven R101 YZ250F
Congrats. It was a good thing you were in a controlled environment and at reletivly slow speeds.
Jon
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I know this might be nit picking, but since this is a Riding Technique forum, maybe the title of this thread could be modified or the thread moved to a different forum. If you are in a corner and have to grab a brake for some reason, you'd be better off grabbing the front brake. I lost a friend a few years back bacause he got in a corner a little hot and hit the rear brake which slid the bike out from under him and introduced him to the guard rail.
I am glad everyone here is okay, but having a high side affair in a MSF class is not a riding technique
No offense meant to anyone
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