Does this video address the question of whether it is good practise to lay a bike down once a crash is unavoidable?

 

It really does not answer that question, but if you watch Ride Like a Pro and Surving the Mean Streets and then actually practice the techniques and maneuvers taught in the video; the chances of you ever having to make that decision will be greatly reduced.

I cannot reccomend this video enough. I have been pushing it on all my riding buddies relentlesly.

 

I teach you how NOT to lay the bike down. If the bike goes down, you have crashed to avoid a crash and that makes no sense . The bike can stop much quicker on it's tires than when sliding on the ground. But, if you want to put the bike on the ground, simply jam on the rear brake and lock the tire, down ya go. My dvd has two segments on proper braking technique and several braking exercises I'm sure you'll find very helpfull.

 

Years ago, I thought I was a good rider because I could go fast, then I went to motor officer school. What an eye opener! It's all about control and technique. Take a go fast guy and have him try to manover through some of the cone mazes. Grab a chair and some popcorn because it's gonna be entertaining! I haven't seen any of these videos, but if will help save a fellow rider from injury, I'm all for it. ZOOK

 

Just ordered mine. Thanks for the tip.

 

I know what you mean. I've had several pro racers and some stunt riders come to my class and get humbled pretty quickly. The good part is when the racers realize they already know how to use head and eyes and the rear brake, they quickly learn the friction zone and it all falls into place and they become better rounded riders. The stunt riders know the friction zone and the rear brake and just have to figure out head and eyes. When they do, they stop dropping their bikes in their stunt shows.

 

It's amazing! Jerry points out these three basics at the beginning of his video and then shows you how to utilze them.
Practicing those basics with the drills makes it become natural.
I get experienced riders asking me how I can U-turn my Ultra in such tight spots so smoothly!

It's a great tool for new and experienced riders.

 

I'm convinced. I plan on ordering this weekend. Great information provided by many. It's appreciated. Thanks.

Ed

 

I'm curious. I have the DVD & watched it a couple times, & I've practiced the techniques enough to know that I need a lot of work. But I have a question. Isn't riding "in the friction zone" the same as riding your brake & slipping your clutch? I was always told not to do this...& it seems to me like doing it's gotta be hard on equipment (friction disks & brake pads) & would get down right expensive!!?? What am I missing here?

VicW.

 

Hey Vic.... It's kinda like "Power costs $$$", we to a much lesser degree becoming a much better ride costs too ~ if you wanna look at it that way.

Several of us have done these and other similar practices for quite some time. I bet I did these practices 50 times on my old RG and put over 40k miles on it and never replaced clutch disks or slippers. I did, however, go through rear pads much quicker during "practice season" than just normal riding....

To me, it's an incredibly small investment.