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**Doorag** · 02-14-2008, 05:25 AM

I learned not to go into a corner too fast and then proceed to target fixate on the huge truck coming right at you.

madmanmaigret · 02-14-2008, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Doorag

I learned not to go into a corner too fast and then proceed to target fixate on the huge truck coming right at you.

well you are typing so thats a good sign! care to elaborate?

steveindenmark · 02-14-2008, 02:38 PM

If you look at a tree, truck, post etc you will go towards it.

The basic rule on a bike is look where you want to go.

Steve

2-stroke · 02-14-2008, 02:41 PM

Yes, where you look is where you go that is why we want to hear the story

**Doorag** · 02-14-2008, 04:02 PM

I had a (very) close call on the way to work this morning.

Basically, I went into an s-bend and made the first turn just fine, but the second curve was tighter and I was going too fast. Mild panic set in and I grabbed a bit of front brake (as a new rider will do). The bike started drifting out of the corner into the other lane where there was a very big truck heading right for me. I knew in my head to give it some welly and lean more into the turn, but my hands just wouldn't do it. I ended up missing the truck by inches.

All of this happened at about 35-40mph on roads that were mixed wet/dry.

DefyInertia · 02-14-2008, 05:01 PM

look, lean, and push...stabbing that front brake will put you on your face. nice save but don't kill yourself out there!

Scorphonic · 02-14-2008, 05:50 PM

O man...that was a lucky call, but as everyone would say to you, your alive and well after it with a lot more experience under your belt!

Remember what you did wrong and make sure to not do it again!!

I've been there before...and it was a gentle bend...I just target fixed on a truck for no reason at all...other than the fact that I wasn't paying attention to what I should have been doing...looking out of the bend to were I was heading!!

Glad your ok from this one...if your unsure about a bend..slow up..use the vanishing point on a bend to judge the sharpness of it and adjust your position, gear and speed accordingly

2-stroke · 02-14-2008, 09:13 PM

I will never forget how my instructor in my motorcycle safety class (cheaper to take that then pay for a road test and I get to learn on there bike) would say over and over again "Puuuuuush, Puuuush and if you feel like you can't make a turn Puuuush." as much as it drove me crazy I sure hope if I am ever in your situation I remember it. The worst was when he made us repeat it to him over and over again. "Look, Puuush, lean"

steveindenmark · 02-16-2008, 09:07 AM

What did he mean by PUSH????

**Nelly** · 02-16-2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by steveindenmark

What did he mean by PUSH????

I think he is refering to "push" as in the lean of the bike and get on the gas. Often the tyres have a lot more left in them than we think.

02-14-2008, 05:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Doorag Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West London Bike: 2007 FZ6-S2 Posts: 1,025 Rep Power: 25 Member #1338	Speed and Target Fixation I learned not to go into a corner too fast and then proceed to target fixate on the huge truck coming right at you. __________________ David '07 FZ6 Fazer S2 in stealth Black, CAT1/2 alarm, stainless Scorpion cans, Puig dark smoke screen, bd43's dual headlight mod complete with uprated Xenon bulbs, Yamaha (GIVI) 45L detachable rear 'courier' box, frame sliders, center stand removal, red reflective rim tape, Reiobard's swing-arm stickers, Conti RoadAttack tires, full sticker removal

02-14-2008, 04:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Doorag Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West London Bike: 2007 FZ6-S2 Posts: 1,025 Rep Power: 25 Member #1338	I had a (very) close call on the way to work this morning. Basically, I went into an s-bend and made the first turn just fine, but the second curve was tighter and I was going too fast. Mild panic set in and I grabbed a bit of front brake (as a new rider will do). The bike started drifting out of the corner into the other lane where there was a very big truck heading right for me. I knew in my head to give it some welly and lean more into the turn, but my hands just wouldn't do it. I ended up missing the truck by inches. All of this happened at about 35-40mph on roads that were mixed wet/dry. __________________ David '07 FZ6 Fazer S2 in stealth Black, CAT1/2 alarm, stainless Scorpion cans, Puig dark smoke screen, bd43's dual headlight mod complete with uprated Xenon bulbs, Yamaha (GIVI) 45L detachable rear 'courier' box, frame sliders, center stand removal, red reflective rim tape, Reiobard's swing-arm stickers, Conti RoadAttack tires, full sticker removal

02-14-2008, 05:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
DefyInertia Saratogian Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Bike: '04 FZ6N - Silver Posts: 1,897 Rep Power: 53 Member #419	look, lean, and push...stabbing that front brake will put you on your face. nice save but don't kill yourself out there! __________________ 2004 FZ6N / KTM 125 SX www.youtube.com/DefyInertia "Y'all Be Safe Out There" - KILLBOY My Rider Resume

02-14-2008, 05:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Scorphonic No Man is an Ireland. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Republic Of Ireland Bike: 2007 RED FZ6 S2 Posts: 521 Rep Power: 11 Member #352	O man...that was a lucky call, but as everyone would say to you, your alive and well after it with a lot more experience under your belt! Remember what you did wrong and make sure to not do it again!! I've been there before...and it was a gentle bend...I just target fixed on a truck for no reason at all...other than the fact that I wasn't paying attention to what I should have been doing...looking out of the bend to were I was heading!! Glad your ok from this one...if your unsure about a bend..slow up..use the vanishing point on a bend to judge the sharpness of it and adjust your position, gear and speed accordingly __________________ British officer: You're seven minutes late, Mr. Collins. Michael Collins: You've kept us waiting 700 years. You can have your seven minutes. Mods to date: K&N filter, Oxford Heated Grips, Puig Touring Windscreen, Dual Headlights, Meta Alarm....em...soon to have Two Brothers (once money isn't an issue!!)...o and i suppose a PCIII will be required.

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02-14-2008, 02:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
steveindenmark Older Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Bike: 2006 FZ6 Posts: 880 Rep Power: 12 Member #1326	If you look at a tree, truck, post etc you will go towards it. The basic rule on a bike is look where you want to go. Steve

02-14-2008, 02:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
2-stroke Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Midland MI Bike: RD350, 2005 FZ6 Posts: 116 Rep Power: 5 Member #1232	Yes, where you look is where you go that is why we want to hear the story

02-14-2008, 09:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
2-stroke Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Midland MI Bike: RD350, 2005 FZ6 Posts: 116 Rep Power: 5 Member #1232	I will never forget how my instructor in my motorcycle safety class (cheaper to take that then pay for a road test and I get to learn on there bike) would say over and over again "Puuuuuush, Puuuush and if you feel like you can't make a turn Puuuush." as much as it drove me crazy I sure hope if I am ever in your situation I remember it. The worst was when he made us repeat it to him over and over again. "Look, Puuush, lean"

02-16-2008, 09:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
steveindenmark Older Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Bike: 2006 FZ6 Posts: 880 Rep Power: 12 Member #1326	What did he mean by PUSH????

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