07-16-2023, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: Big Piney, WY
Posts: 415
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Had the same thing happen to me on my Harley, except it was a full size truck running a red light. All you have time for is to come off the throttle. By the time you hit the brakes, it's over...either you're wiped out or you made it through clean.
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07-18-2023, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2023
Location: Near Saginaw Mich.
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My youngest son, who also rides, watched that video and noticed how quick the bike's front end dived as I immediately braked when the deer came out and complimented me on having fast reflexes. (He mentioned something about "for an old fart")
Long long time ago I learned to always ride with 2 fingers on the clutch lever and 2 fingers on the front brake lever. The way it was explained to me back then was at 60 miles an hour the bike will travel about 90 feet in one second. So whatever time it takes to uncurl my fingers from the grip and reach out, grab the brake lever, and apply pressure is distance where I am not braking at all. I don't think it takes a whole second to reach out and grab the front brake lever but I do know however far that distance might be in actual feet, even if it is just 10 feet, that distance might be the difference between stopping before hitting the deer or car and the deer or car stopping me. And yes, I made sure to pass on that technique to both my sons who also ride. |
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