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Old July 7th, 2017, 12:53 PM   #141
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Originally Posted by KikRox View Post
I'm not dilusional enough to think i am a superbike track star on our canadian roads but every day i ride i push it i to corners at the edge of its traction.
This is a really great way to learn what crashing is like first-hand.

Pushing it to the limit -- whether it's yours or the bike's -- leaves no margin for error or the unexpected.

Also... pushing INTO the corners at the limit of traction? That means you're on the ragged edge BEFORE you add traction-related elements like changing lean angles, trail braking, throttle application, etc.

Slow in, fast out.

Ride well within the limits -- of you, of the bike, and of the road and traffic conditions.

This is how you keep from losing it and getting hurt.

This is what has kept me rubber-side-down for 30 years with zero crashes in that time.
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