my first time "catching" a lowside

alex.s · March 31st, 2014, 07:49 AM

i was making a really slow lefty in front of eternalnewb and noticed a bunch of sand in the road so without thinking my left leg came out... right then i heard the engine rev up real high and the bike shot to the side, handlebars went hard left. well my leg was already there so i just gave it a little push on the ground and a little pull up on the bars (it was falling over from sliding or something) and just a short bit later it caught and bucked me back up a little bit... whew!

Yakaru · March 31st, 2014, 07:51 AM

Was this on our ride Saturday when I was bringing up the tail? I thought I heard you two mention something about it but I was too far behind to notice.

alex.s · March 31st, 2014, 07:52 AM

yep

EternalNewb · March 31st, 2014, 08:12 AM

I thought you may have seen it. Wasn't this at one of the traffic lights?

alex.s · March 31st, 2014, 08:18 AM

yeah, turning onto hwy 67 into ramona from highland valley.

Alex · March 31st, 2014, 09:24 AM

Nice work! I'm starting to get more comfortable with that on the dirt. I think I'd be comfortable reaching my leg out on the 300; not sure I'd even attempt it on a heavier machine.

adouglas · March 31st, 2014, 09:49 AM

Nicely done! This is one reason why my bike is still in the garage. I hate sand.

That, plus the fact that IT EFFIN' SNOWED AGAIN THIS MORNING. $#*(@)@!

But tomorrow is another day...gonna be nice.

At this time of year I find myself automatically scouting for sand patches along my commute route so I don't get caught out.

Yakaru · March 31st, 2014, 10:58 AM

Oh you mean this?

Link to original page on YouTube.

alex.s · March 31st, 2014, 11:27 AM

it almost doesn't even look like anything happened from that angle

allanoue · March 31st, 2014, 12:13 PM

I think your foot kick made it look less then that you felt. Needed slow motion to see the kick.

csmith12 · March 31st, 2014, 12:30 PM

Goes to show how fast things can happen and be over. Just like that... you blink and you miss it.

NevadaWolf · March 31st, 2014, 01:07 PM

I dunno, as startling as it was, be glad your focus was going forward. @EternalNewb and @Yakaru had to react to a giant yellow arrow that almost skewered you from behind!

Man, I knew roads were dangerous but random death arrows is a new one.

alex.s · March 31st, 2014, 01:11 PM

^^^ hahahah

antiant · March 31st, 2014, 01:30 PM

Nice save. I think when we go through things like that, it seems more prolonged than it actually is as it triggers "panic/adrenaline mode." When or if you actually get a chance to review it, then it's like, "Oh, that was it?"

EternalNewb · March 31st, 2014, 04:57 PM

I was riding right behind @alex.s, and it looked a lot worse from where I was. There was a minislide, then some back and forth bucking before he leveled it out.

Yakaru · March 31st, 2014, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EternalNewb

I was riding right behind @alex.s, and it looked a lot worse from where I was. There was a minislide, then some back and forth bucking before he leveled it out.

Yeah, my angle really minimized what happened which is why I didn't recall it.

Motofool · March 31st, 2014, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

i was making a really slow lefty in front of eternalnewb and noticed a bunch of sand in the road so without thinking my left leg came out... right then i heard the engine rev up real high and the bike shot to the side, handlebars went hard left. well my leg was already there so i just gave it a little push on the ground and a little pull up on the bars (it was falling over from sliding or something) and just a short bit later it caught and bucked me back up a little bit... whew!

How did you coincide in a same corner with Eternalnewb, that sand and Yakaru?

alex.s · March 31st, 2014, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motofool

How did you coincide in a same corner with Eternalnewb, that sand and Yakaru?

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=173519

Motofool · March 31st, 2014, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=173519

March 31st, 2014, 07:49 AM	#1
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	my first time "catching" a lowside i was making a really slow lefty in front of eternalnewb and noticed a bunch of sand in the road so without thinking my left leg came out... right then i heard the engine rev up real high and the bike shot to the side, handlebars went hard left. well my leg was already there so i just gave it a little push on the ground and a little pull up on the bars (it was falling over from sliding or something) and just a short bit later it caught and bucked me back up a little bit... whew! __________________________________________________
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March 31st, 2014, 07:52 AM	#3
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	yep __________________________________________________

March 31st, 2014, 08:18 AM	#5
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	yeah, turning onto hwy 67 into ramona from highland valley. __________________________________________________

March 31st, 2014, 09:24 AM	#6
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March 31st, 2014, 09:49 AM	#7
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March 31st, 2014, 07:51 AM	#2
Yakaru The Violet Vixen Name: Yakaru Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '16	Was this on our ride Saturday when I was bringing up the tail? I thought I heard you two mention something about it but I was too far behind to notice.

March 31st, 2014, 08:12 AM	#4
EternalNewb ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: S Location: CA/MA, usually Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R, 2007 Ninja 650R, 2001 F650 Dakar Posts: A lot.	I thought you may have seen it. Wasn't this at one of the traffic lights?

March 31st, 2014, 10:58 AM	#8
Yakaru The Violet Vixen Name: Yakaru Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '16	Oh you mean this? Link to original page on YouTube.
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March 31st, 2014, 11:27 AM	#9
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	it almost doesn't even look like anything happened from that angle __________________________________________________

March 31st, 2014, 12:13 PM	#10
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	I think your foot kick made it look less then that you felt. Needed slow motion to see the kick.

March 31st, 2014, 12:30 PM	#11
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March 31st, 2014, 01:07 PM	#12
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March 31st, 2014, 01:11 PM	#13
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	^^^ hahahah __________________________________________________

March 31st, 2014, 01:30 PM	#14
antiant antiant Name: antiant Location: Cali Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): None Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '14	Nice save. I think when we go through things like that, it seems more prolonged than it actually is as it triggers "panic/adrenaline mode." When or if you actually get a chance to review it, then it's like, "Oh, that was it?"
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March 31st, 2014, 04:57 PM	#15
EternalNewb ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: S Location: CA/MA, usually Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R, 2007 Ninja 650R, 2001 F650 Dakar Posts: A lot.	I was riding right behind @alex.s, and it looked a lot worse from where I was. There was a minislide, then some back and forth bucking before he leveled it out.

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