So Im mad at the WORLD!!!

[R6spdTerror]

Well pretty much I had a great day with my girl, hitting some curves and eating out. Till I took her home and ate again, I was entering the curve 2 houses down from where she lives and I hit a pile of gravel!!!! Son of a byatch!!!! I braked with the front and my bike swerved I tried holding it up (Im 5'11) and it was like I was skating on marbles!!! So I laid it down with my girl like at 5mph!!! We both had gear nothing happed to us, just fuked up my bike and my pride!!! To top it all off my gay ass slider broke off, SH*T! What are the best sliders out there guys?!!! This shit happed to me once like 6 months ago, but since I braked with the rear brake it locked which was understandable, this time I used the front brake slowly. How the heck can I avoid this crap!!!!!!! Damn, I felt like a queer!!! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEELP!!!!

[PanchoR6]

for your first fall, it wasn't bad. (the first one must have been the day you got your bike cause i read in another thread of yours that you've been riding for 6 months) Anyway, I'm glad you weren't gunning it in first
BTW: I went down the same way with my GF but I caught water on the back wheel, not gravel. Really not much you can do except look farther in front of the bike so you can anticipate things like gravel, oil, water...

[03R6nCobra]

Kudos for you both wearing your gear. You definitely don't want to use the front brake in gravel. Usually what will happen when you do that is...well exactly what happened. Whenever it is impossible to avoid gravel, slow down as much as possible before, get the bike as upright as possible and if you have to use any brakes use the rear brake slightly. The important thing is having the bike as upright as possible.

BTW glad to hear this wasn't about chasing liter bikes in 1st..hah just givin you a hard time man.

[r6buz]

If you are on a loose surface then do nothing. No brakes and no throtle. Just go straight.

[dR1fty]

yeah thats not so bad. I think my first crash was at like 60 or 70 in turn 6 at VIR North course

everything will be okay

[Z06]

sounds like a New York road. Doesn't matter, in upstate ny. Back road or main road. There's always something in the fucking road.

[Dank Ink]

Originally Posted by R6spdTerror

Well pretty much I had a great day with my girl, hitting some curves and eating out. Till I took her home and ate again, I was entering the curve...

for a second there, i thought i was in the quag...

glad you guys didnt get hurt!

[bassholic]

it was all your fault, glad the female is fine

[albinohickey]

Yep gravel, dirt, anything slick and getting on the front brakes is a huge no-no. As mentioned you need to avoid it or just go through it straight. Even some rear brake is fine, just don't go mashing it.

One thing I've suggest is getting on a dirt bike and learning what it feels like to slide and use the rear brake in those types of situations.

[R6spdTerror]

First of all thanks for your concern guys, yup I'm not a squid! Im glad I wasnt gunning it in first too!!!! I know the best thing to do is aviod these surfaces, but what can I do if I come across this crap again!? Its the second time the exact same thing happens, first time I used the rear brakes and fell, 2nd time I used the front brake slowly and FELL! Bottom line what should I do, just roll in? The tricky part is that it was on a curve so I couldnt just roll in, I had to turn and use some brake or I'd go into a mailbox!