tire or do I suck?

[slackereg6]

I had my endorsement test today for the second time (stupid cones). Anyways when I did the quick stop the front tire slid and I layed the bike down (failed again). I was doing 13-14mph.

Front tire is a brand new Dunlop bought it yesterday and has about 40-50 easy miles on it at the most. I have never locked the front up and was doing some quick stops last night no problem but that was on concrete and on a warm tire today I dropped it on asphalt and the tire was cold.

So my question is did the new tire play a role in the slide or do I just suck and grabbed way to much brake.

[AwwsChwA]

It was probably all of the above. Not enough miles on the tire yet, the fact that it was cold (the tire I mean) and the fact that you grabbed too much brake all played a part. Hopefully you're not hurt, even a slow get-off can be painful if you land badly.

*edit* it could also have been cold brakes. Cold brakes tend to be much more grabby than warm brakes, simply becuz the brakes are designed to work when hot. A lotta times, cold brakes (for both bikes and cars) will go *nothing nothing nothing GRAB* as you squeeze the brakes harder and harder and suddenly you're in way too deep.

[Utta]

Are you on the 6? Can you rent one of their bikes? Is that an option? Around here they charge like 30-50 bucks or something to use their 125/250 cruisers to take the test w/. It'd keep you from binning your bike during slow operation.

Anywho, just keep practicing it.

[slackereg6]

Yeah I was on my 6. You can't rent a bike that I know of.

Sad part is after I screwed up the cones on the first test I looked up some advice online and did them perfect the very next time and every time after that.

I am pissed not just because that was the first time I dropped the bike but I should have known not to try and push it and just taken some points for taking longer to stop. I also know that I grabbed to much brake for the conditions.

I am fine just a small scrap on my leg. The bike has a very small scratch, the sliders worked kinda.

[Nas19320]

Progressive braking is very important, especially with cold tires. If you jam on the front brake then you will lock up the front before the weight transfer.

[SinisterR6]

Happened to me before also ( on a dunlop too ) and it was a combo of my shitty experience and weather conditions...Don't sweat it and learn as u go along...

[mettapimp]

I think it was just user error ... hey you mind if I come do endos on your bike again YOUR DONE!!!