Swerve at 60...

[gotoakandfreeze]

Hello again,

I am of course a newb. Today after work, I went out and tried to get a feel for hard braking from 60-70ish. I was picking road signs to judge distance of application and stop. It went okay. In a panic I know I will grab too much initially. More practice to follow. I may also need to get some help adjusting my front suspension. I looked at the forks after the ride and I had them pretty much bottomed out. Now on to the question. On the ride, I avoided a piece of plywood by swerving. I am not good at swerving at highway speeds. The BRC I took did a great job of teaching me the 15 mph swerve. Are there any good links about swerving at speed? I just cant bring myself to push any more counter steer.

So far, I have been living on some advice I got before I put my bike on my truck that does make me safer in most situations: The easiest way to get in to trouble is to start pressing the clipons hard. For now, just lean hard with the bike and learn from there. Also, if you think you can't make a corner after you are in it, lean more... don't hit the brakes.

Both have worked out pretty well. Just looking to take it to the next logical level. Should I be able to shoot over a lane at 60-70?

Laters!

[kaizashozay]

shoot over a lane as in change lanes? if so....u should and will be able to do this eventually pretty easily even in triple digits.

[rice_smuggler]

Keep your eyes up and keep scanning ahead so you give yourself more time to react to debris/potential road hazards. You'll be able to spot hazards well in advance and make necessary adjustments to get around it safely. Also, keep a nice cushion between you and the vehicle in front of you. When you're up someone's @ss doing tripple digit speeds, that road kill comes up rather quickly and can surprise you.

[gotoakandfreeze]

That was a pretty lame question I guess... not very specific.

I can change lanes, but I mean should I be pressing hard enough to have to counter lean at those speeds? I want to practice it so I am capable when I really need to miss someone or something, but I don't want to high side because I was being a tard. Below 45 these things feel natural. I get good feedback and results from the bike. At some point above 45, I lose that and feel really unsafe.

Thank you for the reply!

[fjman]

If it feels natural at lower speeds, just start working the speed up slowly.

Seat time and practice, and there isn't any secret way to bypass that.