So, I have a new student, David. Fresh out of the CMSP program. Only been riding
for around 3 months. He's really, really tentative on corners so I've given him some homework to do to improve that, including keeping a High Visual Horizon, keeping his upper body loose and arms bent. He's getting there. Took him to Redwood Rd and The Wall. He loved that. Going out again on Sunday.

Mad

https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/montreal-motorcyclist-survives-terrifying-collision-with-guardrail

Deer eyes. I can relate. Stupid me swapped throttle cables on a dirt bike; so closed was open. Rolled down a hill to start the bike. Lit off and tried to pull open, but lift sent me towards the curb. I looked up the street and turned... Broke off the deer eyes was the trick... more racing embedded and quick thinking. Just happened a few months ago. Still got the skill set with the old man body. Too slow to get out of the way of a punch is how a boxer retires, right?

Grabs scrotum and lunges hips... right here baby!

Trusting those buns.CRITICAL in curving.AND the mantra..'push left,go left'etc.Along wit a little 'c'mon baby you can lean some more';)I do a lot of that lol.Purposely saying and DOING 'that's where ya want to go' goes a LOOOONG way in keeping things upright.

Hope that guy's okay.What a ride!

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 5/6/2020 @ 9:49 PM *

I've seen people try to "turn" left, but go straight or toward the right,,,,,,,panic and go down. At least one was a new rider with the MSF rider school. Push left to go left and push right to go right can take some practise. Those of us that have been riding for 50 or 60 years, just did this without necessarily understanding that concept. Countersteer and look where you want to go..

I had a 'subtle'bad habit(which I work on every ride)of looking at oncoming cages in a curve.It's gotten me into trouble at least once with a very bad crash that I could have avoided had I focused on where I wanted to be in the lane instead of watching that RV.Subconciously I didn't want to nail it(and focused on it),and consequently ended up drifting off the right shoulder.Now I focus on MY lane and MY path.That was several years ago...but I remember it well.By the time I refocused on the path,I was already into the gravel.Too late to do anything but straighten her up best I could and ride it out into the dirt(and boulders).Applying mild rear braking,but just too little grip and too little time.
I knew all about push right go right and all that,but the quickness of everything totally blocked any idea of leaning in further.I saw(the shoulder and the thick gravel),I realized(can't straighten it up and lean now),I crashed.That fast.Had I hit my rear hard,I might have lowsided,which would have been much better.45 minutes later I woke up in a helicopter.
Had time to review what happened.Determined to never fixate on an oncoming cage in a curve.Stopped worrying about if we were gonna collide.Just pulled my eyes back to where I want to be.So much better after I started doing that.
I do all my lane options assessments with oncoming cars approaching curves well before entering,if I can see up that far.I'f I can't really tell because of road conditions,I definitely slow up and stay alert.Like cresting hills with curves in em.You never know what's coming up...especially here with all the DUI drivers out there.

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 5/7/2020 @ 3:10 PM *

Took him to Redwood Rd and The Wall.

Repeat.