had a bit of a moment on the black mountain today

[SEDGY]

went for a blast and we ended going up the black mountain and on one of the bends i was going in abit hot so put on the back brake then front and stood the bike up and went over a grass hump and smacked my balls on the tank feck that hurt  no damage to bike tho 

i dont now what it is but when i brake going into bends something in my head say stand bike up and find it hard to leave go of the brake? any1 else have this?

[Pope]

I used to do panic braking for years feathering the rear brake into corners.

Then a bit of advice from a mate and I stopped doing it doesn't really make a difference.

Keep the balls of your feet on the pegs and it'll keep them away from the brakes 

[gsxr6k4rob]

  my balls of my feet are on my pegs, ever since i went out with bigj and ed, had a few pointers here and there, and not been using the brake ever since

[red]

bike safe has stopped me braking so much in the bends...... lets see how long it lasts when i'm on holiday 

[Pope]

Also target fixation is an absolute bastard and can only be beaten with loads of practice.

Even with lots of experience it still catches people out.  Namely me, on Monday 

I was riding Wedges' CBF for a bit and the bastard of a right hander about 5 minutes after leaving Crossgates.
There are loads of warning signs etc but I was still going too quick into it on an unfamiliar bike.  Ended up fixated on the hedge and very nearly went into it 
Only takes a second of panic thinking

"Fuck i'm going into this too quick"

In reality it's very unlikely you're actually going too fast for the bend and if you keep leaning, and looking where you want to go the bike will make the corner no problem

[pingu]

my balls of my feet are on my pegs, ever since i went out with bigj and ed, had a few pointers here and there, and not been using the brake ever since

im still giving it a try rob takes sum getting used to

[blueracer]

Also target fixation is an absolute bastard and can only be beaten with loads of practice.

Even with lots of experience it still catches people out.  Namely me, on Monday 

I was riding Wedges' CBF for a bit and the bastard of a right hander about 5 minutes after leaving Crossgates.
There are loads of warning signs etc but I was still going too quick into it on an unfamiliar bike.  Ended up fixated on the hedge and very nearly went into it 
Only takes a second of panic thinking

"Fuck i'm going into this too quick"

In reality it's very unlikely you're actually going too fast for the bend and if you keep leaning, and looking where you want to go the bike will make the corner no problem

+1  Still practicing haven't got it mastered yet though 

[SEDGY]

some good advice there

i just swich my brain off when on the bike i go alot faster then but thats when you get into bother lol

could of been worse could of gone down the big drop the other side

[jenros]

hi mate,definately give bike safe a go,improved my riding emensely,tidy bunch of guys to with excellent hands on experiance through out the weekend.
have a look on there web page (sorry,dont know how the fuck to do the link thingeys,im useless on these) bikesafe,theres info on the site as to the courses dates,but i think you might have to be quick because i think the last course is in september,i think!
                             good luck.

[SEDGY]

cant see me doing a bike safe course prob do a track day instead lol went back up there 2day and hit the same right hander and had my knee down happy days