My first rear wheel skid

[mrlmd1]

Getting "highsided" - getting violently thrown over the top of the bike when the back wheel regains suddenly traction and tries to straighten the bike out, and then having the bike come down on top of you after you hit the ground, sliding over the road. Very bad, dangerous accident.
Getting "lowsided" is sort of what happens when you brake with the wheel turned and you fall inside the turning circle with the bike over your leg if you can't get it out in time. Not as bad but can still lead to injuries depending on the speed, etc..

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by patrick_777

Except that the fastest way to stop a bike is NOT to skid. It encourages bad habits.

Maybe yes, maybe no.
You never really know what is enough until you know what is too much.
In order to get a good feel for the absolute max. braking point, you must exceed it a few times, not by much, just a little.

[Water Warrior 2]

That clears it up a bunch. It initially sounded way of base but further explanation makes more sense of it now. It is good experience to know what a locked-up wheel/wheels feels like but hopefully under very controlled conditions. The fastest stop is threshhold braking with max breaking without lock-up occuring. A skidding tire has no real traction and far less overall control of the bike.

[Dupo]

Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Getting "highsided"

Thats it .... the term escaped me completely :??:

[mrlmd1]

Originally Posted by Dupo

Thats it .... the term escaped me completely :??:

Glad I could help you out, after all the times you and the other guys here helped me out.
It's just oldtimer's disease, gets all of us eventually.