Think twice, or use your brain

New GZ250 · 02-25-2013, 05:49 PM

Watch out for gravel, it will bring you down, especially if you use your front brake, it's like ice. Think you know what is around a blink curve? Water, gravel, black snakes, good luck. Think twice before you ...

Water Warrior 2 · 02-25-2013, 07:30 PM

Yup, you gotta use the old noggin a bit. Going into a blind curve can be a killer for some riders. Slow down and give yourself some reaction time if things appear in front of you. Nothing like a 2 lane road with a rock wall on the right and a Greyhound bus coming towards you in the opposite lane. Oh look, gravel on road and I'm leaning into a curve at 30 over the limit.
This actually happened near here and the rider chose the rock wall.

Fish Baseball · 02-25-2013, 08:09 PM

" Slow down and give yourself some reaction time" applies to all circumstances, and possilby the one piece of advice, if you take any at all, you should heed.

mrlmd1 · 02-26-2013, 10:22 AM

You can brake on gravel if your front wheel is pointed straight ahead. You may slide or skid in a straight line, but you won't go down unless the wheel is turned to the side.

02-25-2013, 05:49 PM	#1
New GZ250 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 297	Think twice, or use your brain Watch out for gravel, it will bring you down, especially if you use your front brake, it's like ice. Think you know what is around a blink curve? Water, gravel, black snakes, good luck. Think twice before you ... Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-25-2013, 07:30 PM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Think twice, or use your brain Yup, you gotta use the old noggin a bit. Going into a blind curve can be a killer for some riders. Slow down and give yourself some reaction time if things appear in front of you. Nothing like a 2 lane road with a rock wall on the right and a Greyhound bus coming towards you in the opposite lane. Oh look, gravel on road and I'm leaning into a curve at 30 over the limit. This actually happened near here and the rider chose the rock wall.
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02-25-2013, 08:09 PM	#3
Fish Baseball Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: melbourne vic Posts: 116	Re: Think twice, or use your brain " Slow down and give yourself some reaction time" applies to all circumstances, and possilby the one piece of advice, if you take any at all, you should heed. __________________ Beneath the Southern Cross I stand. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-26-2013, 10:22 AM	#4
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: Think twice, or use your brain You can brake on gravel if your front wheel is pointed straight ahead. You may slide or skid in a straight line, but you won't go down unless the wheel is turned to the side.
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