RIDE OVER ME PLEASE

'Real dirt doesn't wash out'

There will be

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The warm inner layer was never washed, so that might pong a bit. Is
ponging rated as highly as visual dirt?

I'm dreading it. But it will come, I'm confident of it.

 

Not even close. You need the kind of impacted dirt that only acummulates
after years of riding in all weathers.

Don't fret it. Just try to walk away. You learn more that way IME.

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In one
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They don't teach you the correct method of ejecting oneself from a
motorcycle during the course, you know.

When one sees a definate "Oh bother" moment coming, what does one do?
For example, coming around a corner and one sees a load of stationary
traffic, and a car coming the opposite direction so you can't get down
either side. Or just any other moment when you know you're buggered.

Does one wait for the impact, or does one get off early, or does on
aim for a hedge if one happens to be closeby?

All I know is that one should roll.

 

IMLE there is no such thing as a definite Oh Bother, but then I tend to run
out of bottle before I run out of skill IYSWIM

I understand that the approved technique is to launch off the bike before
impact so that you go over the obstruction.

That's always a plus.

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Nick wrote

'course they wouldn't would they. Frag is on about what happens to
wusses. Real bikers stay with their machine. 'S why your sort should
make friends with racing riders.

 

Nick scribbled:

Oh this brings back memories, I remember asking almost exactly the same
question a few years ago.

I was generally told that, at all times, you should have an *alternate*
escape route worked out, and then you just need to follow that in cases
of dire emergency.

I've sort of gathered that to do this will take a lot of thinking, for
a long time, before it becomes automatic, and the extra thinking will
take the fun out of biking, but only until it does become automatic, so
I'm going to view this bit (when I get back on a bike) as a sort of
extended training period.

But in your situation above;
see if any room to filter down middle or left of stationary cars or
right of oncoming car. (I've had to filter down middle and across a
roundabout before before brakes worked enough to stop me)
See if nearside/opposite hedge looks appealing
Aim for back of stationary car, scrub off as much speed as possible
before impact and stand up on pegs at last moment.
or aim for back of stationary car, then lie bike on side and push back
away from it (not into oncoming cars path though) (if going slow IMHO?)

But I wouldn't take my advice, just look at me