Learning to read the road - an example in action

[Slide Panda]

Do you see why he low sided? I do...
- It's not body position
- he didn't run out of rubber, mechanically
- He didn't touch down a hard part

Can you spot it?

























If you can't watch this one - it picks up 38 seconds in
Yamaha R6 Lowside Crash 7/15/2012

- See that darker section in the middle of the road? That's spilled diesel. That's what got him. Being able to see things like that and understand their impact on your ride is very important. An inch or two of adjustment to either side and he would have been fine. But he stuck his front wheel right in it and went down.

[$Lindz$]

HAHAHAHA WHAT?!!

That's not spilled diesel, that's a tire mark. Also, dude crashed because he had too much speed and the wrong line. He apexed way too early and then he tried to adjust by leaning more to make the exit and washed out. Add in a bit of inexperience, crossed up body position and too much ambition and that seals the deal... It's the most common mistake/crash up at the Snake.

[Slide Panda]

No? Appears to be - Fades ing and out and varies width. And he tucks it basically as soon as the touches it so I assumed it was.

But I know you ride that area so I'd expect you've seen it in person.

But let's think about the point of the discussion. So let's pretend it is spilled diesel, grease strip, other substance. 

[Monsterlover]

Do you see why he low sided? I do...

Ohh ohh, pick me pick me!!

He's on a yamaha?