PhotoAl
Junior Member
Best thing is to keep a cool head and don't panic - so easy to say and soooooo hard to do. Have had a couple of panic stops, one when I was first riding (Ninja 250) a van moved over on me so I nailed the front brake and the horn. Locked up the front wheel and was going down, don't remember much it was a blur but the front was going side to side and the bike was leaning over. Let off the brake and it recovered, the driver of the van realized I was there and moved back into his lane. Now on the FZ I would have just hit the gas and gotten out of there as it is harder to stop while going faster than the vehicle next to you. A few weeks ago was downtown and passed someone - hit the gas and was going a little too fast coming up on an intersection when from the right there appeared a GIANT RED FIRE ENGINE WITH LIGHTS ON!!!!! Panic stop, went into the intersection a little bit but left lots of room for him. He stopped and was turning onto the street going the same direction as I was. Another scary part was didn't look in the mirror to wee who was behind me.
Major point to myself - always keep up with everyone around you and don't get distracted or upset. Thanks to everyone for the good thoughts. It's nice to stop and think about how you ride and what can be done to be better.
Major point to myself - always keep up with everyone around you and don't get distracted or upset. Thanks to everyone for the good thoughts. It's nice to stop and think about how you ride and what can be done to be better.