Close Call - Looking for Critiques

[CIP57_imp]

Agreed, target fixation. Common, very hard for some of us to avoid too (been there done that). I'd recommend riding a wee bit slower through congested areas to give you more time to react to crap like that. This time it was an SUV, next time it could be spilt oil or antifreeze, a kid chasing a ball or my favorite, some yahoo talking on a cell phone while walking across the street and simply not looking.

When I practiced emergency stops in class I always locked up the rear brake; with the weight transfer this is very hard to avoid unless you don't use it at all. I thought the Griso had good front brakes until I got the CB1100. They are just a wee bit better so now I'm considering upgrading the Griso. A buddy has a Griso he has heavily modified and does track days from time to time; he put on a fancy new master cylinder. In any event; you didn't lock the front brake and stopped in plenty of time so you did good. As Naval Aviators say; any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

I respectfully disagree with target fixation. Once he compressed his front end the bike told him were he was going at which point he was in no mans land. Had he been doing 50-60MPH he would have been over the double yellow and if lucky in the grass on the opposite side of the road.