Close Call - Looking for Critiques

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My background is with dirt bikes and human powered road bikes so I consider myself to be relatively inexperienced with with motorcyles surrounded by other vehicles. Today was my first close call with another motorist and the first emergency stop I've had to do on the CB1100.

I was rounding a curve and the oncoming vehicle began to cross my lane (without signaling) to enter a business to my right. The teenage driver stopped once she saw me but I had already straightened out and began an emergency stop. The rear tire locked up, but overall front end braking left a lot to be desired. I will look into aftermarket pads for the front brakes. I was travelling between 35-40 mph when I began the e-stop.

I'm looking for any critiques the experienced lot of you may have for me as I want to stay a safe and happy rider for many years to come. It was a bit of a blind turn and I know the fault lies with the driver crossing traffice (signal or no signal) but I probably should have been going slower around the turn (i was about 5 mph over the limit). The second I saw the driver cross the double yellow, I straightened up and applied max pressure to my front and rear. To me, she was commited to the turn and even though she stopped, I had already cancelled my turn so I was comitted to stopping. Had I continued the turn, there wouldn't have been a problem, but I don't think that would have been the proper response in this given scenario.

Upon reflecting on the incident, I realized I didn't depress the clitch lever during the e-stop. The motorycle died when I came to a stop. I'm not sure why I didn't as I've practiced this numerous times. This is one of the errors I'm aware I made. My weight was still shifted to the right of the bike when I came to the stop, that's why the bike was leaning to the right. She was about a third of the way to getting dropped.

Captured with a GoPro Hero 2 mounted to my front fender with a suction cup.

you are inexperienced in street riding, should be able to lean right or brake more aggressively, you head directly to a car that stop in middle of the track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xliif0McrwE

this link indicates most crashes are operator errors, either too fast; assuming others to see; or simply riding dangerously.

ride slower - today, I make a 360 degree turn in gas station, and find out my bike leans further on right, I have to right it up. Had my right foot landed on a slippery spot, I might drop the bike at 2-3 MPH.

People tell you how fast they ride, but rarely they tell you how many times they crash or drop.