07-19-2017, 12:45 AM
This happened to me (at a much slower speed) early on when I first returned to riding a number of years ago. I was on my Hawk GT and it was very much unplanned as it involved a combination of a late downshift in which I didn't try to match revs all that well and some debris on the road. Had I downshifted a bit earlier or matched revs better or paid better attention to the road surface and the line I was taking then nothing would have occurred. But of course I did none of those things and it resulted in my rear wheel kicking out just as I was entering a corner. Fortunately I managed to ride out of it without a problem. I was upset with myself and I felt like an idiot for having put myself into such a situation. I was also grateful that I had grown up riding dirt bikes. The phenomenon was not completely foreign to me even after decades of time having passed by. That said, I'd definitely rather not put my muscle memory and reflexes to such a test again if I can avoid it.