On a recent ride, I had a close call that was quite heart stopping. It was in a small town somewhere in Central Thailand and luckily or unluckily, I wasn't going fast, maybe about 30-40 kmh taking a sharp turn. However, not only was the turn sharp, it was a decreasing radius turn as well (as it was in town, there were no arrow signs showing that it was a sharp curve). Next thing I knew, I was looking at a pile of gravel a few feet in front of me and a guard rail beyond that.
I was already at a lean and without thinking, I pushed harder on the right handlebar. My wife screamed (or maybe it was me through the helmet), bike wobbled for a second or so, I made the turn without hitting the gravel patch and straightened the bike up.
Now I'm thinking that I should have gassed it a bit more to prevent the wobble. As it was, my speed through the turn, though not high, provided enough centrifugal force to overcome the gravity pull of the bitumen. Would more gas have helped or could it have caused a lowside or highside?
Any advice appreciated. Cheers
I was already at a lean and without thinking, I pushed harder on the right handlebar. My wife screamed (or maybe it was me through the helmet), bike wobbled for a second or so, I made the turn without hitting the gravel patch and straightened the bike up.
Now I'm thinking that I should have gassed it a bit more to prevent the wobble. As it was, my speed through the turn, though not high, provided enough centrifugal force to overcome the gravity pull of the bitumen. Would more gas have helped or could it have caused a lowside or highside?
Any advice appreciated. Cheers