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| #1  09-Dec-2005, 20:43 | ||||
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| I had a moment ... Riding over to Loughton on Minnie this morning on quite damp roads, I applied too much front brake and the wheels locked up as I was coming down to a roundabout. Just managed to avoid going into the back of a transit. My thoughts on this? (a) I was too close and should have used the gears to slow down because I knew the roads were slippery and (b) had it been the 996 I would have dropped her. Moral of the storey 1. plan further ahead 2. don't rely on the breaks when the roads are so *****ty 3. good move to have had crash bungs fitted, even though today I didn't have to test them 4. glad I was in protective gear because even at 5 miles an hour it hurts to fall off. Anyone got any other tips to help me with this winter riding malarkey.   |
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