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How to Ride Out a Rear Wheel Skid

Filed Under (Training) by Anthony StClair on 04-05-2009

Better Motorcycling is run by Ruben Torres, a 20-year veteran police officer and crash specialist. His Better Motorcycling blog covers all things motorcycle safety, such as this informative post (and video) on How to Ride Out a Rear Wheel Skid:

Of all the crashes we investigate, over-braking the rear tire is one of the lead causes to loss of control. Additionally, using only your rear brake will extend your stopping distance significantly

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2 Responses to “How to Ride Out a Rear Wheel Skid”

  1. Glen Waters on 2 Aug 2009 at 1:40 am #

    Lovin’ the blog. Keep the gr8 work!

  2. Used Motorhomes on 18 Dec 2009 at 12:52 am #

    We forever educated our student to do a rapid shoulder check as soon as they were stopped, just to make sure there was no one bearing down from behind them.

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