Originally Posted by
Homeyba
I suppose it comes from over 30years of racing motorcycles both on and off-road. Like I said above, it's all about not panicking. Yes, the front end does feel dreadful and it moves all over the place but the bike will generally go in a straight line so if you can keep just tight enough grip to keep the bike going straight it should stay on two wheels. Not a death grip, you have to let the front end move. A very light touch on the rear brake will help bring the bike to a stop still on it's wheels, or rim. It's helpful if the road is pretty straight too. Trying to negotiate a turn would be very difficult.
Thanks for that (and to zonatandem for chiming in.) I'm hoping by staring at that long enough I'll have the presence of mind to execute when the time comes. A turn would be hard, yes. Last summer a slow leak decided to announce itself during a tight turn -- I thought we'd hit an oil slick at first, but we stayed up. Meantime I'll keep inspecting the front tire very carefully, and keep "in tune" with it. If *anything* feels or sounds at all funny, stop and check.
Great idea for a thread.