I blew a corner once on my bike, but that was because I didn't heed the "bump" road sign. Usually bump means you can barely feel something in the road. This bump was more of a ramp, and the sign should have read jump instead of bump. The bike went airborne, and the suspension had not settled by the time I got to the corner, no time for braking. Tried to make the corner and lowsided. Slid to to about 15 feet from a cliff into the river below.
Accidentally covered the left side of my rear tire in oil once while riding home from getting oil for an oil change. I had dangled the bag off the rear of my bike, and the rear tire rubbed a very thin hole into the bottle, which then coated the left side of my tire. I found out after taking a left turn from a stop sign and did a 360.
Wanted to test the theory that new tires were slippery and should be ridden gently the first 100 miles. Made a left turn and got on the throttle a bit to see if it would get loose at all. It got loose alright, and I put the bike down.
Didn't put the kickstand down once. *facepalm*
Various lowsides on the track nearly every time I go. Didn't crash the time it rained, miracuously, even though the bike threatened to let loose with nearly every corner.
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Originally Posted by Stubby79
Bald tires on the back, going around a tight corner on a canyon "highway", back end lost grip...my fault for trying to keep up with traffic, rather than driving at what I felt comfortable doing.
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Really, normal traffic was taking corners beyond the capabilities of your vehicle? I would think something was very wrong with the handling characteristics of your vehicle if it couldn't handle what traffic was doing.
I've never seen anyone take corners as fast as I take 'em, and I don't push the cornering limits of my Prius. Maybe 80% of the limit, tops. Most people get uncomfortable using more than 30% of their cornering traction. They don't like lateral acceleration for some reason. I find that I don't like the absence of lateral acceleration.