Things may not be as intuitive as they seem. Especially for new riders. After my close call at the Nor-East rally I've been concentrating on my braking and scanning ahead techniques. As a new rider it was my first experience with the rear brake locking. A real wakeup call to say the least. In situations where you have to react, a new rider like myself may fall back on reaction meant for a car. I stumped on the rear brake when I saw the other bikes stopping quickly in front of me like I would in a car. I locked them up and all most lost control of the bike instead of using more front and less rear my natural reaction after driving a car for many rears was to apply braking with my foot. Fortunately I realized what was happening and was able to release the brake and steer around everyone instead of sliding into them. However, releasing the brake is a dangerous situation because you can easily highside the bike and get flung off. The point of all this is that riding a bike requires different intuition that can only be gained with the proper practice and mind set. Now I make it a point on every ride to practice and concentrate on certain areas.
