I always find it fascinating when there is a question on how to ride. As most of the time I cannot answer it as I find over the years this stuff has just become so second nature that I don’t even think about it any more.
Unfortunately this does not really help you in what you are trying to find out. In any event I have read numerous posts here on riding techniques and thinking about most of them I would agree that would be the normal thing I would do as well. So for a generic answer it might be great but remember every tight situation is different from the last and from what other have experienced. So yes they might be helpful hints on riding techniques but remember there are some of the don’t does that might have to be applied in some situation to get out of trouble.
Now most would agree you don’t want to lock up the back end at all. Well for me this was what got me out of serious trouble the one day. I was heading for a sure side on with a car that jumped the stop sign. The only way I got out of this was by locking up the back bringing it into a broadside with the car and just before impact applying major throttle this shooting me out alongside the car instead of into it.
I have since then used the broadside in a few situations to my benefit. So for me the big don’t lock the back brakes up worked for me. Now I would not go out and try this as I mastered this type of technique through my off-road days and it can be quite dangerous as you may just flip the bike over onto it’s other side.
So my point being remember what you learn and at time apply it in a different way. Time and experience is however the biggest teacher of them all.
