I took the safety course a couple years back, and I can say this skill has saved my butt more than a few times; people drive like lunatics around here and the roads are narrow and curvy. One problem I had though was the dealership I used to bring my bike to did something funky with my rear brake causing it to lock up whenever I hit with any good amount of pressure. This almost caused me to lose control of the bike twice. I had to bleed the brakes completely to get the right amount of pressure back, now its all set.
