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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 200722" data-attributes="member: 1650"><p>I usually stay in gear (some of my friends insist on neutral but like the bikes i learned on yours has a drum brake in the back) but i make sure it is a gear that is way too high. I never seem to like to have my head further back than the gas cap for any situation (unless i am climbing off the back). if you find a nice slick spot and zip tie your front brake to where the wheel is locked up and then start and put the bike in gear, you will find that in a few minutes you can do a reasonable job of steering and staying up. do that every once in awhile and i think you will find that if you do lock the front wheel you won't be so apt to lose it too. usually (like many other situations) the mental affect is worse than the physical one. in other words, our reactions put us on the ground more than our actions do. dont feel bad about coming to a complete stop at the top of a downhill and looking it over really good, then easing your way down. if the bike seems like it is going out of control to the point of a hard crash into imoveable things dont hesitate to lock the rear wheel and lay the bike down keeping your body uphill and your leg from underneath the bike. practicing that pays off too. one form of racing which requires that a rider be able to lay down a brakeless bike has a test to make sure you can before you can enter an event (google speedway motorcycle racing if you are not familiar).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 200722, member: 1650"] I usually stay in gear (some of my friends insist on neutral but like the bikes i learned on yours has a drum brake in the back) but i make sure it is a gear that is way too high. I never seem to like to have my head further back than the gas cap for any situation (unless i am climbing off the back). if you find a nice slick spot and zip tie your front brake to where the wheel is locked up and then start and put the bike in gear, you will find that in a few minutes you can do a reasonable job of steering and staying up. do that every once in awhile and i think you will find that if you do lock the front wheel you won't be so apt to lose it too. usually (like many other situations) the mental affect is worse than the physical one. in other words, our reactions put us on the ground more than our actions do. dont feel bad about coming to a complete stop at the top of a downhill and looking it over really good, then easing your way down. if the bike seems like it is going out of control to the point of a hard crash into imoveable things dont hesitate to lock the rear wheel and lay the bike down keeping your body uphill and your leg from underneath the bike. practicing that pays off too. one form of racing which requires that a rider be able to lay down a brakeless bike has a test to make sure you can before you can enter an event (google speedway motorcycle racing if you are not familiar). [/QUOTE]
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