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Lacking sufficient experience and approaching a turn a dash over the proper speed has sent this Canadian rider off the road.
Luckily enough for the chap, a pond broke his fall: some trees or rocks would have been far from the soft landing he got in the water, with substantially more damage to the motorcycle and possibly to the rider, too.
Now, being pinned under the bike in a pond is not exactly the best way to end a ride, so him shouting for help is quite understandable, despite some snide remarks coming from several guys watching the video.
Experience will now tell him that he should have braked earlier, kept on the middle of the lane, and maybe he could have pulled it off past the gravel at the intersection with the dirt road. Even if in the first place the situation seems dramatic, experienced riders can confirm making it safely through such a turn is fairly easy... with some early braking.
Now, being pinned under the bike in a pond is not exactly the best way to end a ride, so him shouting for help is quite understandable, despite some snide remarks coming from several guys watching the video.
Experience will now tell him that he should have braked earlier, kept on the middle of the lane, and maybe he could have pulled it off past the gravel at the intersection with the dirt road. Even if in the first place the situation seems dramatic, experienced riders can confirm making it safely through such a turn is fairly easy... with some early braking.
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