Rider Misses Apex, Slides On Highway On-Ramp

As I preached you in previous articles, one of the fundaments of going through a corner on a motorcycle is following the out-in-out line to flatten the imaginary curve you would draw across as much as possible. Cornering on a bike is way different than in a car, so this should be remembered as all times.

However, there are turns that are very deceiving among them being the double-apex and the really long ones. The case in the video is a very long right turn on an on-ramp, which is more than tricky for new riders.

Although the visibility is unobstructed along the whole length of the corner, the Honda CBR rider here fails to exactly determine where the apex is. The poor calculation makes him turn early, miss the apex and start to run wide.

At this point, he is so leaned his exhaust starts scraping against the asphalt. Scared or not, he most probably lets go off the throttle just a little bit, but at that angle and speed, the wheels’ gyroscopic force isn’t enough to keep the bike up.

So the whole thing tips over and they both slide towards the concrete barrier. In a fraction of a second, the rider stretched his left leg forward and absorbed the impact. According to him, if he hadn’t done that, he would have hit it head first.

Some drivers immediately stopped to ask if he’s ok. Luckily, he escaped with some scratches and bruises as well as a swollen ankle and is recovering fast. We hope this incident didn’t make him be afraid of riding in the future. It is a valuable lesson for both him and new riders watching this.