Ahem, good insight Shawn, but if you remember I have laid mine down a few times due to the front brake.... 1 lowside and an endo at the track.... :-p just for the record

 

On the street I've only laid mine down once..........big patch of mud...Mica can attest.

I can't say that I laid it down on purpose; but I did everything within my ability to get it back up, to include pushing off of my leg (boot pucks)...no luck.

I was at such a slow speed by the time I laid it down that there was very minimal damage and I was completely fine.

As stated; I can't see that this would be something I would try and do; to save myself from some other kind of wreck?

But; I can attest that you can do it in a sort of "controlled" way that will save you and the bike.

 

Let's do that again! u forgot to add doing a 180 spin too.

Where u been??

 

ouch.

 

I've had to lay a bike down because that was the only option that I saw. I was a noob when I had to do that, but there was a car infront of me that stopped short and I was looking in the opposite direction. There was oncoming traffic coming and a car coming out of a side street on the right, so not that I exactly had time to think but I just left my bike after jamming the rear break. It saved me I think, my bike got wedged under the car and I went over top of the car.

Just my $.02


Peace easy

 

Busy getting divorced (again); spending time with my daughter, moving, getting underway......normal stuff.

Just sold the F4......prolly won't buy another till after deployment; then I'll just buy two!!!