Curves
Curves
The joy and feeling of freedom I experience as I roll through a series of sweeping curves can hardly be described to those that are doomed to ride in their cages with seat belts and air bags. I’m certainly not alone in this, curves are why many riders ride.
However, we must keep in mind that curves are where numerous single vehicle motorcycle crashes occur.
Primary causes of crashes in curves:
- Curve taken too fast.
- Poor rider skill (which can also relate to trying to take the curve too fast).
- Debris, road surface damage, obstruction (slow/stalled vehicle, animal, people, sand, gravel, mud…). Again, this can go back to trying to take the curve too fast.