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Ted, ever high side?
High sided. Past tense. Yes. Destroyed helmet, leathers, gloves, boots and a 1995 600 Katana that the school disconnected the back brake on.
Why would they do that? How did you not notice before hand? Can you explain how that caused the high side?
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Maybe we should go skiing instead.
It didn’t cause the high side. In those days students typically got into trouble locking up the rear tire, and the school either introduced air into the hydraulics of the rear brake, or, disconnected it entirely. Everybody knew it and practiced for it before they got on the track. In the right set of circumstances, that will keep you from high siding.
The high side was my fault, I missed my line right in front of the corkscrew, and came in way too hot into the large curb just in front of it. When you get on the brakes, hard, it stands the bike up, and depending on what is going on around you, there is a pretty good chance of a high side. The proper sequence is correct line, roll on the throttle, to establish correct load on the chassis and tires, and counter steer to get the bike at the right lean angle. You do need to brake and downshift before the corkscrew to get through it. I didn’t get that far.
The big sweeper after the corkscrew is known as Rainey Corner. All the corners have way more runoff these days, much improved since the 1990s.
Best,
Ted
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Hit your apex. Or, go skiing. With a motorcycle.
