For some reason I decided to make a left turn through an intersection at a steeper turn angle than usual. I remember telling myself to trust the tires. Things were going well until I hit the painted crosswalk lines. All of a sudden, my back tire kicked out from under me and slid from under me for what must have been a few feet... Happened so fast it was hard to gauge the distance. Everything started going in slow motion.
My first instinct was to do nothing, maintain my riding position, wait for the traction control to kick in, and hope for the best. Suddenly, it must have hit another line because it slipped a bit more and my body dropped what felt like 4-5 inches towards the road. Instinctually I stuck my left leg out and basically pushed my foot off the road to try and upright the bike again. I know I did something to it. Not sure why but it is my right leg that is hurting now. Left leg is fine.
I was able to regain control and went about my business. I just remember yelling out "whoa" although I am pretty sure there were some swear words thrown in there as well.
What is the proper recovery method other than not to have gotten myself in that situation in the first place?
That is the first time the BMW has ever done that to me in the nearly 4 years I had her so it really caught me off guard.. I have always felt confident making turns in dry and wet conditions with the BMW.
Thanks for any help. The thought of walking away before my luck runs out crossed my mind tonight. Earlier tonight I almost got side swiped by a car that came suddenly from two lanes away and tried to get into my lane. Luckily I was able to speed up and he ended up where I was a couple seconds earlier. Feels like maybe I am getting a bit old for this. IDK. Pretty sure that feeling will pass... but twice in one night.
My first instinct was to do nothing, maintain my riding position, wait for the traction control to kick in, and hope for the best. Suddenly, it must have hit another line because it slipped a bit more and my body dropped what felt like 4-5 inches towards the road. Instinctually I stuck my left leg out and basically pushed my foot off the road to try and upright the bike again. I know I did something to it. Not sure why but it is my right leg that is hurting now. Left leg is fine.
I was able to regain control and went about my business. I just remember yelling out "whoa" although I am pretty sure there were some swear words thrown in there as well.
What is the proper recovery method other than not to have gotten myself in that situation in the first place?
That is the first time the BMW has ever done that to me in the nearly 4 years I had her so it really caught me off guard.. I have always felt confident making turns in dry and wet conditions with the BMW.
Thanks for any help. The thought of walking away before my luck runs out crossed my mind tonight. Earlier tonight I almost got side swiped by a car that came suddenly from two lanes away and tried to get into my lane. Luckily I was able to speed up and he ended up where I was a couple seconds earlier. Feels like maybe I am getting a bit old for this. IDK. Pretty sure that feeling will pass... but twice in one night.