Lucky Save by Yamaha FZ1

Had a problem with the Audio so I could not include sound. Bike 2002 Yamaha FZ1

[@SuperRockinRobert]

I am the rider. Thanks for all the comments and feedback. It was a little luck and a little skill. I was really going for max lean and a photo op. There were lots of PoPo and so my speed was slow coming up the hill and I dropped to 1st. When I came out of the corner and went back on the gas my torque was high and she started to slide. Some dirt bike experience made me stand and gave me feel. The slo mo is very cool.

[@KAPANGAAAMASTER]

lucky devil, with skills

[@gabrielrodriguez1020]

That wasn't lucky that was your skills and abilities.

[@nowhereman7813]

Not to mention one of the greatest naked super bikes ever made

[@nendracung]

How could that happen ? I mean if your bike tire was in a good condition, it wouldn't be a problem of slipping, I think.

[@SuperRockinRobert]

@@nendracung When you exit the corner coming uphill it goes off camber a little. Check out all the highlights on rnickeymouse channel. kzbin.info. You will see a lot of people lose it coming out of the corner.

[@TheNostorian]

The audio makes me feel like i should be looking for a ghost hidden away in the details of the background.

[@pinkiepie1656]

That would be his ghost that separated from his body for a split second.

[@TheNostorian]

@@pinkiepie1656 haha. That explains

[@freespoken11]

😆😆

[@ratul_org]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GunBroker100]

LAter in the video, he pulls over and changes his under wear.

[@mobilefreedom741]

GunBroker100 🤣I would too

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

Oh I'd say he left skidmarks okay... 😅😅😅😅

[@tuanz8009]

:D

[@scrateshooter]

First thing I thought.

[@kenwilson6850]

And you mom is there to wash them.

[@thesighbored]

Well done.

[@adjest6388]

Heyyy 😂😂✌️✌️

[@okomentujsongnebonecojineh4304]

Horrible technique, no well done.

[@Federal-Bureau-Investigation]

I know you 🤣

[@usapower6208]

@@okomentujsongnebonecojineh4304 Closing throttle right after rear start to slide its a good technique.

[@okomentujsongnebonecojineh4304]

@@usapower6208 Foot position is bad, body position is bad. Look: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJmyoKCsq5uihKs

[@dimosk7389]

i dont get it how so many riders tend to lean their bikes that much, while they hold their bodies in a more upright position. this only makes the bike reach its limit sooner. if these guys realize how much of an improvement it will be to lean their bodies while keeping the bike more upright, they will be amazed that save was partialy luck. the bike also helped, since its much softer than a superbike, and its touring tyres are not that accurate and grippy. all that helps the mike to react more progressive

[@KasamS]

how difficult is it to learn how to lean?

[@NeoEletto24]

Kasam It's not difficult,it's you against your fear...

[@dimosk7389]

Kasam it's not difficult but it's counterintuitive. Your brain can't process the fact that you are "falling". That's where a riding-racing school can help a lot. There, you will learn the limits of your bike and yourself in a safe environment I just got a new bike 3 weeks ago, which is totally different class from the more sporty bike I had. So, what helped me learn it's limits safer, was to follow a couple of other riders with similar bikes on a 2 day trip we had through mountain roads. I knew their bikes were older and less grippy than mine, so I just followed their pace. You could try something similar if you can't join a racing school

[@jedhubic]

Watch Twist Of The Wrist.

[@touristguy87]

"i dont get it how so many riders tend to lean their bikes that much, while they hold their bodies in a more upright position. this only makes the bike reach its limit sooner." Because riding a motorcycle is not all about "reaching its limit later rather than sooner". You really don't want it to reach its limit at all, no matter what you do on the bike. Some riders lean their bikes in more than their bodies simply because it is easier and quicker for them to lower the bike down (thus increasing G) while keeping their bodies upright rather than to lean off the bike to the inside, countersteer and pull more Gs that way. They can pull high Gs very quickly and easily that way. Maybe they can't pull AS HIGH a G as if they were to lean inside the bike because as you have noted they will reach the edge of the tire more quickly for a given G, but they don't need to reach as high of a G because they are not stupid enough to ride to the tires' G limit on the street. ...to the limit of the tire or the chassis, depending on which is lower. Similarly, don't assume that anyone will be amazed if they ride the same way that you ride. Especially if you're not willing to try to ride like them. I think this is the lesson that so many riders tend to ignore. You don't need to pull high fucking Gs on the street. What you *do* need to do is pull enough Gs soon enough. If you take a 180 deg corner at a given speed, which way would you prefer to take it? Pulling low G for half the corner and pulling high G for the other half, or pulling medium G for the entire corner? If you can maneuver the bike into and out of a moderate G configuration more quickly and easily using one technique than another, than the first technique means that you can pull Gs more easily and get out of the corner more quickly and easily and it reduces your peak G loading and means that you can ride more safely, farther from the limits of the tire. Also you can respond more quickly to changes in road-conditions. And the fact is that we very-rarely see the peak limits of performance in street-riding in any sane way. And this doesn't even consider the fact that even using proper technique you still might not be capable of extracting the maximum G from the tire and chassis because the road isn't perfect, road-conditions are not perfect, your riding-position isn't perfect & the tire-pressure, suspension and weight-distribution aren't perfect. Your theories of ideal good riding are only theories, their practice is a regular thing.

[@davidbeattie4294]

I have a 2003 FZ1 sitting in my driveway right now. Its a superbike in sheep's clothing and taught me to have great respect for the throttle in 1st and 2nd gear. That was a very nice save by the way.

[@KapitanPisoar1]

I've heard about knee dragging, but toe dragging is a whole new thing to me :D

[@meusana3681]

Yeah be careful with that, hit one of those little reflectors sticking out of the road and 😢

[@pdonnelly600]

Bad body positioning and duck feet. But was a great save

[@keaponlaffin6737]

True, i think his foot was touching the road.

[@s70driver2005]

Exactly!!

[@hairyparatestes1183]

Was noticing the foot position on the pegs also. He’ll get bit 1 day if he keeps that up.

[@cloudbasenirvana]

@@hairyparatestes1183 Plus his cheek off the seat and pushing the bike down as he is counter balancing with his upper body - so/too many bad points.

[@yamalube88]

he will lose his foot oneday :S

[@MrLeadbelly1966]

@blacktigertheone yes, one toe at a time...

[@jcrosas5751]

@@MrLeadbelly1966 bruh💀

[@saifzakaria46]

@blacktigertheone 🤣👌

[@MrKnutriis]

@@MrLeadbelly1966 lol

[@JessicaPilotGirl]

It ain't being lucky , it's more about him knowing what he's doing.

[@Mudux]

he has no clue about what he's doing, that was pure luck. He did all the wrong things possible in this situation.

[@tomandlukelikepoo]

Mudux If he done it all wrong then why did he not come off? he saved the bike sliding any further by counteracting the movement..

[@Mudux]

luke woodcock as I've said, it was pure luck. Do you know how to ride?

[@bm4995]

Mudux his reflex made him so lucky..... good reflex, good luck....

[@fillecool2]

His body position is way off, keeping his ass off like you should but his upper body is leaning inwards instead of into the corner, causing the bike to lean more than himself. He also closed the throttle as soon as the back tire started sliding out which causes the bike to get it's grip back way too fast and often results in high sides. On top of that his throttle control is jerky which was what initiated the slide. Conclusion: he has got no idea what he's doing.

[@arishroyals5036]

Slowmotion editing really saved his life.

[@TragicAyk]

Imagine if he was going normal speed

[@Mr.M1STER]

He didn't panic and grab the front brake. A little bit of luck in there but he gave himself every chance to save it and did. Well done.

[@SwainixFPV]

Yeah I thought that was more skill than luck, he did the right thing and the bike got back up

[@CaptainCandycorn]

Ive ridden an FZ1, they are no joke. The power they put out is insane.

[@meusana3681]

1 week owner of a 2006 fz1. I'm not yet willing to pin the throttle. Opened her up for a quick taste in 3rd gear reaching 140mph in an instant... Yeah it's no joke. Perfect sleeper bike tho, especially with a stock exhaust.

[@OneShotKill3r]

Love the creepy background music

[@josephfoster3819]

Ive done that on my bike , 02 fz1 . Same exact thing , dropped to first gear coming around a curve and started to power out as it slipped . Not quite as much as you see here , but saved it nonetheless. I definitely contribute my years of riding dirt bikes to the quick save , i never knew how helpful it would be with street riding

[@girijasankarsomakumar4023]

The last minute counter steer and his presence of mind to hold on to it saved him!

[@matthiaseb2928]

Not luck- you can see him instantly closing the gas and get bike up out of the lean. Very well done.

[@vangelis788]

that is actually the worst thing to do . Closing the gas instantly is recipe for disaster and a beautiful highside. Everything is wrong with him starting from his body position

[@SuperKINGXON]

@@vangelis788 Exactly. It's all in the steering of the bike. Highsides are made through sloppy gas. You want your gas to be steady in this situation, cause a highside is way worse than a low side

[@matthiaseb2928]

@@vangelis788 yeah well- it worked here

[@FreddySherman]

@@SuperKINGXON so what is the best thing to do when he starts to slide, he should not let off the gas?

[@SuperKINGXON]

@@FreddySherman Never letting off the gas yes, ESPECIALLY abrubtly. Keeping the throttle steady is the thing I would do. If you let go of the throttle the bike will even lose more traction and will then get traction back to the rear wheel which will throw both the rider and the bike violently

[@maxn6198]

that foot position is atrocious

[@ivanoxx]

why. he wants to know his limits before he starts to grind standpipe

[@maxn6198]

What do mean, why? I would say the reason he high sided was do to his crap positon on the bike.

[@postmortemarg]

+Ian Stevenson these keyboard warriors dont know what theyre talking about. as a way of stabilizing the bike, he stood on the pegs carefully. this lowered the bikes center of gravity, instead of remaining seated and bouncing up and down. stil it was a crazy save, think about the size of nuts it took to briefly stand on the bike as he was losing control

[@numbzinger350]

+ Max N, I agree. It sure looked like he unloaded the rear tire with his foot.

[@numbzinger350]

Football coaches routinely have their players watch videos in an effort to learn what to do and not to do. No difference here. How many rookie riders do you think watched this video and read the replies in order to learn?

[@dumbleduke4225]

A lot of people giving him shit about body positioning but for anyone who hasn’t ridden a fazer thou it’s actually a very difficult bike to move your body position on unlike a sports bike. The stock seat is quite restrictive for some reason, I remember switching bikes (I had a fazer 600) at the time and feeling like a paralysed jockey at the Kentucky derby. Least he saved it which I always like to see over someone wrecking their pride and joy.

[@_TimTurb0_]

Maybe for a larger person? I had no trouble with mine after not very much seat time either.. everyone is different. It would help if he wasn't almost counterleaned.

[@meusana3681]

I kinda disagree, but to each his own. The seat Is wide and flat, making it a bit harder, but I find it easier to ride than most sport bikes for the mere fact that you don't put your weight on the forks. I did Enduro x for a while too, when you lose it you get your front wheel to find it's own grip without leaning on it, full weight on the back and let it self settle. I don't think that's very practical on a bike where you literally have to keep your body weight up with your knees. I'm also a smaller rider, by far the 2006 fz1 has been the most comfortable and intuitive semi sport I've been on. Sv1000 coming close second (nearly bought one instead)

[@strictlyJDM]

i love the thumbs up at the end. hes like " I GOT IT BOYS!!! "

[@Daestoflow]

Nice foot slide 😆

[@garyjohnson4575]

Ten years as a teaching video....chill out, it's a beautiful day, and you have a BIKE! DON'T BREAK IT!

[@pummyy]

His senses are locked on to the rear wheel, instant reaction.

[@gerardmcmanus]

no luck envolved, closed of throttle, steered into the skid. I bet very few could have done that, very skilled.

[@ericabercrombie6780]

That was 100% skill. The way he lifted and then stood up to stop the low side wasn't luck at all.

[@mrbmp09]

Curious, How does standing up stop a low side?

[@ericabercrombie6780]

@@mrbmp09 it raises the Cg of the bike

[@izzydangerous6990]

Once the throttle is cracked open it is applied smoothly and consistently through the remainder of the turn

[@TOXIFIED1]

Whats with the fucking depressing music

[@somil07]

Nice skillful recovery man. There was every chance of landing flat on the ground and broken part flying everywhere.

[@orissanchez1370]

wow even in slow mo i could tell that was quick reaction

[@Yokai_Yuri]

The thumbs up from that fellow biker, sums this up, perfectly.

[@Senninha1960]

that dirt bike reaction to oversteer ingrown 👌

[@Shooter7250]

notice at 0.20 he lets off a little throttle causing the bike to go lightly forward and then goes back at giviing it gas..

[@jurassiclizzard]

Yep he broke throttle control rule #1 and he's very lucky he didn't beef it.

[@ONElvlToHighFORyOU]

so what exactly is control rule #1 ?

[@ONElvlToHighFORyOU]

i think it depends on the bike tbh... with my old honda i can even slightly break midcorner without my bike doing some crazy shit

[@ONElvlToHighFORyOU]

you are completely right but for a mistake by a car in front of you or shit like that you should still practice braking in corners ;) other than that i would never do it indeed

[@7pH]

It lost grip the second he went full throttle again. Closing the throttle in this case, caused the weight of the bike to want to go forward, which actually causes de bike to upright itself. He didn't counteract that (I actually think he could have easily in his situation, but the danger in other cases could be the front wheel moving out by closing the throttle quickly, especially on wet roads), shat himself because his line went out, went full throttle, fully closes it again as he feels he's breaking out, and almost highsided himself. Lucky he didn't pull the clutch (in that case the rear wheel would have found it's grip so quickly, the man would have been flying for a few). Rule number one: keep everything gradually and stay calm. And learn the physics behind two wheels. His body is placed wrong on the bike in the first place, also. His head should also be on the left side of the bike, and he could break his feet this way (dam'n last edit xD)

[@Wodenhelm]

Damn dude lol, that was a hell of a save. Glad you're okay. I had a deer test my skills a few months back.

[@autumnleaf2976]

Shoutout to Camerman for running fast as the bike to record this breathtaking action.

[@joetroy2904]

Never thought about this before... how the fuck are videos like this taken

[@SimpleVillain]

"'MERICA FUCK YEAH!!" - red beanie guy

[@steveperez2973]

Little dirt bike experience never hurts nice save bro

[@steveperez2973]

Never

[@TerminatorSony]

you only have 1 life 1 chance 1 moment of silence lol but this dude predicted the impossible i tell you what Aliens are living among us. He even gave a thumbs up to his other aliens fellas they're coming for us.

[@metubeusercom]

John Deer no shit

[@mclovin583]

Fuuuuck.

[@thebayleaf221]

Did he chop the throttle?

[@lawsonfan5797]

In a Lizzie Borden fashion.....

[@vonSchwarzschild]

This Bike is a true legend! Very awesome!

[@aluisious]

That was skill, no question. You can see him aggressively steer into the slide with his arms, he's not just hanging on for dear life. And he pops up when the rear comes back in line to absorb the motion in his legs, instead of being flung off.

[@ecookman]

Ive said it time and time again, Off road skills make road riders better! Nice save dude!

[@FerryDave]

Congratulations, nice saving!

[@darthorpheus]

Look at his foot hanging off the peg.

[@Coughlan1916]

Well done, he stayed very calm and kept his ass in the saddle! Rear slid out, he turned the bars the same way and the bike will naturally straighten up. Lucky he had enough room on the road

[@themistoklesv]

Good reaction to slightly stand from the seat.Also he appears to close the throttle but luckily not to much.So not so lucky he actually did something right.but i have to say bad body position before the slip which means bad handlebar input .Thumbs up for saving it!!

[@MrMosheMoll]

What's the correct position to properly take those deep turns ?

[@themistoklesv]

Good reaction is not to close gas abruptly, stand a little from the saddle so as to transfer weight on the pegs and most important to not put force on the steering and let it do it's thing

[@themistoklesv]

Regarding his position in the turn I think he was a little crossed, his body not leaning inside.correct position is countersteer, one cheek of the saddle, helmet chin on the inside mirror

[@MrMosheMoll]

***** Appreciate it man. Ill use that technique when I get a gsxr 750 :D

[@ducatiracer555]

Moshe Moll If you're asking these questions and you plan to get a gsxr 750...I hope it won't be your FIRST bike.

[@PrendkiProntek]

Thats not "lucky". Thats a pure skill.

[@Kalocals]

I bet this guy could out ride every troll on this post! GOOD JOB! GREAT RIDING!

[@okomentujsongnebonecojineh4304]

GREAT RIDING!?? :-)

[@johnniethepom2905]

I bet he couldn't. He was trying trying to keep his body and head upright. Dismal riding , he's got a lot to learn .

[@lawsonfan5797]

Had he any pace at all, that throttle slamming shut maneuver woulda put him in orbit.

[@r0b3r70nl]

It was nice save! Just a quick tip: if you shift your body (upper and head) you'll need less lean angle, and move your foot back so you have your toes on the pegs.

[@KeriNyx]

Nice save! As a new(ish) rider, I really appreciate reading the rider's perspective to learn what was done to prevent a crash... it's much more informative than the hordes of arm-chair bikers and haters, who think they have all the answers. lol

[@bilalcat]

Have been in this situation a lot of time. And it's still scary. And the same bike (mine's black though)!!!!!!! Though most of time it's bad roads. It's all about skills and this guy clearly has them. Awesome!

[@exracer2002]

Do you guys throw sand in that corner to get this awesome footage?

[@philipdarnall787]

That corner must have oil on the pavement. It is time for CalTrans to get the damage bills. I bet they would resurface it after a few payouts.

[@d1sturb3d119]

It's an off camber corner. No sand or oil. Its a technical corner that is hard to see on camera.

[@Force1Com]

Legend says his spirit is drifting around the corner till this day

[@XXXDeadhead]

Love the eerie music!

[@3xt1Collatz]

That wasn’t luck that was an experienced rider!

[@awanaliyan7758]

Counter steering saved him ;)

[@thefearpt]

How? He wasn't counter steering at all, and that was the problem actually.

[@awanaliyan7758]

@@thefearpt yes at first he wasn't but if u see in the end he did that eventually.

[@goatlocker1995]

Nice head work in keeping your cool and riding through it instead of panicking and losing it. Around 0:23 he chops the throttle and then twists it hard again upsetting the back end. Looking at his left foot dragging, by guess is that his peg scraped which startled him momentarily enough to come off the throttle but then realized what happened and tried to get back in it.

[@willhaney96]

So what happened here was that he was leaning the bike and not himself. You always want to keep the bike as upright as possible. The more The bike leans over the less rubber is touching the ground.

[@adityasriram3421]

+William Haney the front of his feet should have been placed on the rearsets too, it bothered me to see the shoes being scraped.

[@lorenhusky2717]

+William Haney Um. Have you watched any motogp racing? I'm pretty sure those guys wouldn't run the times that they do if they kept the bike as upright as possible. I've been told by people far more experienced than I, that about half the road holding 'feel' of your tires is on the sidewalls. The main thing is to not fight your bike. If your bike wants to lean into a corner you need to lean with it.

[@adityasriram3421]

+Loren Husky My friend, its about keeping yourself lower than the bike, or the center of mass would be too high. upwards. Regardless how much you lean, that is the basis to all cornering.

[@jonwilson9644]

+Aditya Sriram he should have been leaning more and the pegs should be just behind the balls of his feet, only thing he had right was where his butt was at on the seat it seems.

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

+Loren Husky Have you seen Valentino Rossi ride? He always tries to keep the bike as upright as he can for the speeds he's going. That's why he hangs off so much, so the bike doesn't have to lean as much. It gives more traction through a turn and it saves the tires. Then there's the slide, a whole other level of turning mechanics and tire conservation.

[@GB-mi5he]

Good job standing up, I can see your dirt bike experience. Can't fake it!

[@automaticreply]

ive done that in moose blood on a curve on my Goldwing, and on h/w stripes

[@feelnrite]

He started sliding when he got to the center of the highway where there is more oil.

[@pacific7775]

Hw stripes are the worst

[@0foxgiven]

He did cut the throttle, and he did it very rapidly(Look at his wrist action). What saved him was the bike's damping, him not going on the brakes, sitting loose, yet strong, and most importantly, countersteering! What you do is not have steady throttle but to roll off very slightly, if your throttle was not too much you wouldn't have broken traction, and keeping that will not get the bike back, as long as you are not a pro in drifting bikes! He got very lucky but it wasn't all luck!

[@kovrcek]

very jerky throttle control

[@bionickchief]

what a beautiful and great all around bike

[@abuckeye26]

if hes gonna ride like that on this bike i think he needs some new rear sets with a more aggressive position

[@abuckeye26]

markmywords312 the new liter gsxr weighs about the same as this bike so its not that heavy also, you can lean heavy bikes. Ive watched dudes knee drag a busa. Touring position pegs will limit how far you can lean because theyll scrape then catch which may have happened here although it looks like a typical highside but it wouldnt hurt to change the rear sets and have some more fun on it. .

[@abuckeye26]

***** i know thats why i said it looked like a typical highside

[@dsrtrcr77]

***** Exactly! He saw the cameras and grabbed a handful!

[@peterbalac1915]

@MrEverything EXACTLY I've had one for nine years there a great bike but respect there limitations especially when riding out with sports bikes.

[@michaeldamico9592]

I se many videos on this same curve... it can’t be the riders...it must be the pavement... it’s too smooth...!!

[@carlosmayoral8477]

Well I mean he was leaning pretty hard, and his foot was scraping the whole time

[@gamingwithdavid1619]

HOW DO YOU TURN ON A MOTORCYCLE IS IT JUST LIKE A BIKE

[@carlosmayoral8477]

+David Zuniga sure, if your bicycle can take you 100+ mph

[@gamingwithdavid1619]

OK so how do you turn no a motorcycle

[@somedude1590]

well . on a bicycle you normally turn the handle bars in the direction you want to turn . above like 15 - 20 miles an hour you turn in the opposite direction of where you want to go . It's called " counter steering " I dont know exactly why it is like that but it is . On low speed turns you turn a motorcycle just like a bicycle . but again above I think its 15-20mph you countersteer.

[@TheULTIMATECHAPIN]

Not by heavy dragging of metal parts

[@pepene93]

it did look like skill rather than luck. looked like some deliberate countersteer there.

[@santiagomora8747]

he was just lucky! Really bad body positin.

[@TerminatorSony]

There ain't no such thing as Luck.

[@jl6471]

but there is such a thing called probability

[@osvaldo8393]

Santiago Mora well personally I don't think it was body position... Soo he knew that the only way in and out of the turn safely was with smooth throttle and that's what he did, kept him from a highside.

[@The_RC_Guru]

First thing I noticed sticking out like a sore thumb- bad body position!

[@louteix9981]

Excellent save👍👍👍 I have a 08, and I turn like a mad man, it's an excellent bike, and never let me down!

[@Scolecite]

That was luckily, a skilled move.

[@OnlyKaerius]

Nope, that was a lot of unskilled moves, luck and a forgiving bike. His body position is all wrong, his throttle control is atrocious and what caused the problem(throttle on, roll off, throttle on - bike bounces weight back and forth, rear wheel loses traction, then he cuts throttle and almost highsides as a consequence as his sliding wheel regains traction sharply, you can see him almost get ejected over the handlebars: hint the video is running at less than half speed, if you use x2 speed playback option you're still not quite up to full speed, but his almost getting bucked off is more noticeable).

[@andywiggens1069]

Lucky is an understatement you can see by his riding style this is week #2 of being on something bigger than his Huffy BMX bike

[@hndcvcies]

Not luck, its good driving

[@Touretti]

Bullshit

[@davegaria8529]

As I always said....off road is the best bike school.... this kind of maneuver is usually learned better in dirt....well done ;)

[@Hillerstrumpa]

Horrible technique and throttle control :(

[@obionemoreslice2479]

See how a steel chassis flexes and is more forgiving, the whole bike squirms around until it finds where its happy 😊 😀 😄

[@jomojo8908]

yamahas dont give it up that easy. THATS HOW THEY SHOULD BE RIDDEN !! SIDEFNWAYS

[@jomojo8908]

a slide a day keeps the E.R. away !!

[@jomojo8908]

SERIOUSLY THE BIKE IS MADE TO RIDE HARD !

[@D-S-M1621]

Jo Mojo pp

[@josep.697]

Suerte, sin duda. No lleva ninguna de las manos agarrada como debe. Ni el embrague ni el freno delantero están cogidos al menos por un dado, para tener una rápida reacción. Sin duda ese hombre llevaba una máquina demasiado poderosa para su poco nivel de pilotaje. Además, que se le haya ido de atrás a tan poca velocidad, da muestras de lo poco que conoce la moto y de escaso nivel de pilotaje que tiene, para una moto tan potente.

[@TheMcpele]

85% skill,. skill skill and 15% this lucky :)

[@toadamine]

the ball of the foot goes on top of the peg 😉

[@graphite2104]

hurts to watch. If this guy continues like this he gonna fall at some point. Horrible riding skills

[@obnxsdonky9394]

the reaction was insane. he has the skills, clearly (you know the video was slowed down, right?). and yes, hes inevitably gonna fall. we all do. its a well known corner on a well known road, and had plenty of onlookers. Im sure conditions were okay to push hard. thats definitely a skill/reaction of a 1% rider

[@graphite2104]

@@obnxsdonky9394 Bro this guy literally is a beginner or he just never learnd from his mistakes. his throttle control horrible. You can see him going on and off when the throttle should be closed trailbraking into the corner then when the time comes you pick up the throttle notice the "pick up" that's when you only give it 5 10% gas so that you prepear the rear tire for the load that's about to come. That was not 1% rider skill. Happend to me as well and i don't consider myself a 1% rider hahaha. But my situation was with a beast of a bike, 300 2 stroke enduro that i usually have supermoto but that day i had enduros on. It was raining like crazy insane wind and at a round about i didn't even lean, 5% gas and my rear slides on me like crazy. Closed the throttle and the bike came back up? does that mean im a good 1% rideer? hell no conditions were shit and honestly if you would've leaned 10 degrees with enduros you would've fell. With the conditions that he has bro that should've never happend. That is poor throttle control poor bodyposition etc. talking about body position. his lower half is kinda out and the upper body is straight? what is never seen before style since the early 2000? wtf

[@ATCRyderX]

oof! Good Save, FZ1 - That Human got a little squirrelly & you rode him back into control likeAbaws.

[@leesample9606]

mate that corner is lethal.

[@ShawnThomasJohnson1]

Shoulda done this, shoulda done that.... body position blah blah blah. Sir, my hat's off to you for saving your ass and not crashing the bike. I hate everyone who criticizes riding position. Your riding position got you home safe = good enough. Great job for not panicking and handling the slip. We need more riders like you on the road.

[@TheWheelLifeChad]

looks like his left foot peg levered the bike off the ground. You can tell if you look at his left foot during the vid. His left shoe is practically (or is) dragging on the ground during the whole turn and then he starts to lean in more and BAM rear end looses traction. Thankfully he had the skill to recover.

[@timanderson9466]

Great save!!! Never panicked and powered out of it. And not too much power, just enough.

[@raghawendrapolimera9261]

Good riding skills and good physics knowledge

[@dannyp204]

This is why I love my FZ1.

[@kirklamd1919]

Love the helmet choice for that bike 👀

[@kougerat5388]

Luck is always a factor but this looked more like good skill and instinct, well done .

[@Zac3538]

agreed, I'm not suggesting he needs to get his knee down just pointing out correct positioning to do so. I don't ride on the streets getting my knee down either, thats for the track, apart from some practice work on a small section of dead end road near my home where there is no traffic.

[@somethingscantbefixed5933]

Some people criticizing his skill, but maybe he hasn't been riding that long, and you have to give him credit for saving it

[@ispilledmyfuckingmilk5881]

That's skill combined with good reflexes.

[@KingCast65]

So he's probably NOT an "expert" rider but he's damn good and he seems to know his limitations and how to handle his machine. Plus there is clearly something about that area on that curve it doesn't appear to be decreasing radius but everyone loses it there.

[@DoubleClutchAutoReviews]

Sounds AND looks like a suspenseful horror flick hahah good save man glad you're okay!

[@DoubleClutchAutoReviews]

This sounds AND looks like a suspenseful horror flick hahah great save man glad you're okay!

[@KILOnegra23]

i love the slo mo. i can see the problem and how to correct it. these vids are pretty sweet...minus the accidents of course.

[@DoubleClutchAutoReviews]

Everyone is monday morning quarterbacking this guy in the comments, but can we please just all appreciate that he saved it!

[@loooopeytunes]

That's why i prefer leaning in over leaning out to preserve motorcycle cornering angle.

[@csc-photo]

Not luck - this rider knew exactly how to get out of that slide without high-siding or low-siding. Got up off the seat at :29, and allowed the bike to find itself again without fighting / forcing it.

[@vsdfv3]

Holy Shit!!!! Look at all these experts!

[@conceptsmart]

This guard-rail becomes very famous these days.

[@MartyMcFlyV]

The early 80's bikes would slide around really predictably.Now bikes have limits way out there.I miss my 83 KZ 750 Sports. It loved drifting it.The next bike I had was the 84 900 Ninja 900.WAY farther limit's.The drifting party ended there. : (

[@petersaints1864]

Nice saving. LIKE A BOSS !!!