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Riding the loaded down KLR through some wonderful curvy little back roads in virginia, I was having a grand old time zipping through the corners at about 20 over the recommended speed, when I came across an immediate sharp left hander after a fairly easy right hander. Nothing to do but throw the bike over on its side and go for it, so I did. No time to slow down. I scraped the toe of my left boot and was wandering toward that scary ditch when I remembered the MSF class and forced myself to look at the road, not the ditch, trust the tires, and push it even farther over. I made the turn with inches between my tires and the ditch, doing about 45 on a posted 25 mph curve. Then I stopped and composed myself. What did I learn? Take it easy on unfamiliar roads, even knobbies grip surprisingly well on dry pavement, and target fixation is a bitch.
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