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Originally Posted by Parth
I'll say never be holding your brakes in such a situation. Try to shave off some speed before the speed breaker/bump in the road and then hold on tight and pray for the best. Also, I'd like to mention that if the vehicles does get air borne, the part where the tires touch the road again does tend to be the part when the whole vehicle and the rider kisses the road. To avoid this, get off the seat and stand on the foot pegs, when the tires will touch the road again, your knees will act as shock absorbers and wont transfer the shock of returning to earth :P to your upper body and hence your arms will stay straight causing the handlebars and the bike to stay straight. All in all the probability of you surviving the jump will increase. 
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Very well said. Fellow riders, just remember the way the moto-Cross riders stand on the foot pegs when go over the terrain. Getting of the seat slightly while maintaining the handle bars as steady and straight (in-line with the bike) as possible is the way to tackle a road bump when you are at a high speed. Try not to lean forward once the bike is air-borne, the rear tire should make contact with the tarmac first.