HotAntivirus

Today, I had worst experience of my life, I was moving at 75-80 kmph on the highway and there were 3 bikes in front of me and a huge bump in the road and due the bikes in front of me I wasnt able to see it and i went through it.. After i crossed it I was in the air, but I somehow had a good landing and It survived Please give us all tips as this can happen to anyone of us, how to go through such situation like mine.. and How to handle it.

__________________
Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

http://www.facebook.com/rishabhsood.net

sunilg

General biking discussion approved.

__________________
(Been There Done That) x 2.25

Join xBhp On

msatheesh76

Thank god, you are safe now, While riding many face such problems not only on bumps but also in some surprise pot holes, still bumps raise you a lot. IMO we have to control the speed to our level best by reducing gear and by applying both the breaks.

If in case happen to JUMP we should not get scared we should handle the situation just like a rider does on a mud rally. depending on the road condition.

I am not able to understand why these authorities never bother to keep a warning board some safe distance in advance! Bumps are made to save lives and not to hurt. Most times only bikers suffer.

__________________
Tame the Road........

dcs

Good to hear that you managed the Bump. I am waiting to hear some expert opinion on this topic.


I would not second the potion of applying both the brakes. Applying brakes at times is more bad ( Worse) as compared to going with throttle on. The reason being, when we apply brakes, the shock absorbers compress, leaving too less on the travel, which in turn would pass the jerk on to the entire vehicle resulting in dis-balance and things alike.

Always try to practice target fixation, as discussed on a related thread on the forum, which tells us to look for the escape route rather than focusing on the trouble.


I Guess the Thread starter meant to say Bump in the Road and not a Speed Breaker. Further, I guess the speed breakers again should be made as per the guidelines which states that the elevation or the angel of Speed Breaker should not be more than 15° with a ramp of 3 feet, but who cares! What we have on Roads is Vehicle breakers, good enogh to toss the Two wheelers and the riders in Air.

Read this to know the Right Dimensions for a Speed Braker.








dcs

HotAntivirus

I did got disbalanced when I landed but I was able to control the bike by holding on to the handle bars very tightly.. But it was really scary and I never thought I'd make it properly

__________________
Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

http://www.facebook.com/rishabhsood.net

rakesh_zmr

Each and every biker faces this situation atleast once, if I am not wrong .. err I mean riders in India thanks to the road conditions.. better, we be careful than blaming others for not doing their job(I mean the R&B)

I would say from my experience that braking hard will produce the worst effects, I think just releasing the throttle if we are at a very high speed and then try not to bend the bike to any inclination and keep the handle straight...

And if we are at slow speeds better not release the throttle this may tend to stop the engine as we will not be riding with all the alertness.

__________________
All the wise men of the world are called wise only after they spoke their mind, so dont keep the ideas to yourselves!

Parth

Well I encountered this when I used to ride my kinetic honda. I was going at around 60 kmphr and suddenly a speed breaker came in front of me. I grabbed both the brakes and shaved off whatever speed i could and about a meter or so before the speed breaker I let go of the brakes and held on the handle bars very tightly. The poor scoot was air borne for a sec I think, and then it came down. I thought I'm gonna crash but I survived that day.

Same thing happened to my friend almost at the same spot and he was riding his fz16. He didnt let go of the brakes and went down.

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.

__________________
A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel.

sourabh2910

Well, the worse case is when there's a shallow dip on the road, which is like a depression (or a internal cave in which is covered by the tar on the surface)and it is not visible even when there's no one infront of you...

Its scary once the bike encounters such dips... cause then, the only thing you can do is hold on to your dear life and the handle bar of the bike....

Best way I guess, is to make sure you are seated on the bike and keeping it straight and NOT touch brakes.... like DCS bhaiyya said... rest.. well, I dont know what else can one think of as such instances can best be handled through instincts...!

__________________
Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy. Wear a Helmet!

Akkiben

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.

pavanchirmade

Standing on the footpegs really works. Trust me on this. Just make sure that you don't sway sideways when you are standing.

__________________
The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.