The fall of The Mighty - Twice!!

No confusions about that, I AM The Mighty. And what happened was my bike skidded twice on the same day, but both the times I managed to get away unhurt. But my bike lost its rear-view mirror. :(

The day before yesterday, i.e., Monday, the 8th day of September, (the Indian counterpart of - thats me) Valentino Rossi got on his Yamaha (thats my Honda Unicorn), warmed up his Yamaha and prepared to race on the world's toughest race track - Hyderabad roads - in the rain.

Take 1: Vroom, vroom.. In the parking, at the top of the 40m slope overlooking the Deloitte exit gate.. Vrooooom.. Take a good look at the gate down the short straight.. Put the bike into first gear, accelerate to 10, jump to gear 2.. speed is 25, move to gear 3.. Ohh! Speed breaker ahead.. Apply both, front and back, brakes in the ratio 75-25.. SREEECHH, BAMMM, SCREeeeeech.. I'm now doing water-gliding rather than biking.. Damn!! That's like crashing in the pit-stop even before the start of the race..

Take 2: Even after the fall in take 1, I was driving in my normal style.. Two turns and 300m away from the chequered flag (thats my home), I was racing at 50kmph in 5th Gear, obviously first (in the single-driver race).. Traffic ahead..  A Santro brakes hard on the other lane. The cycle behind him detours into the opposite side straight into me.. Brake hard (front:back::75:25).. Screech to a halt, but with the bike lying flat on the ground.. Damn, yet another fall.

The common mistake: Applying Front Brakes on slippery ground.. First time, it was the slippery tiles on the slope.. second time, it was sand on the road.. You can control the bike when the back tyre locks and skids.. You get an extra split second before you fall and within this time, you can release the brakes and save yourself.. But when the front tyre locks and skids, the next thing you know you are down.. I guess, you must release the brakes and push your weight in the direction of the skid (because that will be opposite the direction of your fall).. So, if your front tyre skids to the right, the Center of Mass moves moves towards the left, and you (along with the bike) fall towards the left.. So you must push your weight towards the right.. but, I wasn't able to put this theory to practical use the two times i fell.. May you have more luck :)