Rode to Lake Chelan on friday to visit my kid. Got 51 mpg on the way up (calculator). Ran 65 to 70 with an occasional pass. Great weekend, however while downtown waiting for a crosswalk to clear, I'm in the intersection, a kid and his girlfiend on a sport bike decide to make a left turn in front of me. Laid it down (gently) to avoid knocking them off their bike. A few scratches to the mirror and left bag. Glad I put those sliders on last week. They took the hit. Got 47.4 mpg on the way home ridin 80 most the way and bucking some serious winds. Damn, I love this bike....scratches and all, still goes like a bat outta hell. Somebody stop me. HeHe
So you are saying that you are not skilled enough to USE YOUR BRAKES adequately.
Sounds like you need alot of braking practice along with some counter steering or swerving practice.
As an MSF Instructor and one who has ridden on the streets daily for 35 years and NEVER LAID it down I cringe when someone proudly exclaims that. ** Trying to avoid and accident by purposely having an accident by "laying it down" is never a correct response as statistics bear out. You have no brakes and NO CONTROL when sliding along on metal and just accomplished what you tried to avoid. **ESPECIALLY when you have an ABS system on your MC..