Sexy Friday – 20230203

TGIF! Congrats on making it to the first weekend of no football. On the positive side, that means Sunday Gravy is right around the corner, and let me tell you, it’s starting to smell awfully good in the content mines.

Survival – Personal Edition

Today we’re preparing for warmer weather, when we can take our motorcycles out on the roads again. Now, those two wheels of motion aren’t all fun and joy. In fact, they can pose significant danger when not operated properly. Let’s go over just one not so fun scenario: Losing traction!

• Don’t panic! When the motorcycle starts to skid, stay on the bike and try to regain control. The tires can recover traction and allow you to ride away.
• Once you realize regaining control is off the table, you want to induce a low side crash where you lay the bike down on its side in front of you. Easiest way to do this is apply full braking front and rear to allow the tires to slide. If you’ve ever seen a high side crash, you know exactly why not to keep fighting the bike at this point. With a high side crash, the tires suddenly gain traction, the bike stands up, and you get tossed up in the air.
• Fortunately, you’ve accepted the low side crash. Here’s why you separate yourself from the bike and slide on your back. Keep your arms and legs slightly spread and keep your head up so you can see where you’re sliding. You did remember ATGATT? All The Gear All The Time? That’ll make this slide safer, though you will need new gear.
• Once you stop sliding, hold still for a bit. All that adrenaline might mask an injury. The other helpful benefit of this is you won’t be tempted to stand up with still sliding. That will cause a high side without the help of the bike.
• Check yourself for injuries. Wiggle those fingers and toes and make sure everything’s still connected and working. After that go ahead and check on the bike. It’ll look like a mess, but it should still be able to get you home.

Congrats! You survived a motorcycle wreck like a pro. Ride safely out there folks!

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Survival – Species Edition

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