Training Means Extra Safety - BMW R 1100 S Rider's Manual

Training means extra safety

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Cornering and braking
need to be practiced
Develop a "sixth sense" for potentially
dangerous situations. What this means:
look ahead, plan how to avoid possibly
dangerous situations and study other
road users' behaviour with a degree of
healthy scepticism.
– take bends smoothly and rhythmi-
cally, avoiding violent braking and
acceleration
– approach bends slower than you feel
they can be taken; a neat riding style
will get you to your destination more
safely than sheer speed
– ride at the inner edge of the ideal
line, look ahead and plan to leave the
bend as smoothly as you entered it
Allow for reaction time when judging
braking distances.
– at a speed of 50 km/h
(31 mph), for instance, one second's
hesitation means that about 14
metres (46 feet) are covered addi-
tionally before the brakes are
applied
– at 90 km/h (56 mph), this distance
grows to 25 metres (82 feet)
Practice applying the brakes with and
without an extra load on the motorcy-
cle, and study its reactions on various
kinds of road surface.
Work up to the wheel lock limit gradu-
ally.
BMW has a worthwhile safety contri-
bution to make in this area too – BMW
Safety Training.
These programmes are a wonderful
opportunity: systematic basic and fol-
low-up training enables you to master
situations close to the limit and keep
your motorcycle under supreme con-
trol whatever happens.