Dealing with Rear Tire Lock Up

Posted by on November 8, 2008

How many of you guys have faced the problem of tire lock up. Rear side tire lock up is not uncommon in hayabusa. So what do you do when your rear side tire locks up and your bike starts to swing? The first instinct of any biker, veteran or newbie, will be to release the brakes. Never do this because the hayabusa is a single track vehicle and will always follow the track set by the front tire. Releasing the brakes could result in High Side.

High side……you may be wondering what high side means. High side means falling from the hayabusa from the height of 4 feet to 6 feet. It is most likely that you land on your head, shoulder and chest. In the worst case scenario you could land on your neck…ouch! that hurts. Once on the ground wait for hayabusa to run over you.

So now that you have understood high side “DO NOT” release the brakes when your rear tire is locked up. Instead try to steer the hayabusa in the direction of the swing i.e. if the rear end of the hayabusa to towards the throttle side then steer your hayabusa towards the right side. When the bike slows down you can slowly move towards the rear side. Your body weight will put pressure on the rear tire forcing hayabusa to slow down. Once you are comfortable with the bike then slowly release the brakes.

So be very careful when driving your hayabusa when your tires are locked up else…..you will experience what “Egyptian Mummy” looked like when you look at yourself mirror after falling from your hayabusa.