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A few times on this forum, I have mentioned my dislike of blind corners. Yesterday I was watching a video on Youtube about riding on public roads which are twisty. Apparently if you watch the point at where the laft and right sides of the road intersect ahead of you, you can tell whether you are approaching a bend faster or slower if the point of intersection moves towards or away from you. With a neutral handling motorcycle, if you get into a blind corner too hot, it is normal to ease the front brake on. When you do that to lose speed, the front goes down and you tend to run wide faster. You might end up over the centre line of the road and into oncoming traffic. But there is a point at which you can let go of the brake and get back onto the gas. It is a matter of judging your speed. On a race track, if you get into a corner too hot, you can end up off the other side og the bitumen, then all you can do is stand the bike verical and spear off or drop it onto the grass. However if your bike over-steers when you gas it and the front comes up, you can recover much more easily.