It really brings back your focus when something unexpected happens.
We have a large amount of road construction going on in the lower mainland, due to lack of road work in the past few years and preparation for 2010.
Grooving of pavement to prepare for new pavement is part of the process and rain makes it worse. Then add a tailgater to the mix and it is easy to see where new riders tend to tighten their grip on the bars, also the whole body stiffens which is another form of rider input.
To get the new rider to relax the grip and tighten only the knees around the tank is key. If the bucket on the machine they use for the grooves has a broken tooth or 2 then you get a wider groove that seems to grip your tire.
No quick throttle response, no sudden applying of brakes, relaxing the body and the death grip on the bars and it becomes easier.
Easy to say, that pucker factor and first reaction where the brain screams "oh no"!
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