Question

[z315]

I was about a block away from my house one evening and made a right turn, I was towards the left side of my lane and I was praticiing th break, look, leand and gas technique, when about midway through my turn, my rear tired sliped, I manage to get my right foot down and regain control to finish my turn, but scared the crap out of me. What did I do wrong? I was in 2nd roughly a little under 20mph. t

[nick_villan]

could have been sand or something slipery ont he floor. that happend to me a wile ago. i slip on sand and my bike feel.

[TM_Dearborn]

Was there any gravel or dirt at that point in the turn?

[z315]

I did notice a Small amount of graval and a little debris. Would those small pebbles the reason why I slipped?

[scratch]

Could be enough.  Also, are the car tire tracks deep, making the asphalt kinda rippled?

[Caffeine]

How old are your tires?   The rubber hardens as it ages.    My previous GS had old tires and the back would sometimes break loose on clean pavement.   Very scary feeling!

[z315]

How old are your tires?   The rubber hardens as it ages.    My previous GS had old tires and the back would sometimes break loose on clean pavement.   Very scary feeling!

TEll me about it.
I honestly don't know, i purchased the bike used a couple months ago. But Didn't really put much into consideration since the bike only has about couple hundred miles on it.

Side note, how long dose an average tire last?

And there weren't any ripples because it was near a residential area.

[Alphamazing]

And there weren't any ripples because it was near a residential area.

How are THESE for some near-residential area ripples?

[scratch]

Depending on how or where they're stored.  5 years is a safe number.

[KYGS500E]

could just be cold tires and a lil too much lean... i dunno

[roguegeek]

Chances are it wasn't your technique that got you in trouble so it's one of two other things. You were on an unstable/inconsistent surface or your tires were not in good shape.

[Jake D]

Putting your foot down is bad.