I agree with makenzie71, i've slid my rear a few times with a wobble, but the only time I locked the front my bike literally slammed down, hard.  Thats exactly the way i would describe it, that the gyro forces stopped.  I'm sure you can lock the front and get away with it, but if you do your real lucky.

Glad you didn't go down... get some leather pants, I went down in the icon jeans which are stronger than normal jeans but i still got rash because of them... I'd have come out fine had i been wearing leather pants.

Jen, may all your mistakes be small learning experiences on the road to mastering the Practical Science of Motorcycling...

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Jen - glad you're allright. I've only locked up my front coming into a wet garage floor. The first time it went down. The second it just went straight and stopped.

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yes it is. As long as you always remember that, you'll be fine. Glad you saved it. Lesson learned, not the hard way luckily.

I've only locked up one of my tires and that was only once. The scary part is that I had my girlfriend on the back. I had to stop quickly and I stepped on the rear a bit too much. I just kept it straight up for a second and rode with the skid a little bit, then let off the brake and re-applied. It wasn't scary really at all. However, if you lock up the rear mid-turn, then that wouldn't be quite as "fun."  

Glad you are ok!

I use to live on Green River (91) and yah traffic sucks . Luckily I live in Huntington Beach now   . If you commute to the 55 be sure to get the Fast Trac pass for your bike. It's free for bikes!!!

Did you go down the gear box while you were braking. This can cause the back wheel to lock, it's best to slow down first and then select the correct gear.  Also you need to think why did you have to perform an emergency stop in this situation. How much stopping distance do you leave between you and the car in front? How far up the road are you looking?

GSmetal:

Great tip.  I do that mental excercise all the time.  There is always the unexpected but many things can be anticipated.  

Makenzie71:

Glad you made it through.  Similar thing happened to be once.  I was able to brake in time but the guy BEHIND me was not even paying attention.  Because I was in the left wheel track, the quickest way out of harms way was to pull into the middle of the road between the car in front of me and oncoming traffic.  The guy ended up stopping where I WAS the moment before.