LA Motorcycle accident on the section of Mulholland Highway called the Snake!
This motorcycle rider was surprisingly OK and actually road his bike home after his Triumph high-sided on a section of Mulholland Highway called the Snake.
The motorcycle rider said he was concentrating on the guy behind and the turn took him completely by surprise. He panicked & hit the rear brake only.
Panic break on the rear and this is what happens (clearly locked up the rear in the video). That’s why trail braking is a good technique to learn, even for street riding.
It seems this motorcycle rider was inexperienced and did not want to commit to the turn. Yes, looks like he was going a little fast but braked instead of leaned, and therefore continuing in a forward motion and hit the guardrail.
I would say the motorcycle speed was not really a big factor in this accident, as you can see later the next motorcycle rider they were yelling at was going double what this guy was doing when he went down … proving the motorcycle speed was not a major factor.
Gotta remember your body follows your chin . . . his chin stayed facing the guardrail and so his body continued. into and over the guardrail.
