And what percentage of motorcyclists are motoGP riders or have 1/10th the skill of one or the practice time it takes to overcome instinct?
Almost none (re motoGP abilities) in term of percentage. and that's my point. Those riders are pushing themselves in an environment where the skill level and stakes are much higher. It's the training that helps them in situations where something can go drastically wrong and they make it out alive. A good example is ending up in a low side crash, where it's could've ended up in a high side, due to good training taking effect.
My response was to your "reasoning" that practicing doesn't help in an emergency situation. Hopefully most riders are not trying to take corners at 180 or trying to brake super hard in a curve and expect to come out without incident.
As far as skill level goes, you should ride in your skill level. simple as that. A lot of riders can't execute a perfect dead stop from 200 km/h fast enough, including myself. If that's the case don't take your bike to 200 km/h, but a lot of riders here can from 100 if they practice. That's what you should practice, as those are speeds most regular riders do day in and day out on the back roads at least. And I'm talking about straight line emergency braking not more advanced techniques like braking in corners etc. Again, the proper technique is important during practice as you will end up applying the same techniques you've practiced in a real life situation. You should practice these techniques at fair enough speeds as "baggsy" mentioned above. There are advanced rider courses offered that one should take
And this is the part I find laughable. Practice time should be made. If you can find time to ride then you should find time to practice. It's that simple. And that's what the OP in this thread was asking, right? If your comment was to those that don't want to practice then what's the point in responding to a thread where the OP is enquiring about practice techniques? If you don't put in practice time, then you can't reasonably expect chance to be in your favour.
Some people just want to ride and I guess that's their decision. To each their own. Hopefully most of us are adults that ride with the perceived risks before we ride.
How many people thought they had emergency braking down then had the front slide out when it actually mattered?
If you want to ride out of your capabilities or common sense based on the environment, even after sufficiently practicing, then it's your own fault I guess. However, there are some situations that are plain unlucky; such as a deer jumping out 10 ft in front of you when you're doing 80-100. Maybe even swerving in that situation might not help, especially if a deer will end up in that path.
