Quote Originally Posted by dazn
i dont even recommend going up to the mountains until you are 100% comfortable with your bike and basic instinctual controls.
if you really think you are ready and you have all your gear, pm me,i will shoot you some awesome roads to ride. But if there is even a doubt, then get more seat time. Its too easy to get killed up there, even with a tiny mistake. and even if you think you are going slow. I had a Harley rider die in my arms last year, he was only going 30-40mph,but went off the side of the road and broke his neck. It really doesnt take much, you have to realize how frail our bodies are compared to a tree, a cliff, the ground after a 20foot drop, or a car.
Video after video I've seen people brake in a turn on a bike and high side it. If it's a left turn they're going into the guard rail or trees and there bike is cart wheeling or sliding shortly behind them. In a right turn it's going to put the rider into oncoming traffic or slide across and into the guardrail or trees. Anything is possible around any turn and there is nothing forgiving about a bike. Inexperienced riders don't know how to react to situations in the mountains. If it wasn't for me racing mountain bikes before I got on a motorcycle I'm sure I would have layed one down on the street. Luckily it made me comfortable sliding on 2 wheels when unexpected things happen, even though a motorcycle weighs over 10 times what my full suspension mountain bike did.