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Almost anything can happen.

A high side happens because the rear wheel LOST traction, then quickly and suddenly GAINED traction. You're not gaining traction if you've locked up the brakes.

But then if he let up on the brake, he'd gain traction and then high side right?

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But then if he let up on the brake, he'd gain traction and then high side right?

Possibly - IF he was on the throttle when he released the brake.

Of course, then the high side would have been caused by letting OFF the brakes, not locking them up.

Typically, a high side is caused when the rear wheel breaks traction by spinning up. When you chop the throttle the spinning stops, and the bike wants to stand back up. When the bike stands up, it spits you over the side.

What likely happened in this instance was too much rear brake. When he got the bike sideways (from the rear being locked) he let off the brakes. Once that happens, the bike wants to go straight again, and it spit him off.

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Possibly - IF he was on the throttle when he released the brake.

Of course, then the high side would have been caused by letting OFF the brakes, not locking them up.

Typically, a high side is caused when the rear wheel breaks traction by spinning up. When you chop the throttle the spinning stops, and the bike wants to stand back up. When the bike stands up, it spits you over the side.

What likely happened in this instance was too much rear brake. When he got the bike sideways (from the rear being locked) he let off the brakes. Once that happens, the bike wants to go straight again, and it spit him off.

Right, that is what I had figured happened. Not the fact that hit the brake threw him off but when he let off of it.

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