I was watching Ride with Norman Reedus, a great moto/travel show, and he went to the Ducati Test Track in Italy with his guest, Josh Holloway to test ride several superbikes.
While they did a couple of slow rolls on the track, they went through some training drills, and Holloway did poorly on the braking drill, almost breaking his toe.
I watched it a few times to understand what happened (the second rider was Holloway). I noticed he had his weight way forward, and later he acknowledged that he panicked a little and put his foot down (which is how he injured his toe despite the boot).
I assume the Ducati he was testing had ABS but likely he applied the front brake too strongly, causing a rear wheel lift.
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While this hiccup was minor (Holloway was walking around in flipflops later), I often wonder about celebrities on motorcycles. I suppose it is no different than any other wealthy class of casual rider, but there is, of course, ego involved with celebrity which may translate to motorcycling, whether it is the type of motorcycle purchased or overconfidence in skill.
I remember the jokes about a very young Justin Bieber on a Ducati with massive chicken strips. And there are plenty of tragic celeb crashes.
Reedus seems like a skilled rider, and they were both receiving expert training. I was just thinking that would I struggle learning how to brake on a superbike? And how much do I ride compared to these two stars.
While they did a couple of slow rolls on the track, they went through some training drills, and Holloway did poorly on the braking drill, almost breaking his toe.
I watched it a few times to understand what happened (the second rider was Holloway). I noticed he had his weight way forward, and later he acknowledged that he panicked a little and put his foot down (which is how he injured his toe despite the boot).
I assume the Ducati he was testing had ABS but likely he applied the front brake too strongly, causing a rear wheel lift.
[YOUTUBE]YiRVrsBcG4s[/YOUTUBE]
While this hiccup was minor (Holloway was walking around in flipflops later), I often wonder about celebrities on motorcycles. I suppose it is no different than any other wealthy class of casual rider, but there is, of course, ego involved with celebrity which may translate to motorcycling, whether it is the type of motorcycle purchased or overconfidence in skill.
I remember the jokes about a very young Justin Bieber on a Ducati with massive chicken strips. And there are plenty of tragic celeb crashes.
Reedus seems like a skilled rider, and they were both receiving expert training. I was just thinking that would I struggle learning how to brake on a superbike? And how much do I ride compared to these two stars.
! I would love to hear his unedited views / stories!
