🛑 Swerving ain’t just for sport bikes, slick

Let me take you back to a dusk ride on Route 36, somewhere between nowhere and who-the-hell-knows. I’m cruising, tank half full, lungs full of desert air, and heart full of that post-wrenching peace only the road gives.

Then boom — headlights hit a deer. Mid-lane. Dumb as hell and frozen like a rookie in a bar fight. I didn’t brake. Didn’t blink. Just swerved. Muscle memory. Years of drills. Lived to finish my ride and drink my whiskey. That deer? Still confused. Probably telling ghost stories to squirrels. 🦌💨

You don’t rise to the occasion out there. You fall to your level of training. And if your idea of swerving is just “lean harder,” you’re screwed.

🌀 What swerving really is (and what it ain't)

Swerving isn’t some elegant lean into a graceful curve like you're posing for a Harley commercial. It’s a controlled freakout — a precision panic move that gets your skin and your scoot away from whatever the hell just popped up in your lane.

💣 The truth: Most riders don’t practice it. They think they’ll just “react.” Guess what? Your untrained reaction is a straight line to the ER. Or worse — the dirt nap express.

⚡ Swerving 101 — from a road dog who’s still here

Here’s the no-bullshit way to practice like your life depends on it. Because it damn well does.

🛞 Step 1: Eyes up, always

You can’t avoid what you don’t see. Scan like you’re expecting a ninja raccoon to jump out at any moment. 🦝🕶️

🏋️‍♂️ Step 2: Body loose, bike tight

Grip the tank with your knees. Arms loose. You guide the bars — don’t death grip ‘em. You want control, not a chokehold.

💨 Step 3: Push to move — fast and sharp

You don’t “turn” the bike — you push the bars. Quick, deliberate. Push right to go right. Then snap it back just as hard to center up. Don’t overthink it. Just drill it till it’s muscle memory.

🎯 Step 4: Do it before you need it

Empty parking lot. Traffic cones. Old boots. Trash cans. Don’t care. Just create obstacles and practice. Do it until you could dodge a tire at 60 mph and not spill your coffee.

🧠 Why most riders mess this up

Because they never commit. They half-ass the drill, or they brake while swerving. That’s how you lose traction and faceplant into a guardrail.

DO NOT BRAKE WHILE SWERVING. Read that again. Then tattoo it on your gas tank if you have to. 🧱✍️

You swerve to avoid. You brake to stop. Doing both at the same time turns your ride into a crash course in physics. Literally.

💡 Pro Tip from Blake: 🏍️💢

Swerving ain’t sexy, but neither is road rash on your ass. If you haven’t practiced in the last 3 months, you’re a hazard — to yourself and everybody behind you. Get your butt in a parking lot. Work your drills. Don’t be the guy whose last words were, “I thought I could make it.”

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Don’t ride blind. Not now. Not ever.

🗯️ Your next move?

Don’t wait for the day you need this to wish you’d trained for it. Grab a six-pack, drag your buddy, and make a damn day of it.

Set up your cones, push those bars, and lock it in. Muscle memory saves lives. Just ask my handlebars.

Ride smart, ride ruthless,
Blake “Iron Sage” Rivers

P.S. If your swerving game is solid, prove it. Hit me up with what drills you run or the last time swerving saved your bacon. Don't leave me hangin’. Let’s trade stories — iron sharpens iron. 💬