If you are riding a motorcycle and encounter a pothole that is impossible to avoid, what is the safest behavior to overcome it?

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The correct technique for an unavoidable obstacle like a pothole consists of two keys: speed reduction and verticality. You must decrease speed before impact (releasing brakes just before the pothole to avoid wheel lock) and keep the bike perpendicular to the ground (vertical). This ensures the suspension system works optimally by absorbing the shock vertically. Accelerating would increase the impact force, destabilizing the vehicle, and leaning the bike would reduce suspension efficiency and grip.

If you are riding a motorcycle and encounter a pothole that is impossible to avoid, what is the safest behavior to overcome it?

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