Crashing in a race sucks. Crashing out of a podium finish on a borrowed bike is even worse! In this video, Senior Road Test Editor Ari Henning is riding a friend’s Honda CBR300R that he’s ostensibly racing to help with the bike’s development… After a last-row start behind 20-plus competitors, Ari has worked his way up to second place. Then things go wrong!

Ari crashed because he poured on too much gas with too much lean angle, on tires that were well used and rapidly overheating. The slide was Ari’s first sign that his rear slick was loosing grip, but he didn’t heed the warning. It could have been a win Ari, if only you’d kept your cool and kept it on two wheels!