is miles away from their good, solid neutral riding position, and they don’t even know it. most riders will typically drift back with their arms almost straight and their knees bent, and they’re now not able to move any further in that direction. this is what causes the top-heavy, limited, off balance wobble that puts so many riders off.
the correct thing to do in these ‘oh crap’ moments is to bend your arms and knees and get closer to the bike. try and keep that wide footprint we mentioned earlier, but this time have it much closer to your bike. this will allow you so much more range of motion 