First time it happened, that is when I crashed my Fz6. It stepped out about a foot and when it grabbed I almost high sided like that first rider, but used my legs to grip the tank. I totally screwed the throttle control and was not able to recover thus crashing.
A week ago I almost did it again. I was uhh taking a right turn at a brisk pace from one major 5 lane road to another. I was going about 30-35. I had already started in on the turn and then saw that there was a manhole cover right in my line. I did not have enough time to change so I just shot right over the inside of it, trying to get off it as much as possible. The whole bike slid about the width of a manhole cover. Luckily I had my body position set up, hanging cheek off the seat and leaned in but when I saw what was going to happen I came up a little (like you said they were crossed up). I just let the bike do it's thing while I maintained throttle, was light on the pegs and bars. The bike got traction again, wobbled a little bit, standing up pushing into my outside leg. I felt like it pushing me for a high side, but I just stayed loose, trying to visualize myself floating. As soon as the bike settled I finished the corner and I had to slow my heart down.
