breaking on the track

[spierce]

who what when and why?

i dont track cause i am poor. but i was under the impression that on a track you down shift to slow before a turn and then accelerate through the turn.

never use your back brake cause the bike will slide out from under you.

correct me so i can be wise like yall...

[ducati_atx]

you use the front brake for stopping - motor slowdown wouldnt be fast enough (this is why bikes have brakes.)

As for the rear - you can use it to settle the rear down in a corner... using the rear properly wont cause you to lowside or highside. You can also use the brake to adjust the front/rear weight coming out of a corner too - I dont do taht as it spooks me out.

[spierce]

now bear with me cause i am a re-re i though no braking in turn because the wieght of the bike should be 60/40 with 60% of the wieght to the rear

and at track speed would the rear lock up easy and foot position on the peg would be lost too right? (ball of foot on peg no reachie the brakie)

[speedylocksmith]

sam, it's "braking"

[spierce]

Originally Posted by speedylocksmith

sam, it's "braking"

thanks speedy i luve u

[speedylocksmith]

Originally Posted by spierce

thanks speedy i luve u

i luv you too, my redneck inbred lover

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by spierce

never use your back brake

Google trail braking.

[Ninjakel]

Thanks Kell, I was about to post a link to that.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Google trail braking.

I did.

Wiki has a nice read on it but it doesn't discuss the topic at hand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_braking

Edit: actually it does:

Traditionally, trail braking is done exclusively with the front brake even though trailing the rear brake will effectively slow the motorcycle, also decreasing the turning radius.

[ducati_atx]

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=trail+braking