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Berms and quick turns...
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[QUOTE="CaptainObvious, post: 1059418, member: 17060"] OK, I could be wrong, but that doesn't mean that I won’t support my point :) In a bermed turn, you take advantage of the berm and how it will "hold" you in a turn. Therefore you can rotate (around the vertical axis of the bike) the bike more quickly. This is done with a fair amount of slide. The slide is initiated with trail breaking, followed by tire slip as you accelerate through the apex of the turn. How does one best accomplish this? By unloading the rear tire by moving the weight forward. As you begin to stand the bike up, you assume a more neutral riding position. In a flat turn my goal is to 1) not fall and make an ass of myself, and 2) maximize traction. Maximum traction at the rear can only happen with a weight biased towards the rear tire. Of course, acceleration in and of itself will bias the weight to the rear tire, but unlike a bermed turn, there isn’t anything to “hold” you in the turn. Slip angle will be determined by power and weight on the outside peg. [/QUOTE]
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