Originally posted by Magellan
Next turn. Another left. This time I remember to grab the clutch. I start the turn, hit the brake and clutch, and yeah, the bike end comes around. As I exit the turn, I let out the clutch and lag 2nd gear. Almost stalled it, but grabbed first in time...
Originally posted by Magellan
I watched Time To Ride last week (great video) and noticed that brake sliding around a tight turn seems like a good skill to have.
Originally posted by Magellan I went on an enduro and decided to give it a try: into a left turn I initiate the turn and lock the rear wheel. Bike stalls and I'm blocking the trail in the middle of the turn...
Next turn...I remember to grab the clutch. I start the turn, hit the brake and clutch, and yeah, the bike end comes around. As I exit the turn, I let out the clutch and lag 2nd gear. Almost stalled it, but grabbed first in time...
This was pretty much the story for the left turns. I started droping the gears, but never got a good transition from brake sliding to accelerating. I figure more practice.
Originally posted by Magellan The rights were another story.
Coming into a right turn. Initiate the turn, grab the clutch, and Oh NO! My right foot is nowhere near the brake pedal. It is suspended in mid air near the front wheel. I go into panic mode as I'm going too fast to make the corner (after all, I had planned to brake) and I grab the front brake. Bad idea--front end washes out, I step over the bars for a short run into a tree. I knew I had a helmet for a reason.
Next time, same thing, except that I avoided the frnot brake, overran the turn, and this time the bike hit the tree.
Any tips or suggestions?
Originally posted by placelast
Lol. Gad, you have a way w/words
Originally posted by LongTime
You certainly do, Magellan. Good topic, though. I'd like to hear Ol89r's take on this subject. Following that old flattracker through trails,and especially fireroads, it seems like he NEVER has a time where something ain't a-slippin'-and-a-slidin'!
Originally posted by Ol'89r
Gotta go, took me a half hour just to read all of this and my nurse is looking for me, somthin about my medication. HA! PL, beat ya to it!;)
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