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[QUOTE="berm buster, post: 81572, member: 22786"] Hey Mag, Regarding brake sliding, or "squaring the corners", Heres how I do it and I have been doin since I was racin" years ago. Lets say you are coming into a left sweeper, crank on the gas hard, and just as you are coming into the entry of the corner, downshift into 2nd or 1st gear. push on the brake pedal and lean the bike to the inside of the corner, as you are doing this,turn your handle bars lightly to the right, this will keep you from highsiding over the bike. What will happen is the rear tire will completely lock up,and start to slide around the corner, in a sense your back tire is trying to "pass you" As soon as your bike is almost going the opposite direction,crank on the throttle! Your back tire actually "bounces off of the berm" then when you crank the throttle, your bike actually shoots around the corner. This is a cool technique that looks great on video. "Wow did I do that?! It does some practice, but what you can break it down in to "parts" at a time. 1st part, come into the corner really fast, and just lock up the rear tire, while leaning to the inside. Do this several times until you get the hang of it. 2nd part, now come into the corner, lock up the tire, and try to actually make your rear tire "hit the berm" and see what it feels like. try this several times, get comfortable with it 3rd part, now come into the corner, hit the brakes, lean the bike over to the inside ( stick your left foot out by the front fork, for balance) as you feel the bike sliding, as soon as the rear of the bike is pointing the other direction, crank on the throttle! IF done correctly, you will impressed at how fast you can come out of the corners! Also watch Pastrana and Carmichael, in Supercross, they practically square every corner. Why because its much faster than riding the berm. And a very good way to pass other slower riders, waiting their turn to get in the best (they think) line thru the corner. Any way this is a cool technique to learn, but it does take some time and a lot of practice! But Hey! If it was EASY, you would see monkeys doin' it! Have Fun and give it a try, let me know when you get the hang of it. berm buster [/QUOTE]
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