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Alex · September 19th, 2010, 05:34 PM

Well, it's not that black and white. The problem comes in if the rear wheel is locked, and is also not in line with the front wheel, and then regains traction quickly when the brake is released (while it is still not in line). In that case the immediate traction can flip the bike to the side and in the worst case, highside the rider.

But if the rear wheel is back relatively in line with the front wheel, letting off the rear brake may do nothing more than start to turn and the rider can go on their way. The blanket guidance of the MSF to hold it on until you come to a complete stop isn't a bad idea, but at some point people gain the feel required to allow the rear wheel to get rolling again without having to bring the bike completely to a stand-still.

September 19th, 2010, 05:34 PM	#7
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Well, it's not that black and white. The problem comes in if the rear wheel is locked, and is also not in line with the front wheel, and then regains traction quickly when the brake is released (while it is still not in line). In that case the immediate traction can flip the bike to the side and in the worst case, highside the rider. But if the rear wheel is back relatively in line with the front wheel, letting off the rear brake may do nothing more than start to turn and the rider can go on their way. The blanket guidance of the MSF to hold it on until you come to a complete stop isn't a bad idea, but at some point people gain the feel required to allow the rear wheel to get rolling again without having to bring the bike completely to a stand-still. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)