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Originally Posted by Kurosaki
For track riding, I would say leave the rear alone for sure.
Even if you like to use it on the street.
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EDIT:
I thought about this wrong. You are correct in that statement.
The front does such a good job, when used right, can handle much of the load, if not all. Enough front braking results in getting the back airborne, and if rear brake is applied, it locks up. Yet there are situations where the rear can help...like parking the bike in the pit.
I started to really think about how I did my laps at the track, and a few high speed runs on back roads. I found that I did seldom use the rear brake. I actually only grabbed the front, and sometimes trail-braked into a turn using it. I guess it was because I found I upset the dinky 250 when I moved my foot off the pedal and positioned it on the peg. So yes, I was in left field when I made that statement. lol
I instinctively only used the front when riding fast, because I was able to be smoother coming in and going out of the turns.