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Chuffmonkey · November 8th, 2013, 09:49 AM

So this morning I was leaving home, turning left out of my driveway. I was late, so I was more aggressive on the throttle than I should have been (esp. given the completely cold tires). All of the sudden the backend broke loose - I was still leaning to the left in the turn - the bike gave it a lot of wobbly action, recovered, and all was well again. It felt like it broke right, left, right, left again and then recovered.

When I looked down I discovered that I'd instinctively pulled the clutch in - is this even the right thing to do?

It was definitely not a conscious decision to pull the clutch and I fear that it may have been completely the wrong instinctive reaction and something that I need to fix. Suggestions on how to fix without forcibly causing the back end to slide?

This was on my Street Triple btw.

November 8th, 2013, 09:49 AM	#1
Chuffmonkey ninjette.org member Name: Alex Location: Salt Lake City Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Triumph Street Triple R, 2011 250R SE (sold 5/8/13) Posts: 128	Almost dumped it So this morning I was leaving home, turning left out of my driveway. I was late, so I was more aggressive on the throttle than I should have been (esp. given the completely cold tires). All of the sudden the backend broke loose - I was still leaning to the left in the turn - the bike gave it a lot of wobbly action, recovered, and all was well again. It felt like it broke right, left, right, left again and then recovered. When I looked down I discovered that I'd instinctively pulled the clutch in - is this even the right thing to do? It was definitely not a conscious decision to pull the clutch and I fear that it may have been completely the wrong instinctive reaction and something that I need to fix. Suggestions on how to fix without forcibly causing the back end to slide? This was on my Street Triple btw.