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Old May 18th, 2009, 07:01 PM   #9
Alex
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Agreed. I just wouldn't stress about BP for new riders, or even not-so-new riders. As long as you're not doing anything really goofy (leaning your body opposite the turn; pushing the bike down in turns), it won't keep you from keeping a very quick street pace without even approaching the bike's limits. IMO there are a million other things to work on before worrying about BP, like line selection, appropriate steering inputs, braking, and just general comfort with speed on the bike. At some point if people start to run into limits (clearance problems, traction problems, etc.), then starting to work on BP isn't a half-bad idea. Getting to the track certainly accelerates the process of finding those limits; trying to bump up against them for the first time on the street can occasionally end painfully.
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