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Old May 17th, 2012, 12:06 PM   #11
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Name: Akima
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MOTM - Oct '13
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Originally Posted by alex.s View Post
i put front brake only but thats not exactly right. i do front brake + engine braking. you know you are doing it right when the rear wheel slides around a bit
You shoulda put "other" dummy! Though in actuality I do the same as you. I perform heavy front braking with engine braking. At some point (when the front brake is on hard enough) I whip-in the clutch lever to take away the engine braking. This is partly so I don't stall when I come to a complete stop and partly so in the off-chance I nearly do a stoppie, the engine braking isn't enough to cause the rear to slide out. Mainly for the former point though, as I'm not actually sure if the latter scenario would happen.
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