Hypothetically speaking...
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Hypothetically speaking... - 6/6/2006 1:50:01 AM
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Triangle
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Say I am heading into a corner a bit too hot and the curve starts to get away from me... the outside edge of the bitumen is looming close and I need to turn tighter.
What will get me turning sharper best?
Lay the bike over further and let the handle bars go where they want or slide further off the seat and pull the handlebars to make the bike stand up a bit more and the pull the handlebars into the corner? Something else?
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RE: Hypothetically speaking... - 6/6/2006 1:40:11 PM
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gixxereater
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The thing that will get you through it best is look through the corner where you want to go, not the weeds you're about to hit. I can only assume this is on the track? Surely on the road this is pushing to hard. But it's hyp, so lets go with on track. Either stand it up and grab a handful of brake and lay it back down quick, or try dragging the rear brake a touch, that'll tighten her up too. Other wise, you had better have some lean angle left to go or you're eating shit, and simply carrying too much speed. Hanging off more will stand the bike up more and allow a higher speed to be carried through a given arc. But, if you're already carrying too much speed, you best stand it up, grab as much brake as traction allows, and either lay it back down, or ease off the brake as you come to the grass and ride it off. Better to drive off than fall off and tumble.
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RE: Hypothetically speaking... - 6/7/2006 9:36:15 AM
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05Tribal
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I say to look through the corner where you want to go and counter steer hard while trail braking through the turn. The bike will inherently want to stand up but when you apply the brakes so it is important that you press down on the inside bar and as long as you have enough cornering speed and traction you will make it. I know this works because I've used the technique both on and off the track.
Oh yea, take a riding school like www.sportbiketracktime.com and you will be able to "for real" learn and practice all this. A couple of forum members and I just participated in a two day event this past Monday and Tuesday at Mid-Ohio. It was my first time and it was KICK ASS! I learned so much and plan to go back many more times as my schedule and pocket book allows.
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Printable Version
You want to ever so slightly hit the front brakes so that the forks compress a smidge. This reduces your trail (as in rake and trail) and gives you a tighter turning radius. Of course if you're into the corner way hot there's only so much this will get you as you do run a real risk of bottoming out the front suspension if you grab an assload of brake. 
