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Well said, any member who sais they never engaged in engine braking is fooling themselves. Like Burnspot has said, anytime you let off the throttle, and even downshift to another gear will result in some degree of compression.Let's face it...ANY time you let off the throttle with the clutch still engaged, you're engine braking in varying degrees, depending on what gear you're in (the lower the gear, the more extreme the effect).
Another good point some member had mentioned, if it's bad for the bike, it would state that in the owners manual.
From my personal riding expereince hitting the twisties, I could hit an entire stretch of twisties without even using either brake, only because I have either let off the throttle or have downshifted into a lower gear prior to entering the turn. I find it very difficult to ride that agressive in the twisties and not allowing yourself to slow down by the engine.