It's hard to fathom how good those guys are...
motoDNA: Getting a Grip on the Mechanics of Trail Braking
motoDNA: Getting a Grip on the Mechanics of Trail Braking
I have had to foot brake a few times mid corner when I have gotten in a little "hot" on a couple of decreasing radious turns... its a little unnerving the first couple of times, but you start to get the hang of it after a while....It's hard to fathom how good those guys are...
motoDNA: Getting a Grip on the Mechanics of Trail Braking
This is a really good step by step. One thing I'd add in there is that while riding the brake tipping over, you want to be slightly lessening the pressure on that brake while you're slowly adding throttle at the same time.My method on track goes something like (picturing one corner in particular)
sight entry (2) marker
front brake on
down shift
rear brake on
down shift
sight corner (3) marker
heavy front brake
shift weight
rear brake off
lean out
sight apex marker
dip bike
still riding front brake
power
leaning still and more so
power
release front brake
sight exit marker
power
leaning more
power-aaarrrgh
change up
power-er-er-arrggh
power-er-arrrgh
upright bike as tuck-in
pour on more power +some more
change up and pour on everything last drop of power
street version of this requires alot less throttle and lean
dont ask for what the xbox controls are, because I wouldn't know I only ride real bikes:catfight:
I never touch the rear break. I trail break using only the front to set my desired corner entry speed. great tool once you get used to it because it allows you to attack a corner in different scenarios, and still keep you online.When u guys trail brake are you solely using front brake or rear though?
In MotoGP it looks as though they use the reAr, because you see the rear side of the bike swaying right before they drop into a corner.
For canyon riding, I've heard different things tho. Some friends I know use the rear to trail brake. Some completely ignore the rear and only use the front.
What's the correct way to do it and why?