10-22-2014, 02:49 PM
I didn't know what trail braking was either...even after watching this video...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1kRpUGdJM ,
even though he was describing it he didn't come out as say it, I finally had to go to wikipedia ....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_braking
I do like the guys bikes and his set up in the video....the coat rack in the garage is a different idea.
I rarely use the rear brake, but I did find myself using it when riding the dragon...it seemed to smooth out the rear end wanting to float around as I braked more heavily on the front.
My first experience that shied me away from the rear brake was back in 1972 when I got my first street bike a Honda CL350....coming into town from highway speed....hit a red light.....hit the rear brake only and I bet I slid 50 feet, all the way through the intersection....luckily no one was coming....been shy of the rear brake ever since ;-)
I wish I could afford to fly to CA and do some "track time." Are there any safety courses here in the mid-west on actual race tracks, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio etc.
even though he was describing it he didn't come out as say it, I finally had to go to wikipedia ....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_braking
I do like the guys bikes and his set up in the video....the coat rack in the garage is a different idea.
I rarely use the rear brake, but I did find myself using it when riding the dragon...it seemed to smooth out the rear end wanting to float around as I braked more heavily on the front.
My first experience that shied me away from the rear brake was back in 1972 when I got my first street bike a Honda CL350....coming into town from highway speed....hit a red light.....hit the rear brake only and I bet I slid 50 feet, all the way through the intersection....luckily no one was coming....been shy of the rear brake ever since ;-)
I wish I could afford to fly to CA and do some "track time." Are there any safety courses here in the mid-west on actual race tracks, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio etc.