trailbraking and downshifting

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trailbraking and downshifting

Postby KEL10R » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:59 pm

Found this on the WSBK site with the link to YouTube,keith code is awesome,think this is from A Twist of the Wrist 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... rbZJbXwgrY
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Re: trailbraking and downshifting

Postby ZX9R Man » Sun May 24, 2015 2:32 pm

Why do modern day G.P riders drop their foot out during cornering ?
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Re: trailbraking and downshifting

Postby Wattie » Sun May 24, 2015 7:19 pm

They say for stability
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Re: trailbraking and downshifting

Postby dilligaf » Sun May 24, 2015 8:38 pm

ZX9R Man wrote:Why do modern day G.P riders drop their foot out during cornering ?


According to Simon Crafar in the Motovudu book it helps keep the weight behind the front contact patch, if they don't want to back it in.
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