Entering a turn too fast: Difference between revisions

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[[Category:New Riders]]

[[Category:Riding Techniques]]

There are a lot of things to do when trying to recover:

1) Use the rear brake to tighten up the line a little bit. It feels right to me, but the real racer guys say this is not the answer because if the rear wheel breaks loose the rear end will go wide and cause you to crash.

2) Reduce throttle and use both brakes to slow slightly realizing that most of the traction is being used for turning. It will slow you down, but uses additional traction.

2) Reduce throttle and use both brakes to slow slightly, realizing that most of the traction is being used for turning. It will slow you down, but uses additional traction.

3) Lean to the inside and continue to apply the throttle. Leaning in will cause the bike to straighten up, giving more ground clearance so hard parts don't scrape. It takes lots of courage to go faster when your brain already says you're going too fast.

3) Lean to the inside and continue to apply the throttle. Leaning in will cause the bike to straighten up, giving more ground clearance so hard parts don't scrape. It takes lots of courage to go faster when your brain already says you're going too fast, but often it's the right thing to do.

4) Straighten up, brake in a straight line to scrub off speed, then release the brakes and turn in tighter. Requires some room to run wider than you're already going.

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 [[Category:New Riders]]
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 There are a lot of things to do when trying to recover:
 ) Use the rear brake to tighten up the line a little bit. It feels right to me, but the real racer guys say this is not the answer because if the rear wheel breaks loose the rear end will go wide and cause you to crash.
-) Reduce throttle and use both brakes to slow slightly realizing that most of the traction is being used for turning. It will slow you down, but uses additional traction.
+) Reduce throttle and use both brakes to slow slightly, realizing that most of the traction is being used for turning. It will slow you down, but uses additional traction.
-) Lean to the inside and continue to apply the throttle. Leaning in will cause the bike to straighten up, giving more ground clearance so hard parts don't scrape. It takes lots of courage to go faster when your brain already says you're going too fast.
+) Lean to the inside and continue to apply the throttle. Leaning in will cause the bike to straighten up, giving more ground clearance so hard parts don't scrape. It takes lots of courage to go faster when your brain already says you're going too fast, but often it's the right thing to do.
 ) Straighten up, brake in a straight line to scrub off speed, then release the brakes and turn in tighter. Requires some room to run wider than you're already going.