rear brake for tighter corners

[minkyhead]

anyone else been using the rear brake for tight bends usually the 90degree or hairpin variety not all the time
i have been doing this on the old 1150 for some time with great effect [no not falling off ]
i only got the 1200 last week have just completed the first 500miles
though i have not been able to give it the full minerals
it has been a joy to ride and corners so much better than the old 1150 took it to wales and tried it on some less well known lanes short and twisty i do counter steer but sometimes even somthing as agile as the gs needs to be coaxed round the tighter apexes the 1200 reacts the same way under rear braking and seems to have slightly read a lot less initial bite but equal power which is good
i was using the rear brake quite abit on the 1150 for these bends very light pressure on the rear pedel turned the bike very quickly or corrected the line if the apex was getting away from me ... to me it feels good and so far has had no adverse effects it has helped me more than few times in the past
am i right or am i lucky ..i would add that i would not use this tequnique in the wet it does seem to have alot of merit when used ..to me anyway

 

[nleader]

anyone else been using the rear brake for tight bends

Hiya Minkyhead,

I'm guessing you never went through CBT when you started riding. (Neither did I - too old). Dragging the rear brake to keep control in a slow, tight turn is taught on day one to complete beginners these days... I rode for many years before I found out about it!

Cheers, Norman

 

[finglonga]

It also helps on those corners you miss judge and aproach way too fast, when grabbing a handfull of front will see you kissing the black top. Just use the back brake around the corner and your line will as if by magic... tighten. It has got me out of many a tight spot. Then again SWMBO says that if I didn't ride like a hoolgan I wouldn't get into such predicaments in the first place.

 

[Gecko]

Do it on my 1100 as needed - last summer in Spain did it so much coming down the Pyrenees I vapour locked the back brake ......very disconcerting to be hurtling down a mountain to find your brake is nothing but air ......managed to stop and cool it off and no problems for the rest of the trip.

 

[minkyhead]

thanks for that wonder if it works in reverse ...hope we never find out

 

[smartrider]

Using the rear brake is good for all slow control,

seeing this thread though reminds me, to warn you guys, the rear pads on my 1200 wore down to the metal at just under 10k miles. (I know that I should have kept a close eye on the pads) in contrast I did not change the rear pads on the old 1150 until about 40kmiles. I only use the rear brake for slow manuvers such as U-turns, hardly ever touch it during normal riding, but of course the brakes are linked on the1200.

So keep an eye on the rear pads, its clear that the dealers dont think to warn you at the 6k service that you will not make it to the next service.

 

[Brian ROSEN]

Use of rear brake

I used to wear out the brake pedal on the ground as a result of taking left hand corners too fast ! Yes, it was a long time ago ! Snow's melted at last so am back in action ! Best wishes, Brian

 

[Russ]

Re: Use of rear brake

I used to wear out the brake pedal on the ground as a result of taking left hand corners too fast ! Yes, it was a long time ago ! Snow's melted at last so am back in action ! Best wishes, Brian

wow! i'm impressed

Given that the brake pedal is on the right

 

[Paul Wakefield]

Given that the brake pedal is on the right

Yep - the man said it was a long time ago so I imagine it was an old Brit bike or similar when gear leaver and brake pedals were the other way around.

Paul

 

[Russ]

Re: Given that the brake pedal is on the right

Yep - the man said it was a long time ago so I imagine it was an old Brit bike or similar when gear leaver and brake pedals were the other way around.

Paul

i was being funny SOme of us aren't old enough to know these things