Reply To: Continued challenges for new riders
December 22, 2009 at 5:53 pm
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eon
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I would add it’s important to go out and practice. After having this conversation I went out and practiced braking in the wet. Found out that it is very easy to lock up using just the back brake. Still easy but not so much when using just the front. Using both together I had to really work at locking up. Gave me confidence to squeeze harder knowing where the limit was. Also had fun timing the braking to end up in a puddle with leaves. Instant lockup! Also leaning over on wet leaves was a scary moment. Nice to practice these things though in safe environment (an empty MSF practice range).
ps. is it just me or is this thread getting too long for Firefox? Had to go back to IE to read the past few comments.