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off road "intended slide"

Rob S.

Rob S.

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Any off roaders here that can answer this qustion?

What purpose does intentionally locking up the rear wheel serve?

From the current issue of Cycle World, referring to the Triumph Tiger:

"...applying the rear brake only activates that brake and will allow you to lock it up for an intended slide."
 
It let's you get the bike turned into a corner sooner or quicker and pointed in the right direction so you can gas it. Also works real good with a mountain bike on a nice downhill single track.:rolleyes:
 
Some riders call it squaring a corner, watch some super cross or motocross races
 
Rob S. said:
Sort of like flat track?
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no not in flat tracking , most flat track bikes have very little if any brakes. They are actually using the motor to get them to slide or as some call it "drifting"
 
I'm a 'retired' enduro racer from the NJ woods. The brake slide is used to quickly negotiate a 90 degree turn between 2 trees. Because of the tree on the inside of the turn, you can't lean the bike, so would have to go very slowly to turn normally. But you can come up to the tree, clutch it, lock the rear brake, flick the bars left, and the rear end slides right around. Clutch out and gas it. Quickest way around such a turn by far.
 
Agemax said:
watch the moto 2 or moto GP boys, "backing it in".......
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Sam Lowes in Moto2 is the master at this.


He doesn't use the back brake but instead drops it down 2 gears and dumps the clutch to lock the back wheel. Don't think I'll be trying that any time soon.
 
drops it down 2 gears and dumps the clutch to lock the back wheel. Don't think I'll be trying that any time soon.
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Happened to me multiple times when shifting down too eagerly; though only then driving straight or at the beginning of a turn. Annoying surprise; and one should have a properly calibrated butt-meter.
 
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