Braking

[Frosties]

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On one set rule for me either sometimes just front or just back or both or sometimes to stop myself rolling back on a slight incline I have my foot on the floor and let the foot rest roll back onto my boots shin shield and hold it there, so yes sometimes its my feet.

Summed up nicely - all depends on what I'm doing, filtering, hauling down from high speed or as Noggy the git said

Allot of the old school guys seem used to dabbing the rear mid corner to assist a turn but my foot never hovers over the back brake to do that as i always have my toes on the pegs when committing to a corner.....plus my legs are too cramped to hover over it.

.....because it works so feck off with the old  :lol :lol
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I don't get how stamping on the rear brake mid turn is supposed to help the bike turn, or is this to get the rear end to step out speedway style  :eek
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It's not stamping Joe just a gentle use and certainly not to get the rear out GP style. To an extent Noggy is partly right with the "old" bit. Have always used a bit of rear in corners to "tie the rear down" - if the surface is bumpy then when the rear has bumped off the surface, the slight rear braking slows the rear rotation speed allowing more grip (rather than a faster rotation) when it returns to road contact. I also use it to tighten the line due to the front loading a bit and the speed reducing a bit giving you a bit more turn in.

Naturally too much rear braking could give you a high side or end up with you laying the bike down.