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Some of the so-called riding instruction I read these days has me scratching my head.
Pit Row
Anyone else see Tomac slamming into the berm going into the starting line straight? He was bouncing off that berm like flubber. . . Feet off the pegs most of the time.
Obviously Tomac didn't do it on purpose, I think we're all aware of that. It's just aggression.
(I wanted my post to make as much sense as some of the riding advice you'll find in this thread.)
If you are too far forward, you give the front more traction BUT without the weight on the rear it will pop up like in the picture and thus you can't use the full force of the front brake or it will pop you forward (ask Kevin Windham). If you are too far back, yes, you can take too much weight off of the front, but this is rarely the case because the harder you brake, the more weight will be transferred onto the front.
Let me put it this way: if you are sitting on the tank and braking just hard enough to get the rear 1 inch off the ground, you might be at about 70% of the power you could use if you standing over the mid-to-rear part of the seat (I don't mean hanging off the fender) and hard on the brakes. Try it yourself.
Another thing - their tires likely popped up because of the braking bumps going into that corner. Standing on the pegs and leaning back while going through braking bumps typically helps.
Of course, in that picture though, they are pretty much in the corner already and that's probably more why they are already sitting on the tank with their legs out.
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