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  1. Normally we do 3rd gear only or 3rd and 4th gear once happy with no gear changing. When first confronted with this exercise which I did at Sepang in Malaysia I think many of the class including myself almost rebelled- "What no brakes??". It's a scary exercise especially at a track like Sepang 'cause we spent so much time going down the straights too slow and all of a sudden the corners rushed at us too fast. The temptation to touch the brakes to calm the nerves was overwhelming (I hadn't noticed this phenomenon until this exercise) but as I persevered with it (it's better to do it in small groups) I suddenly realised how much speed is lost just by banking the bike over without brakes so that what seems like too fast on initiating the entry often turns out just nice at the apex once banked over. This allowed me to consistently enter the corner at a higher speed without having to stress the engine and rear tyre as much to get the same exit speed. Needless to say the lap times dropped considerably.
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