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  1. Will the Suspension Workshop be repeated? Robert
  2. Here's something I just don't get. Yet, I see the advice posted from time to time elsewhere: "....This may be a good place to rear brake [in a downhill, decreasing radius turn] just a wee bit if you need to scrub off a bit more speed. Just watch for gravel." The writer continues: "It's tougher balancing a bike off the gas. Keep the bike in gear, don't shift down in the corner. Keep a bit of gas on and feather the rear brake [discussing teh downhill, decreasing radius turn, after the turn-in]." I don't understand "trail braking" which this advice, I suppose, is trying to describe. Why would you apply the brakes, whether rear or front, while applying throttle?
  3. Thank you for the comment. I'm not moving my butt off center. But, simply following the advice to weight the ishium has helped me get the weight off the handlebars. I can't explain why, but it helps me keep the touch on the handle bars light, nor has it helped me work on setup speed. But, it does feel better. I don't have the feel for peg pressure. I have been riding with cordura pants which don't grip the tank very well. Leather would be a better choice for gripping the tank. Robert
  4. I hear a lot of discussion about moving shifting weight on the bike; weighting of pegs etc. to improve the c.g. of the bike+rider in the corner. I'd like to hear some comments about a street riding technique which basically is a weight shift, rather than a repositioning. This was posted by David Baker on the BMW Sporttouring formum: http://bmwsporttouring.com/ubbthreads/show...&o=31&fpart=all Thanks. Robert
  5. Adifferentname wrote: "then you can get used to backing it in..." Can you describe what you mean when you "back it in?" Thanks. Robert
  6. I recently went into a rear wheel slide in a corner. It scared the dickens out of me. The bike leaned over, way over. The foot peg has a swivel, which swiveled up, putting the inside of the ball of my foot on the pavement. I had no idea that the bike could lean so far over (K1200RS with Dunlop 220's). Whew! I thought my right leg was toast. My first instinct was to chop throttle. I felt the nerve implulses send the message to my wrist. Somehow, and I don't know how, I remembered what Keith had instructed about SRs... "don't chop that throttle." I somehow managed to hold throttle. It happened all so fast, that i don't know if I could do it again. I certainly hope so, for if you do go down, it makes the difference between a low side and a high side. But, to continue the story, the rear wheel slid, I kept the power on and the bike regained traction, picked itself up and completed the corner. As the bike picked up, I realized that I was turning the front wheel into the slide. But the pickup was smooth. It was all so very smooth. Scary, but smooth! I'm still amazed by what happened. While I managed to contain the survival reaction of chopping throttle, I am still working with it. The whole event did shake my confidence in the traction I thought I had. It has effected my riding which I am trying to work through. I refer to Kieth's books very frequently. There is so much there.
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