[zleviticus]

you slip real easy on road paint!! its soo scary

Amen to that ... especially when its freshly and intentionally poured in the middle of the lane at a corner .... I still have anger issues.

Glad you kept it upright Z - I don't think I would have remained as calm. Have never felt the rear lock up. What did you mean by steering the bike in the direction of the skid? Was the rear stepping out to the right so you turned to the right to straighten out?

You got it.. the rear was coming out to the right so i turned the front to the right to help try to straighten it up. Might not be the thing to do but it is what i am used to doing in a car so I figured the theory still applied

[ThAzKat]

Yes Z you are right, and don't use rear brake to it's full extent when approaching a little old lady pulling out in front of you either.

[md86]

you slip real easy on road paint!! its soo scary

Amen to that ... especially when its freshly and intentionally poured in the middle of the lane at a corner .... I still have anger issues.

You know , I just looked at my tires closely when I got home , and I can STILL see red paint on them !
I've locked my rear brake up a few times . It's basically the same as on a bicycle . You remember doing that ?

[trinc]

#1 - if you still have the macadams get rid of them !

tim

[zleviticus]

I plan too but have to

a. have the funds first
b. want to get as much wear doing commute to work rides first... don;t do much twisties yet...

[WildKat]

I was talking to a guy last week who rides an R6, and he was saying that when he got home he was going to remove the rear brake to save weight! He was saying "why have it on there if I never use it!"...squid.

sometimes the genious in people just comes glaring right at you....yeah that'll help!!!

[penst8grad]

Something to consider is to adjust the rear lever so you CAN"T lock it up. Lots of bikes are built with not much stopping power in back, hence one caliper.

There is a whole section in "Sport Riding Techniques" dedicated to that subject. Even if I stand on my rear brake it won't lockup, unless it's slick. I've tried just to see if I can.

[zleviticus]

Something to consider is to adjust the rear lever so you CAN"T lock it up. Lots of bikes are built with not much stopping power in back, hence one caliper.

There is a whole section in "Sport Riding Techniques" dedicated to that subject. Even if I stand on my rear brake it won't lockup, unless it's slick. I've tried just to see if I can.

Someome should do a write up on how to do that.. hint hint..