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Old 10-18-2008, 10:03 PM   #18
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I think it also depends on the bike. Because my bike is high on torque but low on top end HP, I try to maintain as much entry speed as possible track or street. I know I will have grunt coming out of the corner. If there's a long straight after the corner, I ain't outrunning jack squat.

My braking tends to be as much about chassis settling as speed reduction. Many times I will use the rear to scrub speed and trail brake as well as settle the chassis a little.

I've got really long suspenders up front, so hard braking tends to yield significant dive and chassis movement. Therefore, I work to scrub off the minimum amount of speed for the curve and trail brake with the rear to settle the chassis.

I think everyone's style is a little different. My style is dictated, to a certain degree by the bike.
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