Using throttle to control cornering arc?

[shmike]

Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

Strange you should ask. I actually consciously did this while riding this afternoon.

I think in limited traction situations the benefits/application options are diminished.


I find, though, that cornering arc decreases with the input of throttle and increases with throttle reduction.

I must be doing it wrong.

You aren't doing it wrong but you aren't at the threshold of traction.

It should be even more obvious in low traction situations (think ice).

Here is an extreme example but it shows it well.

If he used less throttle, he could hold a tighter line, more throttle pulls him toward the outside of the turn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRHoAKn4KnY

[smileyman]

In everyday riding i sometimes modulate throttle in long corners at normal highway speeds to keep my line. Its a lazy way to maintain your arc. In high speed situations like racing I am applying all the throttle the rear tire and corner radius will stand. Backing it off at any point will just kill your drive down the next straight. Pause if you must, but dont lift.

[Amber Lamps]

Are we discussing drifting in a street thread? Everyone makes corrections in a corner whether they are body position, counter-steer, braking or throttle... I typically enter a corner off the throttle completely and on the brakes then I let off the brakes as I increase the throttle at the apex/exit of the corner. I don't think that I input throttle while entering a corner personally. I realize that I could be doing it wrong.