so i was wondering

[smileyman]

I learned to roadrace on a Honda Hawk 650 and found slipping the clutch lever out gently allowed me to modulate rear wheel lock up and engine braking. I turned my observation into a skill aboard an SV650.

My ZX6R has a slipper clutch but you can still drag the clutch out and get some benefit of engine braking and even drag the rear tire abit before the slipper clutch interferes. I have observed Jason Pridmore using this technique on a slipper clutch equipped GSXR1000 and know that the skill is not something you use every corner, but in certain circumstances it is a handy tool you can bring out and use to great effect.