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    #1

    off road "intended slide"

    Any off roaders here that can answer this qustion?

    What purpose does intentionally locking up the rear wheel serve?

    From the current issue of Cycle World, referring to the Triumph Tiger:

    "...applying the rear brake only activates that brake and will allow you to lock it up for an intended slide."
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.
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    It let's you get the bike turned into a corner sooner or quicker and pointed in the right direction so you can gas it. Also works real good with a mountain bike on a nice downhill single track.
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      #3
      Originally posted by Sandy View Post
      It let's you get the bike turned into a corner sooner or quicker and pointed in the right direction so you can gas it.
      Sort of like flat track?
      1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

      2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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        #4
        Some riders call it squaring a corner, watch some super cross or motocross races
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          #5
          Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
          Sort of like flat track?
          no not in flat tracking , most flat track bikes have very little if any brakes. They are actually using the motor to get them to slide or as some call it "drifting"
          1984 GS1100GK newest addition to the heard
          80 GS 1000gt- most favorite ride love this bike
          1978 GS1000E- Known as "RoadKill" , Finished
          83 gs750ed- first new purchase
          85 EX500- vintage track weapon
          1958Ducati 98 Tourismo
          “Remember When in doubt use full throttle, It may not improve the situation ,but it will end the suspense ,
          If it isn't going to make it faster or safer it isn't worth doing

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            #6
            watch the moto 2 or moto GP boys, "backing it in".......
            1978 GS1085.

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              #7
              I'm a 'retired' enduro racer from the NJ woods. The brake slide is used to quickly negotiate a 90 degree turn between 2 trees. Because of the tree on the inside of the turn, you can't lean the bike, so would have to go very slowly to turn normally. But you can come up to the tree, clutch it, lock the rear brake, flick the bars left, and the rear end slides right around. Clutch out and gas it. Quickest way around such a turn by far.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Agemax View Post
                watch the moto 2 or moto GP boys, "backing it in".......

                Sam Lowes in Moto2 is the master at this.



                He doesn't use the back brake but instead drops it down 2 gears and dumps the clutch to lock the back wheel. Don't think I'll be trying that any time soon.
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                  #9
                  drops it down 2 gears and dumps the clutch to lock the back wheel. Don't think I'll be trying that any time soon.
                  Happened to me multiple times when shifting down too eagerly; though only then driving straight or at the beginning of a turn. Annoying surprise; and one should have a properly calibrated butt-meter.
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