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Steven31371 said:
I know it’s soooo wrong, but I like playing chicken with the corner, braking as hard and late into as I possibly can with that momentary feeling of manic fear as I try to do it later and later each time haha

I go off the track a fair amount lol
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This kind of riding will eventually lead to a more serious off. It’s just a matter of time. Once the front goes, good luck saving it.
 
I could see myself tucking the front at some point but I’m confident in saving it

Most of the causes of high siding I can avoid, I’ve been gradually practicing sliding the rear end under torque on the Gixxer, I grew up doing it on dirt bikes so it’s coming back to me remarkably easy.

These bikes are actually easier to control in a slide than dirt bikes in some ways because you are dealing with smooth surfaces and a linear slide, before the end of this season I’ll be able to drift the bike.

You just have to let off the throttle gently until the rear gets traction back instead of suddenly releasing the throttle when the back end starts to drift, and that’s already programmed into my nuero net from childhood
 
RickD996 said:
I'd rather tuck the front, than highside my ass to oblivion!
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Ok Marc

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Also Marc
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SuperDomestique said:
Ok Marc

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SD, please don’t take this as some kind of dig at you, I’m genuinely curious?

Do you go to the track? Like regularly?

Most of your responses seem like they are coming from someone whose watched a lot of videos and follows the sport closely but haven’t actually done this, at least not much.

Either that or you’re just different man lol
 
Why would a trackday rider need to slide the rear, regardless of electronic pixies its playing with fire imho. Sure the rear steps out occasionally and backing it in is doable but be prepared for a few offs.
 
Paul G said:
Why would a trackday rider need to slide the rear, regardless of electronic pixies its playing with fire imho. Sure the rear steps out occasionally and backing it in is doable but be prepared for a few offs.
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We’ll partly because it’s fun, the trick is to learn it just like everything else on these bikes, gradually and slowly.

The 1st time I did it was an accident, but I surprised myself with muscle memory from my childhood and teenage years kicking in and throttled out of it,

Next session I did a few tiny slides on purpose, then took the Gixxer out to a huge empty parking lot and practiced a few more, next track day I’m at a new track that I’ve never been to so I probably won’t try it, but after that I’ll gradually practice longer and more controlled slides.

The fastest guys are the ones riding there bikes at the limit, if you don’t get comfortable managing the bike when it’s gone past it’s limit you won’t ever be comfortable taking it to its limit. Nor should you because you might panic and let up on the throttle and high side.
 
Steven31371 said:
SD, please don’t take this as some kind of dig at you, I’m genuinely curious?

Do you go to the track? Like regularly?

Most of your responses seem like they are coming from someone whose watched a lot of videos and follows the sport closely but haven’t actually done this, at least not much.

Either that or you’re just different man lol
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Because you’re a good judge of trackday pedigree? This coming from a guy who thinks he’s a demon on the brakes yet can’t figure out how to get in a proper tuck down the straight and is Casey Stoner on exit. Gimme a ....... break 🤦‍♂️
 
SuperDomestique said:
Because you’re a good judge of trackday pedigree? This coming from a guy who thinks he’s a demon on the brakes yet can’t figure out how to get in a proper tuck down the straight and is Casey Stoner on exit. Gimme a ....... break 🤦‍♂️
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Oh no, I’m still slow as ...., but I am more aggressive on the brakes than everyone else in the intermediate group. I’m also at the track trying to get better every weekend I can and have no ego about asking noob questions from guys who’ve been actually doing this for a long time and are better at it than me. The track is a hard place to have a misplaced ego, because the times don’t lie. So I set that aside after the 1st day lol

Also, you just deflected to me instead of answering the question. I’m genuinely curious, not attacking you. If you feel insecure about the question that’s on you.

I’m just saying, you sound like a guy who doesn’t even go to the track, you do sound like an armchair quarterback whose an expert in the game from the sidelines though. And you argue for the sake of argueing like the guys who call into those sports talk shows.

Am I wrong?

I apologize if so lol
 
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