Breaking the rear free?

[Hahn]

Surely you can figure this one out for yourself.... I think katman's statement is valid if not for the safety part but for what you were up to at the time.
i.e
Were you at 18000rpm leaned fully over by chance?
And what was the road surface like?
Only you will really no the answer.

[Katman]

fwiw if i dont get on the gas into the corner then i dont go anywhere - its a standing start from a set of lights, straight into the corner

If you get on the gas into the corner you have a very real risk of being fucked over.

Go to a track if you want to explore your limits. If you want to survive on the road, grow a brain.

[st00ji]

Surely you can figure this one out for yourself.... I think katman's statement is valid if not for the safety part but for what you were up to at the time.
i.e
Were you at 18000rpm leaned fully over by chance?
And what was the road surface like?
Only you will really no the answer.

i've got my theories, which i mentioned in my original post. but im pretty new to this game, so was keen to hear from others.

the bike was certainly spinning a few revs, maybe 14k. i've found that changing to second mid corner is a really good way to get a wobble on, so im kinda stuck in first till the bike starts to straighten up a bit. as i said i thought the road surface was fine. as for fully leaned over... well, its a decent corner so i defintely had a lean on, but was short of my version of max attack (which is pretty mild anyway)

[mashman]

so i guess what im wondering is, what kinds of situations can cause this to happen? in terms of cornering technique and body position etc - wondering what i might have done wrong basically.

cheers!

It happens sometimes. We will miss things occasionally if we drift, enjoy the ride and there'll be no problem.

[avgas]

flip - i guess that scans, apart from the 'balance the power to zero at apex' - are you meaning i should be rolling off the throttle through the corner to neutral at apex? i've never really thought about it but i considering it now i believe this is how i generally corner, apart from this one corner which as mentioned is a standing start. i dont have any trail bike experience, and i was pretty pleased about not falling off as well.

avgas - i could be interested in a bit of carpark time, and could easily come to st lukes - but what do you propose i do? finding the limits sounds a lot like deliberately falling off

Not the bikes limits - yours. You will find the bike can slide continuously if you try hard enough.
The only reason why I have a bit of experience here, is powering out of corners is what I do to get shits and giggles.
I live a very sheltered life lol
Control is only in the riders hands - I just prefer to ride with a slightly loose grip haha
Let me know when / if your keen
Cheers
-Stew

[Juzz976]

yeh funny that leaning down on a more then 90 corners away from lights in 1st gear at 14,000 revs has the potential for a slip.

For a start I'd practice shifting smoothly so that your not around peak torque in first around a corner, all it takes is a minor twitch to set you off.

maybe check your throttle cable next chance you get as they have been known to do funny things. There are other things that can cause this, you may have fairly open throttle and your engine will at times fluctuate in torque, sometimes alot.

Watch the road surface, I once had a car pull out infront of me and swerved to avoid, I collected a dog poo in the process. First thing i did was pull over and get that off my tire.

Lucky escape tho, and I'm glad your seeking advice too. Just be a bit more sensible on the road especially around traffic, closing the trottle at those revs in first will aslo break traction and you have very little rev left for escape.