Rear brake usage? (track)

[Sully60]

Rear brake can come in handy when exiting a turn too, it can help control wheel spin rather than letting off the gas to do it.................

^^^^^Traction control! Isn't that illegal in production superbike?

Although I didn't use the rear brake on 150s for slowing down I did use it in the rain just as I cracked the trottle from the apex. They don't have much, well any power really but when leaned over in the rain the abrupt response from closed throttle was enough to break traction. Dragging a bit of rear brake just before picking up the throttle took the sting out of it and meant I was confident getting on the gas sooner.

Different strokes for different folks eh? Nicky's back discs are huge and he really gets the bike turned in a long way on the brakes. Bruce Anstey on the other hand used aluminium rear discs on back in the 250GP times, only enough to stop the wheel at scrutineering time.

[Biggles08]

Bruce Anstey on the other hand used aluminimun rear discs on back in the 250GP times, only enough to stop the wheel at scrutineering time.

Thats an interesting idea! is it legal?

[Sully60]

Thats an interesting idea! is it legal?

As long as it stops the wheel when or if scrutineered.

Another idea is to swiss cheese it, I was trying to find apic of the old Vance & Hines FZR superbikes they holesawed basically the whole working surfaces of the disc bar what was needed to keep it together.

[Tim 39]

Thats an interesting idea! is it legal?

Yes it's legal, quite common on 125GP bikes over here too.

if anyone wants my opinion on the back brake... it's a great thing, use it plenty (if you have the back wheel in the air when you're on the brakes I'd be suprised)

[piston broke]

in good conditions i use the rear brake to stop the rear from free wheeling during a 'clutch in' change down.
in the wet near always used for stability.
i'm as amateur as you get tho.

[Rodney007]

went really well! gettin faster and faster, well slower faster!

i tried it in the corners you can feel it pull you in ,but at this stage i dont feel that its necessery but for braking its definatly kick ass so far, couple of close calls but meh