Wellington - The Thursday Night (Summer) Rides

**Deano** · 27th March 2009, 09:14

Originally Posted by RocKai

If you go too fast into the corner and lose your line. What do you do? Lean more? Rear Brake? Gear down?

Don't go too fast into a corner !!!!!

But, once there, have faith in your tyres, look into the corner to where you want to go/be and lean more.

Trailing a bit of back brake can help if you have time, but care is needed so you don't lock it up.

**driftn** · 27th March 2009, 10:57

Originally Posted by Deano

Don't go too fast into a corner !!!!!

But, once there, have faith in your tyres, look into the corner to where you want to go/be and lean more.

Trailing a bit of back brake can help if you have time, but care is needed so you don't lock it up.

And thats why your a mentor mate. A great wealth of knowledge.

**RocKai** · 27th March 2009, 13:04

Now it's impossible to find part for the rear brake lever set. Suzuki don't make them, tried wreckers and waiting for reply. Don't know if RGV 250 part will fit but it look kinda similar. God Damn It.

**ecko_nzed** · 27th March 2009, 14:00

Originally Posted by RocKai

Now it's impossible to find part for the rear brake lever set. Suzuki don't make them, tried wreckers and waiting for reply. Don't know if RGV 250 part will fit but it look kinda similar. God Damn It.

Is it just the rear brake lever or the whole rearset (hanger, foot peg, etc)? If it's just the lever, go to the wrecker with the broken one and see what fits from other makes and models. Or another option is to get it welded, depending on what it's made from. If it's the whole rearset, think about aftermarket ones. measure the distance between the centres of the mounting holes and ring around, you might be lucky

**quallman1234** · 27th March 2009, 14:03

The GSXR250's are older bikes so you might be lucky and it might be something easy to weld. Steel etc

**Drew** · 27th March 2009, 14:19

Originally Posted by Deano

Trailing a bit of back brake can help if you have time, but care is needed so you don't lock it up.

Gotta disagree with that my brother from another mother.

If you are hot into a turn, it stands to reason, asking more again form your rear tyre by braking, will make things worse.

Look through the turn, and business as usual from there.

**Deano** · 27th March 2009, 14:25

Originally Posted by Drew

Gotta disagree with that my brother from another mother.

If you are hot into a turn, it stands to reason, asking more again form your rear tyre by braking, will make things worse.

Look through the turn, and business as usual from there.

I did say it needed caution.

I've done it several times while drifting wide. In too hot, let go of front brake and tip in, with light trailing of the rear brake. It seems to help tip it in further and washes off a little speed.

**driftn** · 27th March 2009, 14:33

I agree with deano on this one. Have done this many times with CAUTION. Don't stomp the rear break just apply it ever so slightly.
In saying that every body has a different riding style and what works for some often does not work for others.
At the end of the day you should not be riding so fast that you are running wide in corners anyway.

**Drew** · 27th March 2009, 14:37

Originally Posted by Deano

I did say it needed caution.

I've done it several times while drifting wide. In too hot, let go of front brake and tip in, with light trailing of the rear brake. It seems to help tip it in further and washes off a little speed.

Originally Posted by driftn

blah blah, licking Deans bum.

Different strokes it will have to be then guys, but do the math of an over loaded tyre, then aply more load by braking???

**quallman1234** · 27th March 2009, 14:40

Originally Posted by driftn

At the end of the day you should not be riding so fast that you are running wide in corners anyway.

Shouldn't ride on the thursady night, if your going to push past your limits.

**Deano** · 27th March 2009, 14:40

Originally Posted by Drew

Different strokes it will have to be then guys, but do the math of an over loaded tyre, then aply more load by braking???

Being in too hot doesn't mean you have already loaded up the tyre - especially on the road - it's often about having confidence to lean it a bit more.....and trail a bit of brake.

If it is bad then I must have been extremely lucky all those times eh.......I've never been much of a crasher but.....

**driftn** · 27th March 2009, 14:41

Originally Posted by Drew

Different strokes it will have to be then guys, but do the math of an over loaded tyre, then aply more load by braking???

Don't see a ME next to your name fella.

Just because your runing wide doesn't mean the tyre is over loaded.
All depends on how fast you are going and what sort of lean angle you have really.

**Drew** · 27th March 2009, 14:42

Originally Posted by Deano

Being in too hot doesn't mean you have already loaded up the tyre - especially on the road - it's often about having confidence to lean it a bit more.....or trail a bit of brake.

If it is bad then I must have been extremely lucky all those times eh.......I've never been much of a crasher but.....

Dont think I'm conveying this right, cant be bothered trying.

**driftn** · 27th March 2009, 14:46

Originally Posted by quallman1234

Shouldn't ride on the thursday night if you haven't done the taka's before and your on a 250/realtively new rider.

What? no body said you have to try and keep up with the people at the front. We all stop at the top, we all stop at the bottom and wait for others to catch up.
Ride your own ride at a speed that you are comfortable doing.