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Originally Posted by Thumper
It is mostly a matter of practice, and the willingness to take chances. So as you can imagine, this is best done in teenage years when you have time and not worried about a scrape here and there! No one taught me. The motorcycle(s) taught me. But I had more time for riding back then! I do think that off road is the place to learn. Our 150cc-250cc 4 strokes are perfect. They are light, and peppy enough to slide around on. A 125 2-stroke is ideal. Ultra light, and more powerful.
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I was watching some videos on this stuff. At least I want to try some of the brake turns in the dirt. From these brake turns, which requires counter steering and balancing, maybe I can roll on some throttle on the way out of them to do what you do.
I’m not sure it’s definitely necessary to fall. Especially if you are in some softer stuff. I guess we will see. Lol
About a week ago I was doing some sliding and counter steering making a turn into a grocery store parking lot. Lol seriously. The road surface was dry. It was some weird kind of concrete with lots of rocks in it. And the rocks were kind of shaved off to make a level surface. I was taking the corner on that stuff to turn into a parking lot. I was decelerating, using my typical front and rear brake and engine compression to slow down. The rear wheel broke free in the middle of the turn and started sliding out around toward the front of the bike. I had to counter steer and manage the slide. I was able to. But it was a little shady. I was not expecting that. I think with more practice doing it off-road it will be helpful for situations like that in the future. Although on the road, I guess that rear tire can grip again quickly and throw you for a high side.