| First I will admit that I don't know the answer here. This is what I have heard at different track schools
From CSS yesterday Andy Ibbott does not recomend trail braking for road or trackday unless you are already at a very high level of ability. Basically he was saying trailbraking is for racing only..
At the CSS schools they teach that anything that puts more weight on the front after turning in is bad. That would include front brake, rear brake or cutting the throttle.
I was at the ESS school where Mick Doohan was interviewed by MCN. Mick was saying that by applying the rear after the front it would settle the bike and slow the bike quicker.
He also said that Rossi and others have rubber bands around the rear brake to stop them from overusing the rear and locking the rear. This was not related to baking the bike in.
Mick Doohan (and some other racers) had thumb brakes for the rear so that they can stay on the ball of the foot and still use the rear. |