RiffmasterII

Is there anybody OUT there? - Pink Floyd

ShINE on you crazy diamond - Pink Floyd

I'm interested in this

One of these days - Pink Floyd

Time - Pink Floyd

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Stick to the west coast

Communique - Dire Straits

Changing gear is perfectly safe, braking on a corner throws your bike out of balance and reduces grip on the road. I'm not saying anything else on this as I've said my bit.

My point is you have a new rider coming to you for advice and you're trying teaching him riding methods that are difficult to master and would leave somebody open to risk if they got it wrong.

I don't noramally get involved in these sort of debates as everybody has their own opinion on how to ride and there are many different styles of riding that all get the job done, this one concerns me as the OP is clearly new to riding hence the reason of asking when to use the front brake. My question to people who have posted on this thread is how many of you have gone through any form of advanced riding training?

Can be all three or non, depends what you get and how you fit it

Good luck with that

Once the temperature goes above minus 40 I shall get over that way

the poole one sounds good, is that weekly?

Im in, don't get too many weekends off work but will make it if I can

Option 4) don't ride so close to the vehicle in front. If a car stops on a bend then yes use your brake to stop but for normal riding you shouldn't be touching your brakes on a bend, throws the balance of the bike out

I'm surprised the uglybusa can see that grin from the back!

That's good news, I will be up for a ride up there sometime but working this weekend

Anything greater than 0 mph Well said! And just to clarify my comment about braking in bends was a direct reply to the poster ingingee saying never use front brakes in a bend. You should never use any brake on a bend, always do your braking before you reach the bend

Thought loomies had closed down at the end of last year?

Stick to the right hand side of the track and indicate right, this will let others know you're travelling "slow" and they can overtake you. Don't try to race the locals, don't be gutted when a ford mondeo overtakes you! Don't try using all of the track as if it's a track day, it's very different from a track day as a lot of people know the circuit very well and can drive / ride it very well.

Bloody ugly as sin though

I'm interested in this trip, have you booked anything yet?

Im interested in doing europe this year, was considering the Alps but up for anything really as long as its warm!