Using throttle to control cornering arc?

Speedracer42 · 12-15-2009, 12:35 PM

Throttle on corner entry means you are either going very slow (slower than you could be) or are very skilled. Generally speaking (except for adv riders) you should be done braking before the apex. Then you should pick up the throttle to what is referred to as maintenance throttle. It helps keep the bike and the suspension working properly. If you turn the bike in and simply shut the throttle off and leave it that way you will probably run wide and run the risk of losing the front via low side because of the added weight transferred to the front off throttle. This is of course very dependent on speed. As you continue through the corner toward exit you should be continually and gradually opening the throttle.

OTB · 12-15-2009, 12:55 PM

...you guys crack me up!

Read the first bloody post, for God's sake!

It is a skill, a technique, just another trick you SHOULD have in your kitbag.

Some of you do it without thinking about it, some of you follow a rote formula....brakes on, slowing, brakes off, initiate turn-in, hit apex, begin acceleration, exit turn........ which is fine on trackdays and the twisties......

BUT....usually I gotta put a lot of miles on to do either.... this is a technique for day-to-day riding when I'm not WFO, to smooth out my arc through less-than-smooth bends at less than max speeds. Like the freeway, the roads leading to the freeway, ect.

Depending on the bike, when I'm droning down the road from point A to B, I rest my throttle-hand index finger on the throttle housing; I can then use the support to fine-tune both my speed and arc through turns without making gross changes.....the name of the game is SMOOOOTH.......

Remember, it's just another little technique to throw in your repertoire.

12-15-2009, 12:55 PM	#2
OTB The Man Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CrabTown USA Moto: 00 Bimota DB4 Posts: 823	My god......................... ...you guys crack me up! Read the first bloody post, for God's sake! It is a skill, a technique, just another trick you SHOULD have in your kitbag. Some of you do it without thinking about it, some of you follow a rote formula....brakes on, slowing, brakes off, initiate turn-in, hit apex, begin acceleration, exit turn........ which is fine on trackdays and the twisties...... BUT....usually I gotta put a lot of miles on to do either.... this is a technique for day-to-day riding when I'm not WFO, to smooth out my arc through less-than-smooth bends at less than max speeds. Like the freeway, the roads leading to the freeway, ect. Depending on the bike, when I'm droning down the road from point A to B, I rest my throttle-hand index finger on the throttle housing; I can then use the support to fine-tune both my speed and arc through turns without making gross changes.....the name of the game is SMOOOOTH....... Remember, it's just another little technique to throw in your repertoire.

12-15-2009, 12:35 PM	#1
Speedracer42 Kneedragger Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PDX Posts: 170	Throttle on corner entry means you are either going very slow (slower than you could be) or are very skilled. Generally speaking (except for adv riders) you should be done braking before the apex. Then you should pick up the throttle to what is referred to as maintenance throttle. It helps keep the bike and the suspension working properly. If you turn the bike in and simply shut the throttle off and leave it that way you will probably run wide and run the risk of losing the front via low side because of the added weight transferred to the front off throttle. This is of course very dependent on speed. As you continue through the corner toward exit you should be continually and gradually opening the throttle.