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Old 26-08-05, 10:11 PM   #1
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Default Engine braking - rear wheel lock ups

Is it me or did anyone else find when they first started riding V-twins that they kept locking up the back wheel due to the engine braking?

If I've been riding reasonably quick (I'm no knee down race expert) I find when breaking quite heavily and down shifting the back end locks up. I'm not talking major skids down the road but more the rear wheel momentarily locking up enough to make the back end of the bike twitch about.

I figure I'm down changing to soon after riding an in line four for the last few years, just wondered if anyone else had similar experiences.
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Old 26-08-05, 10:16 PM   #2
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Default Rear end lock up's

Give the throttle a quick flick when changing to stop the lock up's when going for change down at speed.
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Old 26-08-05, 10:28 PM   #3
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yea m8 lots of torque ,quick blip on the throttle helps.
i some times do it on purpose pretending to be a walker or rossi
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Old 27-08-05, 12:27 AM   #4
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Yes blipping the throttle helps if your comfortable doing it. Yes you prob are shifting down too early. Just need to adapt to the v-twin. Also let out the clutch smoothly.
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Old 27-08-05, 07:31 AM   #5
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Brakes first, then choose the correct gear for the speed!
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Old 27-08-05, 07:45 AM   #6
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Yeah you can get away without blipping if your letting out of the clutch is smoooooth! You cant just let it fly out of your hand on a Vee twin mate,it can be similar to someone throwing an anvil off the back of the bike!
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Old 27-08-05, 08:00 AM   #7
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. . . it can be similar to someone throwing an anvil off the back of the bike!
Surely, having an anvil on the back of the bike in first place would actually help traction - more weight over the rear wheel?

Therefore, why would you want to throw it off ??

Also, do you know if anvils are bike specific ? Or is is just a generic anvil that is required ??

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Old 27-08-05, 08:28 AM   #8
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I do this all the time at the mo - only been riding the sv 2 weeks. Noticed it most in the wet. As the guys say I have found easier on the clutch stops it. Haven't got the hang of blipping yet.

Be careful in the wet, I went down two gears as some bird in a cage pulled out without checking, no indicators and the back seriously wobbled. slight brown trouser moment
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Old 27-08-05, 08:28 AM   #9
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classic v twin! great in it
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Old 27-08-05, 08:41 AM   #10
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I used to do this a lot when I first started riding the SV. It happens a lot less now, I think you just get used to the bike. Kinda like it now anyway

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