^ Great instructions on rear brake use!
It took me about two months after starting the rear brake plus clutch technique before I could do full lock turns confidently. I wasn't riding real frequently, though. Of course, I stopped practicing for a while after that and got worse at it, but I've had three parking lot sessions in the past month and am pretty sharp now.
Mine's just a little lumpy as it goes from idle up to 5K, and only if the throttle is pretty far open. As a result, I just use first almost exclusively with the clutch in the friction zone and modulated with brake. It makes for smooth riding, but my mpg in traffic probably suffers a little. Letting the clutch out all the way in first gear is something I only do if I'm trying to ride real fast.
It took me about two months after starting the rear brake plus clutch technique before I could do full lock turns confidently. I wasn't riding real frequently, though. Of course, I stopped practicing for a while after that and got worse at it, but I've had three parking lot sessions in the past month and am pretty sharp now.
So mines the diamond?? It does nothing like any of that stuff and I lug its @ss up hill at idle or punch to 10k and it's smooth and never misbehaves.
Mine's just a little lumpy as it goes from idle up to 5K, and only if the throttle is pretty far open. As a result, I just use first almost exclusively with the clutch in the friction zone and modulated with brake. It makes for smooth riding, but my mpg in traffic probably suffers a little. Letting the clutch out all the way in first gear is something I only do if I'm trying to ride real fast.