March 5, 2009 at 2:05 pm
#16926
Matt
Participant
If you think you should be in second through the turn, then down shift to second as you decelerate. Don’t just go down the two or three gears right away, but as you slow down to the speed for that particular gear. You don’t have to let out the clutch to use engine braking until you are comfortable with it.
But just remember, you do want the clutch out, and some power going to the wheels as you make your turn (just enough to keep your speed, not slow down or speed up through the turn, but make sure you have that power going to the wheels before you lean the bike over, so in case you are off a bit, it doesn’t jerk the bike while leaned over).