MinnesotaEric
Super Member
I am wondering about your foot out during cornering ? is this common practice ? thought that was only a ice/dirt technique and on asphalt you had to keep in on the peg ?
That bike has a slipper clutch in it that allows the rear wheel to slide/spin until engine rpm and gearing catches up to actual road speed. What had just happened right before that photo was taken was that as I braked heavily into the corner, I banged the gears from 4th to 2nd gear while still going to fast for 2nd gear. The rear wheel, already light from the weight shifting to the front caused by my smooth, but heavy application of the front brake had caused the rear wheel to step out sideways.
Meanwhile, the front wheel was also sliding sorta-sideways as well (supermotos are fun to ride like dirt bikes on pavement). Anyway, since everything was goofy on purpose heading toward the corner apex, my foot was out there to add a little stability.
Nowadays, since everybody is practicing on supermotos, even top-tier road racers are sticking out their foot from time to time while braking into tighter corners.
Here is a video short of racing in the rain showing an example of exactly what I was doing in that corner with my supermoto.