[tyan1098]

Hi,
Ive rode for almost 2 years and ive had to sudden break many times and when my rearwheel starts sliding and moving i stop breaking and control the moving, now how can you control if the front wheel slides? i live in cabo san lucas where there is sand everywhere! actually i just fell on a 749 because of the same reason. SAND+LACK OF TECHNICS (or stupidity) jeje.

Thanks

 

[lee]

I am not an experienced sportbike rider but have ridden other bikes for many years. I would assume the same techniques apply to all bikes. If you have to brake on the sand use the rear first and gently. If it starts to let go let off a little on the brake until it stops sliding. If you use the front do it gently and feel for it. Best of all brake where there's no sand if you can and then ride through the sandy spots. Best best of all stay off of the sand, but it sounds like there's a little problem with that where you live. Vaya con dios amigo!

 

[tyan1098]

thanks

hehehe, thanks i actually have done that when i brake, but this time it was different cause i didnt have much distance to let go and brake again, plus sand...= to me on the ground. I think i didnt have to much to do, so shit happens right?

 

[tyan1098]

some pics

This are some sad pics from my borrowed 749....dam!!!

 

[lee]

Yeah, it happens. Borrowed bike? Still your friend?

 

[CW AF 03]

Squeeze the tank with your legs so the front suspension can work and you can feel what the front tire is doing. Lightly grip the bars and squeeze the brake lever, don't just grab it all at once. Quick, smooth pressure combined with letting the front end "work" will show you just where the limit of traction is...

 

[tyan1098]

Thanks CW AF 03,

for next time i will do that!!!! hehe and yes Cloudrider it was borrowed, cause the lost my 1098 key and this 749 was mine before, i will pay for everything so yeap he is still my friend hehe. But let me tall you something it feels aweful and even more if its not yours.

thanks guys for your tips

 

[Supersubes]

Hi all new to the forum but been racing for a few years. With sand covering the road pretty much all bets are off. Street rider's tend to be lazy and spend the entire entrance of the corner coasting, when they should have some throttle applied which stabilizes the bike and takes weight off of the front end.

With front tire slides, the less experienced rider gets that "too fast" feeling and chops the throttle which worsens the situation. Adding throttle will usually help your cause unless you are in way too fast.

In the conditions you describe, your only choice is to do the lions share of the braking in a straight line, do not push the limits of entry speed, and accelerate all the way through the turn, from virtually the turn-in point.

In a street environment, ther really is no need for true late braking. Braking a few feet later even on a track is worth very little but it keeps you from being passed regularly.

Your street braking should be progressive and smooth both when you are applying AND releasing the brakes. Your description of your back tire slides sounds like you are lifting the back too much and/or botching the downshifts and dragging the rear wheel.

 

[tyan1098]

thanks

Supersubs,
thanks for all the tips, i wish cabo where a big city where i can go racing and taking courses in a track, or at least to have a Ducati dealer, im the only one who has a 1098 here and its the second Ducati in cabo. The first one was mine as well and it was the 749 in which one i fell.

Its been 2 years since i came back riding bikes so i have a lot to learn and this forum is great to do that in many ways, technics, mechanics, looks...etc

Thank you all Ducatists!!!

Tyan

 

[JohnnyDuc]

1) I almost never use my rear brake.

2) Sand is bad, real bad.

3) Slow down and be careful.