How many of you actually know what trail braking is? Most of the people think that trail braking refers to using the rear brake in some fashion. Really, it has very little to do with the rear brake.Here are some links to good info on trail braking, what it is and how important it is.Article by Nick Ienatshe Author of Sport Riding Techniques and lead instructor at the Yamaha Champions Riding School
http://thebellypan.com/?p=252

 

Normally I just take what wikipedia has with a grain of salt, but this was written by a rider that I know and it covers the topic quite well.

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_braking

Article from Motorcylcist
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/howto … index.html

This was written by a student from a recent YCRS
http://americansuperbike.com/2011/Jun/110615y-y-y-y.htm

Things to keep in mind…
When an emergency arises your performance drops to the lowest level of training. You are either busy learning new skills or practicing old ones every time you ride the track. With that, you also need to realize that practice makes permanent not perfect. If you are practicing the wrong things, then you are doing yourself more of a dis-service by riding then not riding.