Hello, my name is Traffic Jammer and I'm an ******* too.
You were also stating:
Originally Posted by
dbgray21
considering you can't 'skid' on a ss i'd say it doesn't really matter.
This is wrong. A skid is a skid regardless of how it is actuated.
Locking up the back wheel to toss it out/scrub speed to crave around a car bumper in traffic (sometimes stopping is simply not an option) unlock when the back is at the correct angle and attack with mucho gusto. Bad for the wheel but dagnabit fun as hell in heavy traffic. The look of horror from people in cars around you is a bonus. Racing down a spiral parking garage access ramp is a great opportunity to see just how good you are on the back wheel. Sometimes you just have to drift the corner, moto style (inside foot hovering just off the ground) depending on how much speed you're carryin'. Skids, not just for stopping. The front brake is great indeed, but I prefer both front and back in unison with varying degrees of 'on' depending on conditions. Never touch the front brake in the ice and snow = fall down go boom I find I have more control over everything on a SS in traffic than on a FG, might be why I'm generally faster, because I can draft the cars and what not alot more safely than on a FG , feathering the rear brake to control speed.
Originally Posted by
dbgray21
i've yet to come across the situation where i need to lock up the rear brake.
Seriously? You're kidding right?
Big "scene" in the 703 is there?