Originally Posted by DK Drop
So I am curious of the mechanics of drifting a bike on pavment, while taking corners, I'm thinking to get on the front brake to take some weight off the rear tire, and then swing the back end out. Am I right?
What kind of bicycle and tires do you have? Bicycle tires are not like motorcycle tires and some are so thin that a few pavement slides will ruin the tires.
It of course depends on the front / rear weight bias and the design of your bike. On some bikes just a hard snap of the rear outwards may do it.
You don't have many of the same handling traits of a motorcycle. You can't keep a drift going very long on pavement because you can't pedal in a drift and you have much slower speeds. You come to a stop very quickly. The bicycle is a lot more top heavy than the motorcycle, it high sides a lot worse. The bicycle may be 30 lbs. and you might be 175 lbs. So you are much heavier than the bike and very top heavy.
If the motorcycle is only 400 lbs. It's still more than you and you center of gravity is a lot lower. It's a lot easier with the profile of a motorcycle tire too. And of course you can keep the power on.