Backing It In - Ducati.ms

Navigator · Mar 29th, 2008, 12:33 pm

This bike is so much fun to ride!

I was sold when I saw that Xaus video...can't wait to take it to the track!
I mounted one of those Oregon Scientific cams, which isn't that great as you can tell, and have been taping some rides. Here is one showing how to properly merge into a left turn lane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYsj9gZJG5E

...and how to get around a car in your way splitting up to a light.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdG67kbv3MA

tweek · Mar 29th, 2008, 1:36 pm

wow! and here I was thinking I could lane split. you went all the way around that car! I'm not quite that ballys.

I also watched the Xaus video. I've got to get motard, that looks like way too much fun.

piarjr · Mar 29th, 2008, 9:20 pm

How do you Backing It up??
Downshifting, breaking or just sliding the rear ?? I found it interesting, but, I do not see how it is done ....

speedfreak · Mar 29th, 2008, 9:43 pm

I think the trick to backing it in is that special wavy rear tire he's running!

jbcaddy · Mar 30th, 2008, 2:03 pm

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Originally Posted by speedfreak

I think the trick to backing it in is that special wavy rear tire he's running!

that and panic locking the rear brake

Navigator · Mar 31st, 2008, 1:01 am

Backing it in is fairly easy with some practice. The Hypermotard is definately capable, though a little heavy, the ergos are similar to a "real" supermoto. I learned riding supermoto on the track and no it doesn't involve "panic braking" as you can tell the tire is still spinning, just slower than the front is. For this shot I gave it some extra rear brake to kick up the smoke, but most of the time coming into a corner like that shouldn't burn up the tire but rather just get it to slide a bit.
Just like learning anything unfamiliar and unnatural to riding start off slow and small. I'll usually come in hard into a corner in 4th gear and hit 2 downshifts into 2nd, hard on the front brakes lightening the rear a bit, as you start to pitch it over, or just before to be safe...feather out the clutch to let it engage and slow the rear tire up into a slide, hit a little rear brake to help out a bit. Once you got it down its alot of fun to slide the bike around. Wheelies are over-rated...its all about backing it in. Its more of a show of skill and won't get you in trouble like a wheelie will.

**donkeyman** · Mar 31st, 2008, 10:28 am

Very nice. Not sure if the Hypermotard will be a "cost effective" bike to learn how to back it ! :-)