[Desmo_Demon]

+1 to Butch and NCRick on this one. I agree with both. My ST2 doesn't show much tendancy to stand-up when braking in a curve, unless I start to hit it pretty hard......or, at least, I may be so used to it that I don't notice it until I brake a bit harder than I usually do. I've noticed that a bike with dual-disk has a tendancy to stand-up more than a single-disk. I'm sure a tire's profile can assist in this, too.

I mostly trail-brake, but will also use the front brake when needing to scrub off just a little more speed. On a ride in the mountains of NC with Butch, NCRick, Johnboy, and one or two others, Butch and Johnboy saw how often and how much I brake through a curve.....when riding two-up, also. It's just a practice I've been using for years and have never......never had a problem with it. I believe the main problem that people have with braking in a curve is that they do it before they know their bike's braking ability and the way it feels. I believe a lot of people don't truely know how to read what their brake system is telling them.

 

[Desmo_Demon]

I hope my comments in that thread on standing-up were not taken wrong, also. I, like you, brake in curves all the time and don't have an issue with it. I mentioned about single vs dual disks up front. Did your BMWs have single or dual? My Harley (single disk) shows no signs of wanting to stand up in a curve. This may also be a characteristic of the difference in weight/less rake/center of gravity/braking efficiency. I don't know anything about your BMWs, but the Ducati may just be a lighter bike and have better brakes, which makes the tendancy to stand-up more noticeable. You may also be hitting the brakes harder than you did with the BMWs, as you state you ride the Ducati hotter into the curves. Tire profiles may influence this, too. I would venture there are a lot of variables as to when it would be more noticeable.