-
I've been thinking about this...firstly am trying to understand as with different bikes I do different things.
Also I is old fam and passed tests more than a decade ago. So things change, as nower days engine braking is frowned upon.
The idea of when coming to a give way junction is to proceed if you can so you need to arrive at the junction in the correct gear and revs to negotiate the junction safely. So you can proceed or stop.
Tho I do look back and think that with two strokes or small engined bikes such as in line 4 250, there is little engine braking and they sound like they are at max speed as they have no power at low revs.
lynx-
The idea of when coming to a give way junction is to proceed if you can so you need to arrive at the junction in the correct gear and revs to negotiate the junction safely. So you can proceed or stop.
I think you may have it here, in a manual car I used to roll up in a higher gear using clutch and brake, changing to the gear I will need to go if it’s clear. On a bike I ride up changing down but staying on the engine, yes engine braking but ready to go at the flick of the wrist. With an auto car that’s all gone because I’m always in the right gear, maybe it’s time for a DCT bike.
Ramsaye
Okay seems like the joke didn’t go down well.
As a rule, a motorcycle needs to maintain balance through momentum. That means whether you are conscious of the habit or not, you approach most junctions with the aim not to stop.
As in, you want to keep going and not put a foot down. You anticipate and look for the gap and keep moving without ever actually stopping, whenever possible.
Most bikers will approach a junction a lot faster than a car, and rely on braking later if necessary.
With a tongue firmly in one’s cheek, to a car driver that looks like a bike is accelerating into the junction.