Adjust the back brake.

[Ward P]

...and useful in high speed cornering... Superbike School will tell you not to touch them, but Stay Upright showed me how "touching" them when cranked over at speed can actually assist you in tipping-in a little further and take off speed, whereas touching the front will make the bike sit upright...

I'm not suggesting you all do it, but it works for me. Try it (at lower speed) and you'll see what they mean...

I also use the rear brake for the same reasons

+ 1 I agree, for me sometimes a light tap on the back brake upsets the bike less at full lean than backing off the throttle or touching the front, especially if the corner tightens unexpectedly. And this is when when I don't want the free play. Untill I ran the old girl out of rear brake once(that's another story) I wasn't aware how much I used it. I thought I only used the front, but when it wasn't there, found that I touched the rear everytime I touched the front. (maybe I have a honda brain? )

The brake feels and works fine, not wooden, it just has free play. I'll try the weight when I get back home.

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