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I locked my rear twice in panic reflex and while I didn't go down I started to question using the rear for emergencies. So I went out and practiced over and over using the rear and not using it and honestly my fastest braking was using just the front. I think when I focus on just the front I'm...

I like that this guy has a vid on how to back it in but can't back it in himself haha

Shifting in intersections is not great even if you're just going straight. The main reason is if something goes wrong with the shift, the middle of the intersection is not the best place to be having that trouble. Having said that, I usually shift as well :)

Finally I've got a great excuse for my wife for upgrading my bike!

Excellent advice.

Context is everything - I remember KC even advising to downshift without the clutch during braking for a corner. I think what he means by not engine braking is that as soon as you're off the throttle you should be on the brakes or you're wasting time. Ultimately downshifting when slowing down...

Normal. It is best to downshift as you're slowing down anyways so you are always in the correct gear.

Yesterday was not particularly windy so I don't think you should have had any problems... If you feel like you can't let go of the bars at 100kph then I think there is something wrong with the bike. Definitely check your tires having correct psi - too high or too low can both cause this...

Yep, +1

Pretty sure it was 100% up to Cal.

I think ABS is more useful on a bike than a car. It's easier to recover from a skid in a car (especially fwd) but on a bike sometimes you're down before you realize what happened. I'd like to have ABS on my vehicles but I also want to be able to switch it off.

I have to confess I'm thinking of that bike too... DCT and everything!

I might give it up for a T-REX.

I remember police were following one guy and telling him to shift to "N" and he refused 'cause he thought his car would flip over...

I wish cars had sequential manual transmissions...

Haha actually emergency breaking is one of the things I have practiced the most :) I used to use rear but then when I had a real oh **** moment where a car blew through a stop sign in front of me I skidded the rear which takes away concentration from the front. In a real emergency you will...

I've stopped using the rear brake in emergency stops - too easy to start skidding... I focus on the front and use engine braking for the rear.

The emergency breaking they taught must have saved my skin more than once my first season...

Yep that's the one! I've only used it once but come to think of it I remember the front wheel was barely off the ground which may or may not be a problem for quick wheel changes... I'm doing a tire change this weekend so I'll know for sure and keep you posted.

The link doesn't work for me but I can tell from the URL that it's the same one I have. You might be strong enough though to go for the MX stand...