Triumphrat

be350ka

I was hoping to come up with a list of situations where people feel it is best to hammer the gas or just stay on the gas to rectify the problem.

For example, some feel that while turning and you get the rear wheel spinning you need to stay with what you've got to ride it out. DON'T let off the gas.

What other situations do you think more gas is better?

88blkbird

I might agree with this driving my Trans Am but not when riding my bike.

Dave

Tbirdnz

I'm not sure if it's technically correct to ride it out like that but I had a recent rear spinning on sand which had been dropped onto a road corner and I rode it out, I don't think I gassed it but I maintained steady throttle.

I was all over the road but I stayed on, I think my dirt biking days came into play there.

If the rear wheel had gained sudden traction then it could have been a hi-side, it's a case of going with your instincts.

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katoomon

Gas it or steady throttle for: cattle crossings, railroad tracks (if tracks are not perpendicular to the road, square them up as best you can), broken pavement or potholes, uneven pavement, dips, speed bumps, hitting small unavoidable obstacles, and passing trucks,

be350ka

Thanks guys. For the example I put in the OP, what would your technique be? Like Tbird said, I might very well be a case of going with your gut, but what is the accepted solution.

No matter how you slice it it could be a tough problem. Letting off of the gas could cause a shift of weight forward as well as some engine braking on an already spinning/slipping tire further reducing any traction. Gaining traction could result in a highside.

ON the otherhand, gassing it could also create some traction and possibly result in the same problem. Catch 22.

Under braking where the rear wheel locks up it is more cut and dry. Stay in the skid until you stop completely. But under power seems to be a fine line.