Happy turkey day . <| sep |> dayum , glad i graduated <| sep |> The worst way to go would being able to puncture through and get air only for another small avalanine to come and cover that up . <| sep |> If you are talking to me , I am not . It is much easier to slide the bike ' s rear wheel than the front becasue of the physics of the frame . Then if you start a rear wheel slide you instinctively release the brake . Then your rear tire speed matches the road ' s and suddenly gets a jolt of traction . The bike stand right up and you can high side . I am not suggesting that you apply such strong force in the front brake that you slide that tire out . I am suggesting that faced between running wide head on into a car and taking a chance with braking you are better off using your brakes . The average rider gets fearful of taking a turn too fast when in fact they still have more traction available to them to use the brake even when leaned over . Or just stay the course and lean harder into the turn with no brakes . Just don ' t hit that car ! IMHO , the best technique for cornering is to slow down so much before you lean the bike over that there is no question or fear of getting out of control . In fact even in the twisties , I try not to use my brakes at all . I think it improves cornering technique over relying on the brakes . In Keth Code ' s California Superbike School they do not let students use brakes at all in the first lesson .