jcochrane wrote: So the presenter suggest trail braking to the point that the view opens up at the apex and then transition on acceleration whilst coming off the brake. I have no problem with that. What is not covered in the video is bends where the limit point starts to extend before or at turn in. I wonder if he would still suggest trail braking in those circumstances?
I think that, in the context of that presentation (it was on a tour in NZ, with several presentations during a session) he was rushing to cover too much information for the time available (IIRC that video is 2 of 2 or 3). The other example he gave, of a 360 degree bend, braking for 270, didn't make sense to me.
If, as I think you're getting at, it's simply adjusting speed to view, that's a sensible option (although having a reserve of distance and lean angle would mean you might, depending on circumstances, choose to stay off the brakes and just lean further. Also, I'm not convinced by the suggestion of keeping small amounts of throttle on while braking.
He (and others) seem to be encouraging it as an all bends, all the time, cure-all. To me it's only curing (for anyone using it) a self-created problem.