u/Inside-Knowledge-581

Just did my 3rd track day a week ago with an instructor and got some feedback that I was braking too hard and late for long slow sweepers. Because of that, I’d overslow the entry, the front end would unload, and I'd kinda end up in no man's land mid corner waiting for the bike to turn.

He told me to brake earlier but lighter, and it made miles of a difference in my cornering. The bike felt infinitely more stable and the front end felt hooked, but I'm still not completely dialed in.

It’s kinda the classic rushing corner entry mistake. Physically it makes sense, but psychologically, my brain tells me that I'm going too slow the moment I move my braking marker back and don't get that G-force from braking hard.

How do you guys deal with this? Or rather, what helped you stop trying to find time by braking ever later?

Was looking for a first trackbike and narrowed it down to these 2 options ( and maybe a 765RS )

Does it make sense to get the tuono 660 put clipons on it and maybe race fairings down the line? The the cheapest RS660 around my area is 7900$ while there are 2 tuono 660 factory's around 6800$ close by as well

Main thing is that the tuono's are the 2025 factory version with 5-8k km on them while the RS660's in are usally 2022 standared versions with 12k+ km on them

(Also as a side note main reason why im not getting a race prepped bike is cause all of them are 1000cc and those are way above my skill level currently)

Just had my first Trackday on a R7 and had a blast riding and mainly working on my lines, vision and just trying to hit every apex

my buddy with more experience mentioned to me that I need to practise dragging knee as its a basic skill for trackriding, as im not as quick mid corner.

Should I deliberatly practise it? I dont really see it as a skill and more of a thing that just kinda happens as I lean over further, but I could be wrong.

My current main hurdle I felt was mid corner vagueness at the front kinda stopping me from leaning much further cause it felt like the front had barely any load and wanted to wash out on me if I pushed it further