[alanmcorcoran]

Yeah, I read it. Also read his followup, "Street Strategies?" But it was eight months ago. Might be time to read it again.

I took a closer look at the spot I went down when I cam in today. There's a little loose gravel, and it's been coated at some point with some kind of asphalt paint, which might have contributed to the slide.

At the end of the day, I think I probably over braked on instinct. Riding the GZ and the Liner together will probably take some adjustments that I haven't made yet to the "autopilot" The Strat has gigantic dual front disks and tremendous stopping power (given it's weight) compared to the GZ. I think I would have been fine on the GZ. I'll have to learn the rear brake skills you mentioned and become more proficient at switching between the heavy and light bikes.