# PitPin

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## Latest

- [The clock trick for tighter U-turns](https://pitpin.com/news/u-turn-clock-trick): MotoJitsu uses four cones as a clock face to show where to look in a U-turn, and when to move your eyes on. (Technique, 2026-10-31)
- [Stopped at a red light: leave yourself a way out](https://pitpin.com/news/red-light-rear-end-escape): In MCrider's latest video: where to stop, what a car that will not stop looks like in your mirror, and a two-cone drill to practise the escape. (Street, 2026-10-31)
- [Race suit fit: judge it in the tuck, not standing up](https://pitpin.com/news/race-suit-fit-tuck-test): A one-piece suit that feels tight standing up can be right on the bike. Alpinestars and Dainese both say: check the fit in riding position, with all your protection on. (Gear, 2026-10-31)
- [Emergency braking on the road: brakes first, clutch later](https://pitpin.com/news/emergency-braking-clutch-later): Many riders learned to grab the clutch and both brakes at once for the test. The order to practise in an empty car park is brakes first, clutch later in the stop. (Street, 2026-10-30)
- [Headshake and tank slappers: let the front end settle](https://pitpin.com/news/tank-slapper-headshake): When the bars start shaking out of a corner or over a bump, a tight grip is usually what makes it worse. Relax your hands and hold the throttle steady. (Technique, 2026-10-30)
- [Sepang by the brake numbers: MotoGP's hardest stop](https://pitpin.com/news/sepang-brake-numbers): Brembo's data for this weekend's Malaysian GP: 11 braking zones, 35 seconds on the brakes per lap and a final-corner stop from 320 to 64 km/h. (Data, 2026-10-30)
- [Wet autumn roads: braking and visibility by the rulebook](https://pitpin.com/news/wet-autumn-braking-visibility): Darker, wetter commutes are back. Stopping distances at least double in the wet, and fluorescent kit by day plus reflective kit at night makes you easier to see. (Street, 2026-10-29)
- [Sepang tyre allocation: softer rears on hot, rough asphalt](https://pitpin.com/news/sepang-softer-rear-tyres): Pirelli is bringing softer rears to Malaysia, and Michelin has three rear options after a planned resurfacing never happened. Past 55 °C the tyres overheat, slide and lose grip. (Gear, 2026-10-29)
- [FIM MotoJunior: applications for the 2027 grid open on 4 November](https://pitpin.com/news/motojunior-2027-applications): Young riders who want a seat in Moto3 Junior, Moto2 European, Stock European or the Moto4 European Cup in 2027 have until 15 January to apply. (Racing, 2026-10-28)
- [Rear brake on track: Cory West on when he uses it](https://pitpin.com/news/rear-brake-cory-west): In a Champ School clip, 2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan champion Cory West says a bagger is almost impossible to ride without the rear brake. He uses it less on a sport bike, and in the dirt it is almost a necessity. (Technique, 2026-10-28)

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