What should you do as you reduce your lean angle while stopping in a curve?

As you reduce your lean angle while stopping in a curve, applying more brake pressure as your motorcycle straightens up is the appropriate action. When you're in a curve, your motorcycle is leaned over, and both speed and lean angle affect traction. As you start to straighten up the motorcycle, traction increases, allowing for more effective braking.

Increasing brake pressure at this moment helps to ensure that you are utilizing the available traction efficiently without risking a loss of control. This technique allows you to decelerate more effectively while ensuring that the motorcycle maintains stability as it transitions from a lean to an upright position. The crucial element here is timing; applying brakes while the motorcycle is still leaned over can lead to losing control, so waiting until you are straightening up means you have a safer margin for braking.

Other options, such as significantly decreasing speed before straightening up or shifting weight back, could lead to instability. Additionally, using only the rear brake might not provide the necessary stopping power while maintaining balance, especially in how this can affect traction during a curve. Thus, focusing on appropriate braking as you transition to an upright position enhances both safety and control.