In Twist of The Wrist 2 it says that the throttle should be rolled on “evenly and smoothly throughout the remainder of the turn.” Does that mean any acceleration while turning or going through the turn? Sorry, I’m a little confused.
You're getting some answers to this question that reflect a misunderstanding of the "throttle control rule," as it was written in ToTWII. The book covered the topic well enough to work with but there is additional information not called out in writing that CSS emphasizes more in briefings today.
This is the quote that we're talking about, verbatim:
Once the throttle is cracked on. it is rolled on evenly, smoothly, and constantly throughout the remainder of the turn
Every word in the quote matters. People seem to gloss over "Once the throttle is cracked on," and conclude that the instruction is to roll on the gas through the whole turn. Taking that phrase into account however, we see that the matter of
when we crack the throttle on is still unexplained.
Chapter 5 of the book addresses the "when." Chapter 5 starts off with a phrase that has tended to stick in people's minds: "
as soon as possible." Unfortunately, the key phrase that relates to precise throttle timing is at the end of a later paragraph. My experience is that people gloss over it. Here is the paragraph:
There are some additional guidelines. Normally, riders don't get
back onto the throttle until after the steering is completed. This makes
sense. During the steering process, it is very difficult to work back into the
throttle smoothly enough to keep it from jerking the bike and upsetting it,
To meet the throttle standard, steering is completed before you start to
get it on.
The bold above is as found in the book. This is crucial to understanding that the rules of throttle control apply no matter whether you trail brake or finish your braking before the turn and flick the bike.
The steering (lean angle change) must be completed before you crack the gas on. This does agree with most of the input you're getting, in the sense that adding throttle and lean angle at the same time is not a good idea.
Finally, the detail that isn't spelled out in the book is this: Not only should the lean angle be set, but
the bike should be on the line you want it on before you crack open the throttle.
Every now and then, a rider will crack on the gas before the bike is fully pointed and find himself running wide. Why? Rolling on the gas makes the bike tend to hold the line it's on. If you roll on before the bike is pointed, the bike will hold
that line instead.
The location in the turn where you crack open the throttle will entirely depend on the rate at which you steer the bike.
This information is not out of date. Bikes still handle this way. "Being on the gas through the whole corner" isn't wrong because of any recent developments; it always was wrong.
With all of the above said, I don't think you crashed because you were on the gas. The front let go, which is quite consistent with crashing on cold tires. Between the temperature and the bike getting light at the top of the crest, the front slid.
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