Bikes have rear brakes ????
Only ever used it in the wet and as i dont do wet these day's it never get's touched
Braking: How many fingers?
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Only ever used it in the wet and as i dont do wet these day's it never get's touched
Associate
2, I tend to slow down using gears and the back brake mostly
2 on the Busa, 4 on the Harley.
Soldato
Started with four, but moved to two after a couple of months, since then I’ve stayed with two, even fitted pazzo shorties on the R1; although I find I use three to four fingers fro the clutch still
I don’t use the front brake when riding much, it’s only when I’ve misread the road and need to shed more speed than expected, but that’s not to say I don’t know how to use them – I always practice heavy braking, never know when you’ll need it!
I don’t use the front brake when riding much, it’s only when I’ve misread the road and need to shed more speed than expected, but that’s not to say I don’t know how to use them – I always practice heavy braking, never know when you’ll need it!
Depends on the bike, my VFR800 i can use 2 on the fronts since changing to ebc pads and it stops amazing well. On some of our old bikes such as the BSA Roundtank it has two rear brakes and i have been known to use my feet to slow down at times. . .
Soldato
2 here, always. Been doing it that way for years. Engine braking on the Mille is pretty good though.
Rear brake, like all RSV's between 1999 and 2003 is however, awful, if it even works.
Rear brake, like all RSV's between 1999 and 2003 is however, awful, if it even works.
Soldato
2 here, always. Been doing it that way for years. Engine braking on the Mille is pretty good though.
Rear brake, like all RSV's between 1999 and 2003 is however, awful, if it even works.
Mine got to the point where it wouldn't even hold me still on a hill any more at one point!
. New fluid and pads has made it much better but I bet it won't last too long!
Don
2, unless on my wife's bike, in which case 4.
Associate
2-3 depending which gloves I'm wearing 
I always user 4 fingers on both road and track. I've never had trouble with needing more on the bar and 4 allows me to gauge the brake pressure best. Plenty of stop if I need it!
I've tried 2 finger braking and it worked fine but I've simply gotten so used to using 4 fingers that it feels "off" to do anything else.
I've tried 2 finger braking and it worked fine but I've simply gotten so used to using 4 fingers that it feels "off" to do anything else.
Soldato
I wonder how people's answers correlate to having shorty levers?
Maybe I should do another thread.....
2 fingers long or shorty, One of the reasons I got shorty's in the end.
I found myself around winchester yesterday using just my middle finger on long levers
Soldato
I noticed myself using 2 fingers today when light braking... but it was my middle 2 fingers (between index and pinky)... weird! When braking hard I was using 3 though. Clutch I also use 3. On standard levers (RSVR).