Beginning at 47 seconds notice the difference between using front brake only and attempting to use both front and rear......and bear in mind that Nick Ienatsch is a former professional (champion) road racer that has MUCH better feel at modulating the rear brake than 99.999% of riders out there, where most of the rest of the world would be locking/skidding the rear and upsetting the bike's chassis/stability in the process.
Re: To help quell the myths of how to brake properly
I must admit, i don't use it much at all. I feel guilty about it. I have had other instructors at tracks tell me that if you know how to use it, you can improve your laps. I just cant find a tactical use for it in that aspect. only time i ever use it is to bind up the suspension when i am in tight spaces.
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Re: To help quell the myths of how to brake properly
Good info. I learned to use both brakes at MSF and it was helpful. Had a couple of instances where I had to hard brake using the front only and put it in memory. I wanna know how the bike reacts to my inputs so that when I need to react, I'll know what I'm capable of doing.
Once againniy shows that he rear does almost nothing for actually stopping. In a perfect setup it barely helped. In the real world it won't help at all.
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Re: To help quell the myths of how to brake properly
Aye, when I'm coming to a stop sign/stop light, I'll often coast up to the light with both hands off the controls and use the rear to slow down. Once I get around 15-20 mph though, I put hands back on the controls. That and while riding on gravel are the only times I use the rear brake to slow down.
On hills at stop lights, yeah I use it to also keep the bike still when I'm giving my hands a break.
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Re: To help quell the myths of how to brake properly
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Have you tried with no hands and no feet? You should try it.
Yes, yes I have. Air Brakes!
BTW, when I say I coast like that, I'm not talking when there's a car right next to me. I don't trust them, need to be able to maneuver quickly if they decide to move over. I meant like a stop sign or empty stop light where I have some breathing room.
Great video and really shows how limited the rear brake is under heavy braking. Nick Lentash's book was the first I bought about riding technique and it taught me a lot. I think the msf course emphasis on rear braking is geared more towards cruiser riders. My drz400s can take a good amount of rear braking also before lock up.
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