Dont listen to him, and you'll be fine. Your rear will provide up to 25% of the stopping power, it might be in your best interest to get the most during a panic situation.Originally Posted by slow_hatch
Dont listen to him, and you'll be fine. Your rear will provide up to 25% of the stopping power, it might be in your best interest to get the most during a panic situation.
Congrats on your bik-take it slow and becareful-when you start getting confident and think you know what your doing -thats when you crash-lol
I agree with Brad on this one
If you get in a habbit of using your rear brakes all the time-in a panic situation you'll nail the front and Rear(like you would in a cage) and your rear will just lock up and then guess what-you can't steer so you skid off into a guard rail-see that happen a lot with new riders in the mountains-they think they are coming into a corner to hot-freak out-nail brakes(used to driving a car)-bike stands up and your off the road heading for the cliff or guard rail
and I will agree with gixxerDk also:
Its ok to use it sometimes-just not ALL the time or it will eventually bite you
A New rider has a lot to think about and the rear brake isn't that critical and if you use it too often or unwisely- well you know what will happen
that being said I do use my rear brake on the street some and if I'm ever riding in gravel-offroad ect---but I rarley use it on the track-and I would encourage new riders to not rely on the rear brake much at all
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