Demonstration of Sport Bike Riding

Comments

• galenernest Aug 02, 2008
  Ignore what Chad said about brakes. He is partially correct in that the front brake does provide 75% of the stopping power, but the back brake is used as much, if not more than the front brake throughout the course of a ride. For starters, you should be applying pressure to the rear brake ANY time you're using the front brake, mainly for control and weight balance. Second, the back brake is used to complete slow moving stops. Third, when cornering, the use of the back brake to maintain control (known as trail-braking) can easily add overall corner speed to your riding style. A slight amount of pressure on the back brake while rolling on the throttle keeps the bike from wobbling under heavy acceleration and helps prevent the back tire from "busting loose" under power. Fourth, the front brake is useless while doing wheelies; the back brake is again used for control.
• galenernest Aug 02, 2008
  Ignore what Chad said about brakes. He is partially correct in that the front brake does provide 75% of the stopping power, but the back brake is used as much, if not more than the front brake throughout the course of a ride. For starters, you should be applying pressure to the rear brake ANY time you're using the front brake, mainly for control and weight balance. Second, the back brake is used to complete slow moving stops. Third, when cornering, the use of the back brake to maintain control (known as trail-braking) can easily add overall corner speed to your riding style. A slight amount of pressure on the back brake while rolling on the throttle keeps the bike from wobbling under heavy acceleration and helps prevent the back tire from "busting loose" under power. Fourth, the front brake is useless while doing wheelies; the back brake is again used for control.