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You have to overcome the car-derived impulse to mash the brake pedal with all your might in a panic situation. That's going to mean a rear-wheel skid, and then a highside when you release the back brake. | You have to overcome the car-derived impulse to mash the brake pedal with all your might in a panic situation. That's going to mean a rear-wheel skid, and then a highside when you release the back brake. | ||
Learning to ride well is all about | Learning to ride well is all about suppressing your survival instincts and replacing them with new ones. One of them is to not tense up and clamp down on everything in an emergency situation. Smooth, progressive braking will save your ass most of the time. | ||
Your front brake gives you 80% (or more) of your stopping power. As you brake harder, weight transfers to the front of the bike, compressing the forks (except telelever BMW'S) and taking weight off the back wheel, giving the rear tire even less traction. That's why it's easy to lock-up the back. | Your front brake gives you 80% (or more) of your stopping power. As you brake harder, weight transfers to the front of the bike, compressing the forks (except telelever BMW'S) and taking weight off the back wheel, giving the rear tire even less traction. That's why it's easy to lock-up the back. | ||