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    Re: Use your front brakes!

    Additionally, you should be able to control a rear tire skid in case it does happen. Even from 15MPH you can just lock it and get an idea what it feels like and learn to slide it.

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    Re: Use your front brakes!

    Quote Originally Posted by usmcab35 View Post
    I use both when I need to stop really quick but normally for everything its all front for me, Its so natural I grab for the front first.
    Maybe you didn't mean it literally, but GRAB is what you don't want to do.
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    Re: Use your front brakes!

    Crazy that somebody would only use the rear brake.. I sometimes only use the front but most of the time I'm applying both evenly. I've owned four sportbikes and the YZF600R hands down has the best braking system of them all. (03 ZX6R, 92 and 00 CBR)

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    Re: Use your front brakes!

    I tried out my brothers HD on my trip to NC in July. Nice Harley with big bore kit, heavy duty clutch more suited to the drag strip, and all blinged out. I stretch her wings a bit and go to grab the single front disc (and I do mean GRAB here), and nothing, she don't stop. Trying to find the back brake in its awkward position, just about shit myself. I now understand why the cruiser crowd uses a lot of back brake. The most awkward motorcycle I have ever ridden.
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    Re: Use your front brakes!

    It's a good thing you weren't going very fast. The big bore kit takes to to like 80hp to handle 800lbs!

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