Hand on the brake lever while riding????

[ghostrider_9]

+1 while instructing on the BRC.

For Total Control we instruct in trail braking--applying the brake at the same time as the throttle.

Covering the brake reduces braking reaction time, in 10ths, if not 100ths of a second. Having that "touch" on the brake reduces pinching the front end.

Playing mix and match from street to track is a sure fire way to disaster. In a tough situation a rider will revert to what they do most of the time.

What we practice we make muscle memory and thus habit. What we make habit is what we will do in an emergency. In an emergency we don't have time to "think" it out. That's where training (lots of it) pays off.

I can see that. I guess the bottom line is doing what you are comfortable with. The ulimate issue here is whether or not you panic when something happens.

[PharmerKyle]

If you're resting a couple fingers on the brake and have to emergency stop I think you'd do it in a more controlled manner
than if you're reaching for a fistful of brake all at once in a panic.

I don't know why, but some words of wisdom flashed when I read this.

"I will do it left-handed. I cannot be satisfied with the right hand. It is over too quickly."- Inigo Montoya