Lets take a Brake!
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From: Northern Arizona
RE: Lets take a Brake!
Both, predominantly front for the initial decel, but once I get to a coasting speed, I apply more rear than anything, as I found I have more control at a near stop, and allows me to come to complete stop before putting feet down. I will feather the front as needed, though, at coasting speeds.
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From: NH - Why not Minot, ND
RE: Lets take a Brake!
When I had my '72 Honda CB 250, rear only. If you as much as touched a finger to the front brake, you would think you were going to get thrown off! Bad habit? YES! At my MSF Course, they took half a day to get me out of this bad habit...Now, both...evenly.
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RE: Lets take a Brake!
I got into the habit of using both brakes when I got the Dyna.
Served me well in light rain when some lady slowing down at a yield changed her mind and applied brakes on a dime. My reaction was automatic and the fishtail was minimal. Heart beat wasn't minimal!
Houston drivers seem to go stupid in light rain.
In hard rain, it's manageable since they expectectly slow to 40 mph on the freeways.
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RE: Lets take a Brake!
ORIGINAL: misterkidgo
I got into the habit of using both brakes when I got the Dyna.
Served me well in light rain when some lady slowing down at a yield changed her mind and applied brakes on a dime. My reaction was automatic and the fishtail was minimal. Heart beat wasn't minimal!
Houston drivers seem to go stupid in light rain.
In hard rain, it's manageable since they expectectly slow to 40 mph on the freeways.
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I got into the habit of using both brakes when I got the Dyna.
Served me well in light rain when some lady slowing down at a yield changed her mind and applied brakes on a dime. My reaction was automatic and the fishtail was minimal. Heart beat wasn't minimal!
Houston drivers seem to go stupid in light rain.
In hard rain, it's manageable since they expectectly slow to 40 mph on the freeways.
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