Need advice
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RE: Need advice
some people use the technique using the front brake by using index and middle finger to hold the front brake lever and rotate the throttle while letting off the front brake at the same time
This step by step process will become automatic after awhile, but can be broken down into steps until you are confident and comfortable with the mechanism.
Just my .02
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RE: Need advice
I use the back brake technique all the time, just feels comfy to me. Also, I always keep the brake on when ever I'm stopped. Level or hill, it keeps the lights on so Mr. and Mrs. @$$hat can hopefully see me stopped in front of them.
Think about it. Most drivers see brake lights in front of them, they either stop, or focus on them and start to stop. They see them go off, and think, "oh, the lights changed", or at a STOP sign, " there must not be anything comming and he's about to take off", so they take their foot off the brake and maybe even start to accellerate before they realize, oops he's stopped. SCRREEEEECH!
People don't watch traffic lights. Ever been next to someone at a light in your cage, take your foot off the brake and roll forward some? Only to have the cage next to you take off through the light or start to, because they see you move and think the lights green.
Think about it. Most drivers see brake lights in front of them, they either stop, or focus on them and start to stop. They see them go off, and think, "oh, the lights changed", or at a STOP sign, " there must not be anything comming and he's about to take off", so they take their foot off the brake and maybe even start to accellerate before they realize, oops he's stopped. SCRREEEEECH!
People don't watch traffic lights. Ever been next to someone at a light in your cage, take your foot off the brake and roll forward some? Only to have the cage next to you take off through the light or start to, because they see you move and think the lights green.
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RE: Need advice
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Been riding for 35 years and I can't recommend trying to master this technique. Use whatever brakes you feel comfortable with bringing the bike to a stop. Once you are balanced and stopped, put the hand brake on and the right foot down, then usethe left foot to downshift one more time in order to ensure you are indeed in first gear. Once confident that you are in first gear, put both feet down, transfer the weight from right to left, once comfortable on the left foot, engage the foot brake with your right foot, and release the hand brake. Now you are ready to accelerate when the light changes without a complex release the hand brake and twist the throttle concurrently with one hand maneuver.
This step by step process will become automatic after awhile, but can be broken down into steps until you are confident and comfortable with the mechanism.
Just my .02
Been riding for 35 years and I can't recommend trying to master this technique. Use whatever brakes you feel comfortable with bringing the bike to a stop. Once you are balanced and stopped, put the hand brake on and the right foot down, then usethe left foot to downshift one more time in order to ensure you are indeed in first gear. Once confident that you are in first gear, put both feet down, transfer the weight from right to left, once comfortable on the left foot, engage the foot brake with your right foot, and release the hand brake. Now you are ready to accelerate when the light changes without a complex release the hand brake and twist the throttle concurrently with one hand maneuver.
This step by step process will become automatic after awhile, but can be broken down into steps until you are confident and comfortable with the mechanism.
Just my .02
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