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 naf456 Derestricted Danger
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 Posted: 20:25 - 18 Oct 2012 Post subject: (Solved) How to Properly Brake? |
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Hey, Just wondering how you guys and girls brake on your motorcycles.
I was talking to a friend and he was talking about something called engine braking?
he said to lay off the throttle , apply brakes , then declutch?
apparently the engine has the best braking power or something...
I thought that would wreak the engine? it's still applying power to the wheels while your braking?
I brake by declutching first , then rolling off the throttle , then hit the brakes - in a real quick motion...
Talking to my parents who drive cars , they apply there brakes before they declutch just like my friend
Wouldn't the car/bike stall if you just release the throttle?
I'm pretty sure my bike does.
Anyway , whats the proper way? I'm pretty sure I'm doing it wrong...
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2 ways
1) front brake hard to lift the rear end. Roll along with rear end in the air until stopping point reached. Drop rear end back down. Nod to car full of chicks yu just stopped by.
2) Crank the rear brake on to lock the rear wheel. Place leg foot on floor and rotate bike 90 degrees around foot, still with locked rear wheel. Nod at various chicks getting wet for you.
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Yep - I'm for real - no one tells you this.
What happens when people come from scooters to manuals? no one tells them how to brake when you have a clutch?
And I LOVE my bike.
Please tell me so I don't brake myself....
or worse - I brake my bike  ____________________ I Don't Suffer From Insanity - I Enjoy Every Minutes Of It. |
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 Posted: 20:48 - 18 Oct 2012 Post subject: Re: How to Properly Brake? |
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| naf456 wrote: | Hey, Just wondering how you guys and girls brake on your motorcycles.
I was talking to a friend and he was talking about something called engine braking?
he said to lay off the throttle , apply brakes , then declutch?
apparently the engine has the best braking power or something...
I thought that would wreak the engine? it's still applying power to the wheels while your braking?
I brake by declutching first , then rolling off the throttle , then hit the brakes - in a real quick motion...
Talking to my parents who drive cars , they apply there brakes before they declutch just like my friend
Wouldn't the car/bike stall if you just release the throttle?
I'm pretty sure my bike does.
Anyway , whats the proper way? I'm pretty sure I'm doing it wrong...
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You dont pull the clutch in until the last second, to stop the engine stalling. Engine braking is powerful and should be used in conjunction with the wheel brakes. It won't wreck your engine and if your bike stalls when you release the throttle, you need to get that mended.
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Yank the front brake on hard, then you won't have to worry about stalling  ____________________ Make mine a Corona. |
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Theory test - I don't have to take that yet.
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Maybe you don't "have to", but you have to know the Highway Code in order to be safe and responsible out on the roads. Surely you were told during your CBT that it's your responsibility to know the HC - don't get complacent about it.
As for braking, you are actually right, if you did your CBT on a twist&go moped, then you obviously won't have learned anything about clutch control, when breaking or generally. So, either you get some lessons or you practice on your own, but yeah, the basics of stalling (and how not to) have been explained by others here very well.
As a side note, none of my bike instructors ever said anything about coasting. During my car lessons a few years ago, I remember how 'coasting' was a big no-no and anything above a few meters of it would carry the death penalty (=test failure).
In my bike lessons no one ever even mentioned coasting, and I do pull the clutch in generally rather early, and tend to coast quite a bit. It seems either they don't pick up on it or it really is ok to coast, much more so than in a car (and just to clarify, I don't believe coasting in a car is a bad thing either). ____________________ First bike: CBF125, Feb. - Oct. 2012
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In the past i've found using the foot operated pedal, and hand operated lever on the right side of the motorcycle.. ____________________ Please be aware that the above post may be full of complete nonsense.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 13 years, 114 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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