New rider - rear brake

[Kentol750]

The rear brake on a 7r wasn't effective, the on/off, all or nothing feel meant it couldn't be used progressively and effectively. It was a nightmare, no way to use it safely unless you had spent a lot of time getting it set just right.
It was like this;
Apply pressure, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, SKID!

(I'm with NtB on the ice issue!)
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Some bikes.

[Nobby the Bastard]

Last time I encountered ice, dabbed the rear, swapped ends, eventually stopped facing the other way and then dropped it on the road.

Front brake would have resulted in me headbutting the road and much more damage to the bike.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[UncleFester]

So i must be the only one using a dab of rear brake on corners to give it a little more 'tip in' then.

I like the rear brake, almost as much as i like using gears. If i have to be jumping on the front brake all the time then it's because i need to lose far more speed far more quickly than i'd have needed to if i was reading the road correctly / not accelerating between bends like a missile.
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Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800.

[Teflon-Mike]

[UncleFester]

That's a question about modulation, not about whether to use it or not.

Can you use the rear brake to aid stability at low speed - yes.
Can you use the rear brake to aid cornering on sharper corners - yes.
Should you hang off it like an ape - no.

The latter is the issue and it doesn't matter if it's a 125 or a 1000cc bike - if you are going to use it, learn to use it correctly.

The solution is not 'you don't need to worry about using it yet'.
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Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800.

[Nobby the Bastard]