Rear vs front brakes *newbie*

[bob795]

ohh great info ! well thats the way he taught me..slowing down with rear then front for complete stop..and at other times never use the front ..!

Are you sure about that?
I use front brake to slow down, then use both brakes to come to complete stop.

At the speed of 50-60 kph, to slow down and stop I always use both brakes. Faster than that, it's the front brake first then both brakes. In slow moving traffic, like when filtering through traffic/lane splitting at crawling speed of less than 10 kph, it's the rear brake that I use. I use the rear brake to control the bike in slow speed. Even then, I always cover the front brake lever and ready to use the front brake if I need to make a sudden quick stop.

There's no MSF or riding course here either. So when I bought my first big bike, to learn to ride with proper riding technique I bought books like David Hough's Proficient Motorcycling and More Proficient Motorcycling, Keith Code's twist of the wrist II and Lee Park's Total Control. Those books taught me how to ride with right riding techniques. If you don't have the book(s) yet, I suggest you visit MS group site ... that's motorcycle safety group site. James Davies wrote many articles and tips on how to ride safely. I learned a lot from that site.

Oh, and practice... a lot of it.

[polivo]

what are this "instructors" credentials? hes definetly not msf certified. 

[Slide Panda]

Definitely not, as he's not in the US. Not sure where our OP is from but he states 'not like in the US'