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[papasmurf]

Presto, using the front brake at all when cornering, is asking to have the front end break away.
(To put this into perspective, when I had a Yamaha Radian, I wore the front tyre out before the back tyre.)
I had interesting conversation with a police sergeant motorcyclist who checks up on motorcycle accident deaths which involved no other vehicle. He stated in the majority of cases where a corner has been involved the bike was capable of going around the corner at the speed when the accident occurred, the rider wasn't.

[Presto]

Depends when and how you use the front brake in a bend.

[Presto]

That policeman's point is exactly the point I'm making.

[Scalyback]

We got loads of country roads with high banks and hedges. Long curves are a problem as you cannot see through them, but even at a slow speed, if you come across two four wheelers who have stopped whilst trying to joust past each other, it needs a quick application of the brake.



The tightness of the bum ring seems to be proportional to the pressure applied to the back brake.

[papasmurf]

PaulMH still no link to a government notice to motorcycle dealers, until someone links to that, which I have spent a long time looking for and can't find, it is not happening.
As for using a front brake in a corner, if you think you need to do that, you are going to fast for your own capabilities. In any case a very light touch on the rear brake is the best course of action, using the front brake can kill you.
That is why I am against linked brakes.

[jefrs]

Around here we has horses. If you've ever ridden one or perhaps seen one kick a caravan clean off the road you give the stupid buggers a lot of respect, if they go sideways you stop until its rider gets it sorted out.



It's no good braking after you go into a bend. A lot of folks learn in cars, you can brake on a bend in a car but not a bike; a car can corner quicker than a bike because it doesn't fall over, use the same habit on a bike and you're off. Slow in fast out. Take the outside line (keep left on a right) rather than the racing line for a better view of the exit on a blind bend. We've got a couple of interesting "snail-cam" bends here that start gentle and get tighter as they do a 180° turn to catch the unwary, the farmers leave gates open for escapes. It's getting to the time of year we find cars halfway up trees in the morning.