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Originally Posted by No Worries
There are riders on this forum who don’t use the rear brake, just because some road racer was shown braking with the rear wheel off the ground. Using the rear brake tightens your line, and pulls you to the inside of the corner.
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That's not why we advise not using the rear brake. We advise not using it because it can be very difficult for a newbie to control rear braking and is one of the more common mistakes that lead to mountain crashes. This is following your whole "margin of error" philsophy. If you have become skilled in braking, sure be my guest to use rear braking all you want to break the backend loose. You keep going on and on about not riding street full out and leaving a margin of error, but IF you are doing such riding in that type of responsible manner, you don't need the rear brake on a modern sportbike, that is a hell of a lot lighter than your older one, to make an effective pass on the street and leaving a very common mistake out of your riding as you learn.