Fingers on brake?

[Sixxxxer]

I'm a Two Fingered man.

[speedylocksmith]

2 and no more. In a panic situation, you're likely to grab a "handful of brake" and EASILY lock up the front if you grab with 4 fingers.

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by speedylocksmith

2 and no more. In a panic situation, you're likely to grab a "handful of brake" and EASILY lock up the front if you grab with 4 fingers.

But in a panic situation wouldn't you grab with all 4 no matter what so wouldn't it be better to know what that feels like?

[marko138]

Easier to blip throttle with two on the brake. I also used to use 2 on the clutch...but the Buell doesn't like to shift unless the lever comes all the way to the bar...so now I use 4 on clutch.

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

But in a panic situation wouldn't you grab with all 4 no matter what so wouldn't it be better to know what that feels like?

Thats not necessarily true. You can train yourself to only use 2 in emergency situations. You just have to practice.

[CrazyKell]

Maybe I should practice this. Sometimes I use 2 but mostly 4. I'm just so used to it now that I don't really think about it anymore.

Remind me when my bike comes out of storage in April (if I'm lucky).

[Sixxxxer]

Originally Posted by marko138

Easier to blip throttle with two on the brake. I also used to use 2 on the clutch...but the Buell doesn't like to shift unless the lever comes all the way to the bar...so now I use 4 on clutch.


Thats not necessarily true. You can train yourself to only use 2 in emergency situations. You just have to practice.

i use two on the clutch...When I'm riding...When I start off I usually Use four...You can two finger my Clutch when your trying to launch it.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

i use two on the clutch...When I'm riding...When I start off I usually Use four...You can two finger my Clutch when your trying to launch it.

On the Zuk I could use 2 on the clutch no problem, shifting and from a stop. The Buell protests with 2. Meaning I only pulled the lever back till it hit my other two fingers on the bar.

[Sixxxxer]

Originally Posted by marko138

On the Zuk I could use 2 on the clutch no problem, shifting and from a stop. The Buell protests with 2. Meaning I only pulled the lever back till it hit my other two fingers on the bar.

I gotta Pull the Lever in all the way to start off...Normal Shifting I can use two and go about halfway.

of course Nine times out of ten I upshift without the clutch...

[Avatard]

Depends. If I'm casually slowing, I'll use 2 so I can blip throttle for downshift. If I'm finally stopping, usually 4. Same with the clutch. If I'm starting out, I use 4 for more control, if I'm shifting, 2 (if I don't just match Rs, and crashbox it...although I usually use the clutch while upshifting).

Also, if I'm slowing fast, I may not touch the front brake until after a couple of downshifts are done, which, if I'm in a hurry to scrub speed, will also be matched Rs, and crashboxed (I tend to not use the clutch more while downshifting), while I modulate the back brake between downshifts, to minimize rear tire upset. By initiating deceleration with the trans, you already get the weight forward onto the forks, which upsets the front less when you do get on the brake.

In a panic stop, it's all available fingers and toes on brakes and clutch.

I've driven manual cars all my life, so I'm used to using the trans for speed modulation far more than the brake. To me, the brake is mostly for coming to a final stop.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

But in a panic situation wouldn't you grab with all 4 no matter what so wouldn't it be better to know what that feels like?

In a panic situation, you will do whatever comes natural.

If your body is trained to use two, you will probably react with two.

I have seen pictures of myself on the track with a finger (or two) covering the front brake and clutch. I didn't even realize that I was doing it. It was a habit carried over from lots of time spent on the street.