Fingers on brake?

Archren · 12-17-2008, 07:16 AM

I used to use 4 when I had bikes with not as much stopping power (my Buell Blast and my F2)... but the reason most MSF courses teach 4 fingers is a safety issue.. if you go down and you're using 2 fingers, there's a chance you could crush the other 2 if the lever gets bent into the handlebar.

The reason *I* use 2 fingers on the Duc is because with those Brembo brakes, any more than 2 fingers and I'll be flying over the handlebars. I've locked up the front once during a panic stop (some idiot backed out in front of me) and that was just with 2 fingers.

View Poll Results: How many fingers on the front brake?
1	3	5.66%
2	41	77.36%
3	2	3.77%
4	7	13.21%
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12-17-2008, 07:16 AM	#20
Archren Sham WOW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098 Posts: 2,741	I used to use 4 when I had bikes with not as much stopping power (my Buell Blast and my F2)... but the reason most MSF courses teach 4 fingers is a safety issue.. if you go down and you're using 2 fingers, there's a chance you could crush the other 2 if the lever gets bent into the handlebar. The reason I use 2 fingers on the Duc is because with those Brembo brakes, any more than 2 fingers and I'll be flying over the handlebars. I've locked up the front once during a panic stop (some idiot backed out in front of me) and that was just with 2 fingers. __________________ Photography "The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time. It was impossible." - Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss