Fingers on brake? - Page 4

MikeSP1 · 12-17-2008, 11:51 AM

Go ahead and 4-finger the brakes when I get done with them. Damn thing already stops hard enough to have me singing the high note.

HRCNICK11 · 12-17-2008, 07:22 PM

Also I learned to ride on a quad and you can not blip the thumb throttle on a quad with four fingers on the front brake you have to hold on with something.

You can't work the throttle well with all four fingers on the brake, I always leave at least one but more often two fingers on the brake lever. I think this makes my braking action smoother and quicker to respond than to move my fingers from the grip to the lever when I need it.

By the time you have moved your four fingers to the lever, my two fingers have already been braking for a half a second or so. This makes my two finger braking faster and far safer than your four fingered braking.

RACER X · 12-18-2008, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HRCNICK11

By the time you have moved your four fingers to the lever, my two fingers have already been braking for a half a second or so. This makes my two finger braking faster and far safer than your four fingered braking.

unless you cover the brake all the time w/ 2, it takes as long for 4 as 2

G-Rex · 12-18-2008, 07:51 AM

I never did reply. I use 2 fingers, but I'm also already covering the brake.

Whenever I approach traffic, cars, anything that is an obstacle that can move unexpectedly, I cover the brake *and* the clutch.

I also practice panic braking every time I get on both of my bikes. I know their characteristics, how they react, and I have no hesitation. If I have to jam down on the brakes, I know what the limits are and I can shut my bikes down as quick as possible. Because I practice. It has served me well a few times. It's second nature now.

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12-17-2008, 11:51 AM	#1
MikeSP1 Perpetual trouble Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at the base of the Alps Moto: VTX 1300C, RC51, CBR600RR, CBR929RR Posts: 715	Go ahead and 4-finger the brakes when I get done with them. Damn thing already stops hard enough to have me singing the high note. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!"

12-18-2008, 07:51 AM	#4
G-Rex Where to next? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: OK to the C Moto: TL1000R, Hayabusa, R1150RT Posts: 1,333	I never did reply. I use 2 fingers, but I'm also already covering the brake. Whenever I approach traffic, cars, anything that is an obstacle that can move unexpectedly, I cover the brake and the clutch. I also practice panic braking every time I get on both of my bikes. I know their characteristics, how they react, and I have no hesitation. If I have to jam down on the brakes, I know what the limits are and I can shut my bikes down as quick as possible. Because I practice. It has served me well a few times. It's second nature now. __________________

12-17-2008, 07:22 PM	#2
HRCNICK11 Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 429	Also I learned to ride on a quad and you can not blip the thumb throttle on a quad with four fingers on the front brake you have to hold on with something. You can't work the throttle well with all four fingers on the brake, I always leave at least one but more often two fingers on the brake lever. I think this makes my braking action smoother and quicker to respond than to move my fingers from the grip to the lever when I need it. By the time you have moved your four fingers to the lever, my two fingers have already been braking for a half a second or so. This makes my two finger braking faster and far safer than your four fingered braking.