Motorcycle Tips: Back Brake Benefits
Motorcycle Tips: Back Brake Benefits Motorcycle Tips: Back Brake Benefits By Arden Kysely December 2, 2022 Motor officer Quinn Redeker is a master of rear brake control. Photo by Greg Drevenstedt. Rear brakes aren’t a hot topic in today’s motoverse, nor are they necessarily among the most sought-after motorcycle tips. In fact, they’re kind of boring when the front binders on modern bikes provide so much stopping power, often with a single finger on the lever, but they’re still important. According to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, front brakes provide approximately 70% of a motorcycle’s maximal stopping power, leaving around 30% to the single rear brake. But many factors affect this ratio, such as speed, tire grip, road surface, road gradient, and type of motorcycle. Cruisers and touring bikes with long wheelbases benefit from rear braking to a greater degree than short-wheelbase […]
