Braking is key to avoiding motorcycle accidents and traumatic motorcycle injury. A motorcycle accident can occur when some asshole pulls out in front of you and you are not sure how to stop the right way—panicked when you saw the disaster in front of you and pushed too much pressure on the back break.
Most of your brake is front break.
Even though your rear brake is less powerful. Your rear brake is more dangerous.
Too much is back break. It will not stop you in time. You will skid.
Deano continued, “They think pulling the front break is you going over the handle bar like at mom’s house on your sister’s ten speed. But the front brake is not gonna flip you over.”
The front brake provides most of a motorcycle’s stopping power. As weight shifts forward during braking, the front tire gains traction and becomes the primary tool for controlled deceleration. When applied smoothly, it allows the bike to slow in a straight, stable line.
The rear brake, by contrast, contributes far less stopping force and locks easily under hard braking. When the rear wheel locks, it can slide sideways or snap violently when traction returns—often throwing the rider off the bike.
A locked front wheel almost always results in an immediate crash. So DON’T SLAM ON THE FRONT BREAKS EITHER!!!
ABS systems help prevent lockup, but they do not replace proper braking technique.
In the ABS system, the rotor and sensor are attached to the wheel of the bike, through which information about the speed of the wheel goes to the electronic chip of the bike’s ECU and ABS pump, and the ABS pump and ECU connected to the master cylinder of the brake determine how much pressure to dissertation services. Then the brake pressure is automatically applied as required, and the bike stops within the minimum braking distance without skidding. Read more on motorcycle braking on our page Motorcycle Braking Explained.
If you remember one thing, Deano said, “Gradually. Alternate between front brake and back brake without relying too much on your back brake.”
Take a break man.