What Ryder safety tip helped you today?

[HarryBo]

Mine - in a round about, I noticed that an approaching car drivers head was blocked by his A pillar, and might not see me about to be in his path, so I slowed and did a quick horn honk, he stopped in time. Defensive, proactive driving wins again;

 

[papanorm]

Cover both brakes while going through and intersection and having an exit strategy in case a car turns in front of you.

 

[1olbull]

Great thread!
For me, I finally learned (after 60+ years riding) just this past June:
If knee pain is so bad you cannot axcess your rear brake pedal, DO NOT continue traveling using only the front brake!!!
STOP! Your ride is over!

 

[HarryBo]

Great thread!
For me, I finally learned (after 60+ years riding) just this past June:
If knee pain is so bad you cannot axcess your rear brake pedal, DO NOT continue traveling using only the front brake!!!
STOP! Your ride is over!

Yep, that back brake has its purpose.

 

[Sparky59]

 

[Bob R]

Yep, that back brake has its purpose.

That's a no-****ter, there has been more than one time I Had to drag the rear brake because the corner was a little tighter (or I went in too hot) than I thought. Just have to be gentle so you don't stand the bike up and head off into the weeds.

bob

 

[2023R3GT]

learn how to use the front brakes…
efficient braking force and stopping power DOES NOT come from the rear brake. there is a reason you have 2 discs (or a larger disc if single) upfront…
controlled braking comes from 90% front and 10% rear brake use

 

[Gimlet]

I trail brake with the rear all the time through bends on both the Rocket and my KTM 1190. It levels the chassis. On the KTM that helps stop pitching when weight transfer from a relatively high centre of gravity and long travel suspension can unload the rear. And on the Rocket it keeps the rear more weighted reducing torque reaction at the back and understeer at the front. Feels nimbler and more sure footed.
In both cases you get smoother, faster cornering and better grip.

Trail braking with the front brake on sports bikes when track riding is a very different thing.

 

[2023R3GT]

trail braking with the front into a corner is no different than on the rack or on public roads. I would like to understand how it’s different?
for what it’s worth, understeer is when the front loses traction, on a bike that’s crashing… unloading the front causes less traction.
pushing the tire into the surface is what produces grip and braking force (front brakes). rear brakes drag the tire over the surface, significantly reducing braking force.
ever wondered why your car primarily uses the front brakes more than the rear…
using the rear CANNOT give you more grip, neither can it make you quicker in corners as you cant reduce speed nearly as quick as with the front.
how these shortcomings make for smoother riding is also baffling…

I trail brake with the rear all the time through bends on both the Rocket and my KTM 1190. It levels the chassis. On the KTM that helps stop pitching when weight transfer from a relatively high centre of gravity and long travel suspension can unload the rear. And on the Rocket it keeps the rear more weighted reducing torque reaction at the back and understeer at the front. Feels nimbler and more sure footed.
In both cases you get smoother, faster cornering and better grip.

Trail braking with the front brake on sports bikes when track riding is a very different thing.

 

[1olbull]

learn how to use the front brakes…
efficient braking force and stopping power DOES NOT come from the rear brake. there is a reason you have 2 discs (or a larger disc if single) upfront…]
controlled braking comes from 90% front and 10% rear brake usemist know front provides

No way 90% if both brakes are being used.
Many studies have shown 66% to 75% of available road surface friction in emergency situations on a dry, level surface.