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Question:

Do i hold the clutch and the brake to stop a motorcycle?

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Answer:

If you're using the brake just to slow down a bit, you don't need to use the clutch. If you're braking to a stop, then you'll have to pull in the clutch before you stop, or you'll kill the motor. And then, if you were in a high gear, you'll have to shift back down to 1st to take of again. When you're first learning to ride, learning to let out the clutch and get rolling in 1st gear, the thing to remember is that to stop you just squeeze both levers, the clutch and the brake. It's easy for a beginning student to remember.
To stop yes you do, to slow down no you don't.

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