I‘m new to ridding and have only owned a motorcycle for over a month now and been using a combination of engine braking and normal braking. I feel more comfortable normal braking and just dropping a gear or 2 if i suddenly need to pick up speed. But what is mechanically better for a motorcycle engine braking or regular braking? Which is better in the long run? Is it bad for the engine? because I would rather just buy brake pads more often if that‘s the case.P.S. The topic is about riding an engine that is already way past the break in point.
the answer to the question: Is engine braking bad for the engine? Has so many mixed answers! I think engine braking is bad! Why, cause I rode a 650cc bmw bike that I used to engine brake every chance I got and within a few months the engine became whishy and feeble sounding rather then solid and bassy. I traded it for a cheapo 5 speed 325i and practiced engine braking on the car too and once again within a few months the engine sounded and even performed weaker within a few months. I spent the money to get to this conclusion, trust me on this. Holding in the clutch on a bike and braking rather then slamming wheel speed back into the engine is much healthier for the engine. Sure it wears the clutch and brake a bit more, but better that then the heart of the motorcycle, the engine. Hope this helps )
if you maintain the bike properly.oil changes etc bike will last 100,000 miles more for a bigger bike the correct way to slow down is to change gears down as you slow using the engine the brakes in unison that way you are always in the correct gear for the speed your doing if this wears the brake pads. or the clutch plates. or the engine a little more than just grabbing clutch brake changing down multiple gears to guess what the engine revs speed should be big Farking deal. you may even get an extra 5,000 miles out of the engine but getting it wrong once could cost you a lot more people been riding bikes for a lot of years they say change down use engine braking your front rear brakes Im guessing they know what there talking about on the point of braking. in an emergency stop. the front brake is the only one that will stop you in a hurry. I practice stopping using only the front brake. I can just about stand the bike on the front wheel if the rear wheel isn't touching the ground much engine braking rear brake ain't going to help stop
