say im going 20-30or more mph and i want to come to complete stop at a red light and im on 3 or 4th gear can i just hold my clutch and brake or do i have to shift down to neutral?also if i want to slow down and im on different gears can i hold my brakes or do i have to always clutch down everytime i need to stop or slow down?
In an emergency you just want to stop you should apply your brake progressively you do not even need to bother with the clutch (it will not matter if you stall). If you are stopping at a red light it is not an emergency, you need to be in the appropriate gear to pull away smoothly without slipping your clutch – so do not change to neutral, as you slow clutch, change down, release clutch (let engine braking assist you) and so on until you come to a complete halt.
You can pull your clutch in and brake if you need to stop depending on how close you are to the traffic lights when they turn red. If you can change down as you are stopping it's an option but the important thing is stopping safely. practice your emergency braking remembering 70%of your stopping power is in the front brake, you do not want to lock the brakes up if you can avoid it, keep the bike upright when your braking hard. If you see the lights are going to change giving you time to react safely, you can use your gears to slow you down quite rapidly but you will need to practice. Use you clutch as much as you can when you change gear once you've been riding a while it will become a natural reaction and you won't have to think about it.
Press in and hold the clutch. this will allow you to coast. At the same time you should be applying the proper amount of brake force, being sure not to lock either. When you come to a complete stop you can either shift your gears down to neutral or down to first (Of course holding down the clutch doing while doing this.) I always stay in first when at a stop in case the person behind me does not stop and I have to take off quickly. Please, for your safety and others, take a motorcycle safety course before you get on a bike. This is a scary question if you are already riding. Edit. Just read Tim D. answer and he is on point. Using your brakes and engine to assist deceleration saves your brake pads. :-)
In an emergency you just want to stop you should apply your brake progressively you do not even need to bother with the clutch (it will not matter if you stall). If you are stopping at a red light it is not an emergency, you need to be in the appropriate gear to pull away smoothly without slipping your clutch – so do not change to neutral, as you slow clutch, change down, release clutch (let engine braking assist you) and so on until you come to a complete halt.
You can pull your clutch in and brake if you need to stop depending on how close you are to the traffic lights when they turn red. If you can change down as you are stopping it's an option but the important thing is stopping safely. practice your emergency braking remembering 70%of your stopping power is in the front brake, you do not want to lock the brakes up if you can avoid it, keep the bike upright when your braking hard. If you see the lights are going to change giving you time to react safely, you can use your gears to slow you down quite rapidly but you will need to practice. Use you clutch as much as you can when you change gear once you've been riding a while it will become a natural reaction and you won't have to think about it.
Press in and hold the clutch. this will allow you to coast. At the same time you should be applying the proper amount of brake force, being sure not to lock either. When you come to a complete stop you can either shift your gears down to neutral or down to first (Of course holding down the clutch doing while doing this.) I always stay in first when at a stop in case the person behind me does not stop and I have to take off quickly. Please, for your safety and others, take a motorcycle safety course before you get on a bike. This is a scary question if you are already riding. Edit. Just read Tim D. answer and he is on point. Using your brakes and engine to assist deceleration saves your brake pads. :-)
