so i just started riding an 03 dynawide glide harley.any tips on braking, as in , when to use my back breaks and when to use my frontsfor now im heavy on the breaks and only use the fronts when im already going slow or sitting at a light. any newbie advance will be appreciated
You want to use about 80% front brakes and 20% rear brakes. You do not want to push the rear brakes too hard and take a chance on locking the rear wheel up. If you lock the rear wheel up and start fish tailing, ALWAYS keep it locked till you come to a stop. All the safety schools will teach you this, as if you let off the rear brake, it will snap back in a straight line so hard that you may go high side off the bike. I recommend you take a rider safety course! They are AWESOME and are free by your DMV.
ITS the blind leading the blind. Look at it this way. tyres have a lot more grip now than they did a few years ago. disc brakes work well. If you grab a hand full of front brake you dont lock the front wheel the brakes are good enough to stand the bike on its front wheel SO the rear is doing nothing because its not touching the road FRONT BRAKES ARE 100% OF YOUR STOPPING POWER. if you learn to use the front as above (grab a handfull not lock up) you will be stopping as quickly as possible I learn to do this on every bike I ownpractice it often it saves my life but I do throw the bike down the road now then costs me for new indicators or levers worth the price because I know how to stop in a hurry. GO DO A COURSE worth every cent it costs you
