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what if you are in highest gear and need to stop emmidiately (on a motorcycle)?

i have run into this situation a few times. i‘m riding a dirt bike / motorcycle, i‘m going really fast, in highest gear, but needed to stop really fastdo i just slam on the breaks while staying in highest gear? then after i am stopped, switch the gear into 1st/neutral? this is what i have been doing (is this healthy for the bike?)or do i just hold in the clutch in and downgear really fast while i am stopping? (is this what im supposed to do?)i guess i dont do that because it‘s a little hard (you need to be doing 3 things at once!)so am i messing up my bike by doing this?

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