Quote Originally Posted by Ixion
The answer they want is rear brake. Personally, I don't agree. I use the front brake when hillstarting, because I am short. So to get the bike into gear I need to keep the brake side foot on the ground. On a steep hill no way do I want to be hopping about from one leg to another. And it is easy enough to roll the throttle on while easing off the front brake. But the answer *they* want is the rear brake.

Haha - sounds like me - Im short as well,
Was having a few arguments etc about the same thing with a colleague from work. As a cage driver that has driving cemented into my head I find it makes things a harder to learn something new as well. If it was wet and quite a steep hill it may be a challenge to hold the bike only on the front wheel, as there is no weight on the front wheel - same applies in a front drive car trying to take off. – Pakuranga Highway (Glenmore Road hill) in the wet is rather interesting