Bring on those brakes!

[RiderInBlack]

So the rear brake does have a use?

The main reason I posted, is because so many people were saying that
(in around about way) that the rear brake had no use at all.

I disagree, as I think that it has it's place and would not be with out one.

Ya, amen to that one . Found out how much work the back brakes did after the back brake pads crumbled on the Old VFR750 on a Saturday ride. Had to ride back to Auckland from Tauranga Sunday without touching the back brake peddle (had pried the pad of the disc to stop more damage)

[Motoracer]

Back brake? Aren't they there for 12s? (not that I am skilled enough to do such things)

[Coldkiwi]

yeah, its not so much the braking power that comes from the rear thats useful as the level of control and stability affords on the entry and way through a corner

its also a little bit handy if something horrid happens to your front baking system!! especially on sports bikes with linked front brakes, if you have a hydraulics problem, it can often affect both calipers and leave you with nothing but the rear