is this true?

[mealexme]

found this on a dif forum

Footbrake – the most likely fault here will be leaving your foot on the brake lever resulting in the brake light staying on. This would normally be a driving fault, but if you are inclined to do this then it is easy to rack up four of these faults during the course of the test. Poor posture on the motorcycle or inadequate footwear frequently are the root causes of this problem.

I would have thought it would be better to use the break, that way the vehicle behind KNOWS you are stopped, and you are not going to roll out into traffic...?

[Ice7771]

it's refering to riding with no intention of stopping. If you're stopped of course you can have your foot on the rear brake. but youll get a fault if you drag the rear brake while riding along normally and aren't going to stop.

For example if you're accelerating and the examiner sees your brake light on, he knows you're dragging the rear brake and may give you a fault...

[mealexme]

oh right, that makes so much more sense now haha. Thanks ice.

[whitedevil]

Yeah some people seem to think they need to cover the back brake all the time while riding

[bullet5]

If you can, the best thing to do is put your right foot below the break lever, so you cant push it down. If you practise a few times, you can get it moving up to use the back break easy enough. If it's too uncomfortable to do this, then simply drive with your toes on your right foot on the peg, so your foot is well back away from the brake pedal. Once you've passed you can then workout a more comfortable position Good Luck

[Takanta]

I have never used my back brake for anything lol so I didnt have this problem during meh tests, Didnt even use the back brake for the mod1

so tip : just dont use it haha

[Guest]

I have never used my back brake for anything lol so I didnt have this problem during meh tests, Didnt even use the back brake for the mod1

so tip : just dont use it haha

 

The rear brake gives far more control when used properly for low speed stuff though. My mate was going to do mod 1 with no brake but when I taught him to use it, it gives far more control and stability. You able to effectively slow your self down or speed your self up when used well with the clutch!

But TBH that's not really useful unless you do them mad Japanese time trial circuit things I guess

[techno]

I have never used my back brake for anything lol so I didnt have this problem during meh tests, Didnt even use the back brake for the mod1

so tip : just dont use it haha

 

Thats me too

[cypek]

I have never used my back brake for anything lol so I didnt have this problem during meh tests, Didnt even use the back brake for the mod1

so tip : just dont use it haha

I failed my MOD1 for not using foot brake. And foot brake is much safer to use when is really slippery. You'd have more time to react when loosing back end than front. Also on good road at normal speed when doing emergency stop it is an extra help with stopping

[Vicstress]

I have never used my back brake for anything lol so I didnt have this problem during meh tests, Didnt even use the back brake for the mod1

so tip : just dont use it haha

 

Really? That's interesting........I find slow control much easier with the back brake/clutch....I can be a bit heavy on my front brake

[spafe2302]

I find my back break is powerful enough to use on its own on my 125. My old 650 it was used to keep the rear wheel from skipping etc when cornering, rather than actual stopping. Not sure what it will be like on the GSX. Figured different bikes have different amounts of stopping power