how many do you use???

[Six Addict]

was thinking about this yesterday...

ever since i went to do my L plates, it appears ive been a two finger braker... the guy was always telling me to use 4 fingers (the accepted road technique) and that 2 finger braking wa what dirt bike riders did (he asked me if i'd done any MX )

so i think i'll put a poll up...

im fairly sure i use 4 in an emergency but if if just commuting or even having a bit of a weekend blat im a 2 finger man (insert 'cuda joke here )

cast your votes for how u normally go about your braking...

[Wattie]

2.

i have tries using 1, but find it to be a little jerky.

when i had my xr600 i used 3.

and when you ride with drum brakes you neeeeeed 4 in emergencies you almost nee 2 hands

[javaman]

2 fingers when filtering, 4 when braking.

Oh, the "hayden middle finger" is comfy too !

[robracer]

Owen, I find I am a two & a half man.... the 3rd finger hovers in space while the thumb & little grip the throttle.
The third finger is also the most likely to get squashed (read CRIM before Brembo) in heavy braking situations, but no probs with the zeddy

[gpxpunk]

i ususal use 4 when on the great western coz dumb shits in cars have no idea, but just are the streets i use 2, havent done enough fun stuff on the old road so ill have to wait to say that one.

[dutchy]

one finger normally.

started by using pointer, but found i couldn't control the throttle as well as i could when using the middle finger so now its all

i use first two fingers though when i'm wearing my winter gloves and obviously in an emergancy or extremely heavy braking i'll grab a fistfull.

[myk1979]

I use 2 for washing off a bit of speed and 4 for the big jobs. I might give the middle finger a try when i get back on the bike tho.

[red_dave]

I use 3... in KUDA formation! ---------------------------->

[MrWasabi]

I tend to use 4 all the time without thinking. A friend of mine got shortened levers so he can only use 2 finger for both brake and clutch.

Since my clutch lever is snapped i am forced to use 3, thinking of grinding it down to a 2 finger thing...

[aggerz]

I voted for 3.. but im a 2-3 person.
Offroad tends to be 3 as it fits the lever comfortably and just feels natural.
Onroad I seem to use middle 2 fingers to wash off speed, index finger as well when heavier braking required.
I cant imagine that the little finger would ever exert enough force on the lever to consider '4 finger braking'

[Six Addict]

interesting peoples... im sure if you watch the great vale that he uses 4 fingers under heavy braking where as someone like hayden or stoner (dirttrack backgrounds) use two pretyt much all the time...

keep em coming... btw im also occasionally a three fingered person but its two usually

[hoffy]

4....and WTF is this thread !

[MrWasabi]

keep em coming... btw im also occasionally a three fingered person but its two usually

depends on how drunk you get really...

[Six Addict]

or who the other person is

[Blurr]

can some disable owen's poll set up function before he creates another one!!!

usually 2 and sometime three