how many do you use???

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how many finger do you use on the front brake lever??

1
2
4%
2
22
43%
3
12
24%
4
15
29%
 
Total votes: 51

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Re: how many do you use???

Post by Gosling1 »

Tinman wrote:.....Rossi use 3 fingers for braking......
:shock: So do I !!

.....and thats where our uncannilly similiar abilities start and finish..... :oops:

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Post by denied »

4 for the most part and then 2 when I'm being lazy... even when I'm using 2 all my four fingers will be above the lever just in case the driver in front decides to do something psychotic :P
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Post by dave#3 »

But brakes only slow you down :D Normally I use two on the track and three on the road, but I reserve the right to change at a moments notice. At last year's Barry Sheen meet we saw a good example of why not to use only two fingers - with the other two jammed behind the lever the bike wouldn't stop, and if Glen and I hadn't caught it he would have tipped it over in pit lane at walking speed :shock:
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Re: how many do you use???

Post by andrew.k »

One
Seem to have more control & feel than using four, but that could be from growing up on dirt bikes & I never got out of the habit
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Re: how many do you use???

Post by aardvark »

I use 3.

If I use two I often find that I still have the throttle open a fair way whilst braking. Makes for an interesting experience when you come off the brakes approaching the apex. :)
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