What is the most powerful control on a motorcycle?

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The front brake on a motorcycle - tips and strategy

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We continue the Motorcycle Control Series this week with a look at the most powerful control on a motorcycle.

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Category: Motorcycle WisdomBy Kevin @ MCrider March 4, 2022 5 Comments

Tags: front brake

The MCrider forums are the best online resource I’ve found on the web. Becoming a motorcyclist is a lifetime of learning and it is great to have a place to find the right help with taking next steps. There are those times along that journey where we need to go back to review basics. MCrider is there in both cases. Whether we are a beginner, highly experienced, or anywhere in between, we have found the right place, to be both enriched, and to add to others’ lives.

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Ralf_A

LOVE the new site Kevin. As a new (returning) rider and IT guy, it is MUCH appreciated, especially the mobile optimization. That is so important these days and perfect for parking lot training. BEST DAMN MOTORCYCLE CONTENT ON YOUTUBE!

mang313

Hello from Melbourne Australia. Thanks for your videos. As an inexperienced rider, your advice is fantastic. Please keep up the good work.

Travis McCarthy

Many thanks, as a newly qualified rider I really enjoy watching your videos. Even though I'm from the other side of the pond (Yorkshire, UK) your advice is just as useful over here.

The Yorkshire Biker

Congrats from Brasil! Love your channel my friend, keep doing!

Tiago André Vargas

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Jim_Haggerty

The first year I had my Harley I dropped it two times when stopping at an intersection. You pointed out that I was turning the handlebars and hitting the front brake and after practicing your stop and go technics I no longer have trouble in that area. I also have used the brake and escape technic when confronted with a pick-up truck pulling a trailer pulled out in front of me and through practicing in a parking lot, it just became second nature and I avoided what could have been a really bad situation! Thanks for all the great knowledge and I will be watching anything that you will be putting on YouTube! I know that I have a long way to go but I am definitely a better rider since I began to do your drills!

Jack

Thank you for your vids. I just started riding again after 15 years. I rode in my younger years but didn’t have the opportunity to learn from classes or your videos. That being said, I just completed a beginner's course and loved it. Will be taking more classes as I grow and learn. Thank you for your vids they have helped me greatly.

Billie Morgan

Kevin, you are a great inspiration and a wonderful teacher. I appreciate you.

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