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MotoF150 wrote:... some people that have taken the MSF course are kinda brainwashed by NOT using the rear brake and ONLY using the front brake to stop

This is not what the MSF teaches...students are instructed to use both brakes.

the simple way is use the rear brake to slow down then use the front brake after you have slowed down and use to come to a complete stop

Well, that's just bad technique and you shouldn't be passing that around as advice. Use both brakes at the same time...once the weight transfers to the front gradually increase front brake pressure while gradually releasing rear brake pressure....As you are coming to a stop and you're about say 5mph smoother stops are achieved using rear brake only at THAT point.

another thing I believe in dumping the bike when you know ur going to crash, the MSF course teaches riders if they know they are going to crash to stay on the bike

Oh that's REAL smart. You CRASH your bike to avoid a CRASH. That's the dumbest advice ever. You can do that if you want to, but again, don't pass that around as something to do. Guaranteed a bike with the brakes being correctly applied will stop much more quickly than your tumbling/sliding body. Even if you DO NOT STOP IN TIME and IMPACT another vehicle you will be going significantly slower than had you 'dumped' your bike and thrown yourself to the ground. You think leathers/textile have as high a coefficient of friction as rubber on pavement?? You believe in jumping off to "avoid" injury? Good luck

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