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Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you guys are saying about fishtailing. Isn't this where the "O Ring" end slides back & forth... or worse yet lowsides?

Loonette wrote:Do you hover your foot over the brake pedal in your car as well? It just doesn't make sense to me to cover the brake lever for anything more than the ocassional cautionary moment, such as at an intersection with antsy cagers. But to each their own...

Cheers,
Loonette

+1

Maybe a lot could depend on your brake set up and your riding style too. My BMW has intergrated, servo assisted, abs brakes on the front only. (No I am not bragging just stating a fact) It makes sense for me to have a finger or two on this all the time.

I cover my front brake with 2 fingers during all city driving, I have the CRG click a levers so it is easy for me to adjust and bring it close to the throttle for easy coverage

Really I tend to think it depends on the bike setup. However with the new bikes I tend to agree that it is probably a bad habit to constantly cover the front brake. Typically I'll keep the rear brake covered and leave the front alone. Unless I am near an intersection or in a spot where there is crosstraffic from sideroads or something. The front bakes on most new bikes are very responsive and usually very tight.

I have locked up brakes once or twice and haven't found to much loss of control. Probably because when I start to feel like I am skidding I start easing off.

There's a front brake too?

I dont hover over it unless I feel I may need to stop quickly in the situation. Last thing I need is to have a spasm and grab that front brake with all my might for some reason

Like most of the responses, I only cover it when I'm crossing an intersection that has me nervous or if I see something happening up ahead, but by that time throttle control/engine breaking already kicked in.

Loonette said it best, who the hell holds a foot over a car break pedal all the time?