Motorcycle Braking: Front, Rear and Combined Braking Test

Motorcycle Braking: Front, Rear or Combined? This test was made to point out the differences between various motorcycle braking techniques. One thing we found out was the importance of combined braking. Notice the considerable gap between using only the front brake and braking with both brakes.

We set our speed at 50 km/h (31 mph) and placed a cone as our braking point. We first used only the rear brake, and we had a huge shock. It took the bike 23 meters (75.4 feet) of sliding to come to a complete stop.

The front brake stopped our bike in just 9 meters (29.5 feet) with a small stoppie. However, this technique may not be the safest way to stop your bike.

We left the combined braking at the end to see how big the gap would be. Not too big, only 4 meters (14 feet). That may be the difference between having an accident and walking away unharmed.

Every rider should know that braking power is concentrated on the front wheel. The bigger discs and calipers are not the only difference: the weight is mainly pushed towards the front wheel. 70 percent of the braking power is available on the front while the rear holds up only 30 percent. Under heavy braking the weight comes forward.

Braking is conditioned by two main factors: weather conditions and asphalt. The rider must adapt his riding continuously to them.

And remember, practice makes perfect.

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[chriswhitworth]

Hardly news! Equally true on a bicycle! About 90% is normally on the front, but if its very slippery out the potential loss of steering may be worse than the lack of braking...

[athulvara]

I've never seen a video with over 40k views and 0 dislikes. Haha thats amazing

[sandymiller]

in higher speed rear brake brings you in danger and has nearly zero braking power