June 24th, 2018, 12:40 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Danno
Location: Kansas City
Join Date: Mar 2018
Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300, 2009 Versys
Posts: 32
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
On hills i use front brake until rear-tyre has enough drive torque to at least overcome gravity. When you feel back wheel starting to pick up bike and lift front end, let go of front brake, add gas, release rest of clutch and go.
Using back brake doesn't let engine torque spin wheel and you go nowhere. In fact, you can be at full-throttle and rear brake will keep rear wheel from spinning at all!
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Yup. I do the rear brake sometimes but it's significantly more difficult until you have a good feel for the bike
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