Part 194 - What they should NOT be teaching (because it is WRONG)... (",)

Hye...
Have u got ur motorcycle license???
Do u know that some of the teaching skill is not usually correct???
Here are some example of the skills that we learn in training class...

What they should NOT be teaching (because it is WRONG):

• You must not cover your front brake while moving
  (This is ONLY true while you are in their class, new to motorcycling, and riding at slow speeds and likely to dump the bike if you apply the brake while in a turn)



• Your front brake provides 70% of your stopping power
  (In fact, if your bike can do a Stoppie it can provide 100% of the stopping power, and in almost all cases more than 90% of it.)



• Braking in a curve will widen that turn
  (Usually, but certainly not always. By using just the rear brake you eliminate virtually all forces that widen the turn.)



• Having the students lock their rear brake at 20 MPH/ 35 kmh
  (This is insane! The lesson being taught is that using both brakes is far more effective than using just the rear, and certainly more effective than using just the front, but that lesson could be taught having the students use only the FRONT brake then both for comparison. IT IS NEVER, EVER - NOT ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME - APPROPRIATE TO AGGRESSIVELY USE YOUR REAR BRAKE. If asked to do this in an MSF class you are well advised to refuse - it is NOT mandatory. Implying to a new rider that he can control a rear brake skid and that it is not particularly dangerous is virtually criminal to my mind.)



• The heavier the bike, the greater the stopping distance and time to stop that bike
  (Nonsense! This is pure myth. It takes more energy to stop than a lighter bike, but it gives you the added traction to use that energy - i.e., just apply more braking effort and the time and distance will be the same.)



• Downshift while braking
  (Their logic is that this insures that you are always in first gear when you come to a stop so that you could, if necessary, quickly start moving again without having to first 'find' first gear. This is a distraction that takes your attention away from a potentially life saving effort (an emergency stop) when ALL of your attention should be spent on controlling your motorcycle in that situation. Further, studies have shown that in order to achieve the shortest distance, fastest, stop while braking you need to totally disengage your clutch when you start that braking effort. Downshift AFTER you have come to a complete stop - ALWAYS.)

Source --> http://www.msgroup.org/