Rear brake isn't needed, but helps a lot. I don't use the rear brake while doing no footers.

 

I don't either when doin no footers, but if I want to ride wheelies around the block over and over there is no other way.

 

I never use the front brake when I wheelie.

I looped hard Sat afternoon. I was doing a wheelie thought I was in secind hoping for some engine braking let off the throttle and nothin. By the time I hit the brake It was too late and I was sliding down the road on my ****.

I think I broke my *** and tore my taint............ouch

 

i swore i wasn't gonna put alot into this but i am gonna buy a different seat. it kills my ***, i could barley sit today. i went to a fifty party sat and finally got the ***** to hit one of the ramps, man i tweaked my bad ankle and that bitch is swollen three times normal size. oh well.

 

stop the whining

i know I tweaked my ankle the other day just saving myself in some slipery *** mud

ankles suck

 

pictures!!!!!!!!!! i want to see some wrecks!!!!!!!!!!

 

look at any of my posted pics, I wear road racing boots(Sidi), moto cross gloves, and skateborder knee pads( under pants). a lot of the time I will even wear my full face helmet.....I may look like a ***** all geared up...but You look much more stupid in the hospital, nearly killed by a childs motorcycle!

 

word I agree Free.

I wear gloves and the helmet at the least.

KB

 

I'm putting notches on the rear fender of how many people have drawn blood while ridin my fiddy and right now it is at 3 and its not even a week old...

 

I have to agree that using the rear brake while you're learning is a big help, and also important if you want to do more advanced stuff later like 12s etc. I saved many a loop with the rear brake while learning, but now I can wheelie that **** pretty far and hardly ever have to touch the brake... but you bet yo *** I'm still covering it!

I'm sure you could learn to wheelie without ever using the brake, but I think your learning curve will be steeper/longer than if you did use the brake.

IMO, knowing when/how to use the rear break can be an invaluable skill to have... you never know when you might need it on a street bike! I can pretty much guarantee if you don't have any experience using the rear brake, you are very unlikely to successfully use it to save a loop on a street bike when you really need it!

 

the brake is a useful tool you should probably learn to use it

 

one of the main reasons i bought it was to advance brake control. i was out for about two hours today and am finally starting to get them alittle better. i am leaning back alot farther and it hit s the sweet spot. a buddy who is real good on a fiddy rode mine today and said to rip out some plug in the airbox and to take the spark arrester out the exhaust. will that make it loud? i've been riding infront of my house without incodent, but don't want to **** the neighbors off.

 

YES it's true. I use the brake.