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Dusk2dust
03-02-2019, 02:07 PM
For the guys that have a front brake how often do you use it? my '85 110 doesn't have one, and in the modifications for the build I have planned I was wondering if it'd be worth the time and effort to put one on. If you haven't seen any of my earlier post I'm basically going turn my 110 in a 200x's little brother, and intend to use it primarily as a trail runner.

greenhaze20
03-02-2019, 03:50 PM
Almost never. Only really use it when I know the rear pads are low and need to be changed but haven’t changed them yet.


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roguemode
03-02-2019, 04:57 PM
Plan it for last. By then you'll know if you want one, and it doesn't ruin a plan to wait til it's done to add it.

twomanytoys
03-02-2019, 08:10 PM
I ride motos...its like 70+% of your braking power on 2 wheels. Its burned into my instincts now.

350for350
03-02-2019, 11:13 PM
I always use the front brake. You can control how much brake you use. It's not an all or nothing type of situation.

Big G
03-04-2019, 02:36 PM
Almost never use front brakes. Only time it's come in handy for me is when rolling backwards down a hill applying the front prevents the machine from doing a backflip - which is what could happen if rear are applied instead.

Gabriel
03-04-2019, 04:09 PM
Brakes are for cowards and little girly men.

Seriously though, I'm building a 200E right now and I deleted the front brake just because I didn't have enough parts or wherewithal to get it all together. Never use the front brake anyway.

Supraman0614
03-04-2019, 04:47 PM
I think it depends on how you learned to ride, but I use them quite a lot, especially going downhill. The rear brakes alone don't control speed well enough in that situation.

83ATC185
03-04-2019, 05:10 PM
I use em both. Hit the back first and squeeze the front as i need/want.

Dusk2dust
03-04-2019, 08:49 PM
Ok thanks for the feedback, I have rode quads and typically use the front more than the rear but I just wasn't sure how differently the trike will behave.