A public service message from your Uncle Sixty...

Dr. Bannzai does not know what he is talking about... his shoe in the back wheel serves as a rear brake and not everyone is comfortable doing a ted shred and some folks run fenders in the rain.

His comments that if you don't have the ability to control your bike in the rain with a front brake you should stay home are dum and folks are being far too polite here.

Having a rear brake greatly increases the rider's ability to maintain control in adverse conditions while the front brake will deliver sufficient braking under normal conditions.

One can ride an SS with a front brake but without the ability to modulate the speed of the rear wheel as one can with a fg, it creates far more risk that applying the front brake will result in a skid and if you lose your front wheel the odds of recovery are very slim.

/ dumb thread