Originally Posted by
Vicelord
are you ****ing kidding me? Are you that dense? You can't train instinct. You can train your mind but in the event of sheer impending disaster, your instincts will take over no matter how well you think you've trained them. Much like when handling a gun, when you should only have your finger on the trigger if you are about to shoot, you should only cover your brakes if you are using them. Some day you'll be laying on the pavement because some ass in a cage swerved into your lane, you forgot everything you know, and your instinct made you grab that front brake you were covering it has happened to a lot of people, and if you think what you're doing is right, I will suggest some formal moorcycle training. What you are doing is wrong. End of story.
You're quite dumb, & quite wrong. My motorcycle instructor had us cover our brakes for the majority of the MSF course--all the time except when cornering. That means one of our instructors is wrong. The only difference is that the majority disagrees with you, & many of us have evidence to prove that professionals cover their brakes. What biking credentials do you have to argue with that? It could also be argued that one day you'll find yourself face-first in a tree because you weren't covering your brakes & couldn't stop in time.
It's a good skill to learn & I'm sorry you lack the ability to train your instincts. Have you ever heard the term "second nature"? It's not a metaphor...