Motorcycles offer the potential to experience acceleration that's impossible to perform in a car — but you have to know how to stop. Sean Smith at Hell For Leather explains the complications. — Ed.

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If you are riding in a situation of concern, do you cover your brakes – that is, do you hold your hand and foot over the brake levers? There are arguments for and against covering your brakes. In any ...

Do You Know the Limits of Braking? While smaller displacement bikes like this Yamaha R3 can’t match the acceleration of a literbike, most provide an equivalent stopping force.©Motorcyclist There are a ...

Riding well is all about control. And the more precisely your controls are set up and operate, the better the experienc ...

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said they’re seeing motorcycle crashes in the valley where riders only use their rear brakes. In a demonstration, ...

If it doesn't, you can be flat on your face in less than a second. Try it in a corner, and you can quickly eat up whatever traction you were using for cornering and slide merrily off into the bushes.

New riders often make the mistake of avoiding the front brake, but it’s actually the safest and most effective way to stop.