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Originally Posted by orose
Do instructors not teach you how to do emergency stops any more?
You should absolutely be using both brakes, with more bias to the front in dryer conditions - roughly 70/30. ABS doesn't change that, except for giving you a safety blanket. If you're not confident doing that, then you need to go somewhere quiet and practice until you're happy.
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Exactly mate, it was how I was taught anyhow, in fact, my instructor demonstrated on the car park the stopping distances using front only, rear only then both brakes, putting cones out where the bike came to a stop, quite surprising the difference actually.