The front brake provides you with what percentage of your stopping power?

1. 35%
2. 50%
3. 70% ✓
4. 10%

Answer: C. 70%

The front brake gives you about 70 percent of your stopping power.

Why this is the answer

The handbook explains that your motorcycle has two brakes: the front hand-operated one and the rear foot-operated one. It states plainly that the front brake is the more powerful of the two and supplies roughly 70 per cent of the stopping power. That is why you should apply the brakes smoothly and build pressure gradually, ideally while the bike is upright and traveling straight, and plan ahead so you are not braking in a curve. If you must brake in a curve, the handbook says to do it cautiously and smoothly to keep traction.

Why the other answers are wrong

• A. 35% — 35 percent understates the front brake's share; the handbook puts it at about 70 per cent.
• B. 50% — 50 percent would make the front and rear brakes equal, but the handbook says the front brake is the most powerful and gives about 70 per cent.
• D. 10% — 10 percent is far below what the handbook states for the front brake, which is the stronger of the two brakes.

Remember it

Point to your right hand: it works the strong brake, the one doing most of the stopping.