How much stopping power is provided by the rear brake?
- No stopping power
- Three quarters of total stopping power
- One quarter of total stopping power ✓
- Half of total stopping power
Answer: C. One quarter of total stopping power
The rear brake supplies about one quarter of the motorcycle's total stopping power, with the front brake providing the rest.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says the front brake is the more important of the two and gives roughly three-quarters of your stopping power. That leaves the rear brake with about one quarter. The handbook still tells you to apply both brakes together every time you slow or stop, because using both is how you stop effectively. So the rear brake does real work, just a smaller share than the front.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. No stopping power — The rear brake does contribute stopping power, and the handbook tells you to apply it along with the front brake every time you slow down or stop.
- B. Three quarters of total stopping power — Three-quarters is the share the handbook gives to the front brake, not the rear.
- D. Half of total stopping power — Half is too much for the rear brake, since the front brake alone accounts for about three-quarters of the stopping power.
Remember it
Think of the pair as a split: front takes the big share (about three-quarters), rear takes the small share (about one-quarter) — but you still use both.