Revision question · Motorcycle handling

You're riding a motorcycle with independent front and rear brakes on a wet road. How should you begin braking?

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Apply the rear brake well before the front brake

Apply the front brake just before the rear brake

Avoid using the front brake at all

Avoid using the rear brake at all

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Apply the front brake just before the rear brakeThis was the right answer

With independent brakes, apply the front just before the rear, building pressure smoothly and using a more equal balance in wet conditions. Brake earlier and preferably while upright and straight. Linked braking systems operate differently; use the procedure in the motorcycle handbook.

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Use both brakes progressivelyReviewed guidance summary · These are independent-brake technique questions; the wet-road prompt is separately qualified to exclude linked systems.

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