A motorcycle’s front brake provides the vast majority of stopping force. In the past, motorcyclists avoided using using the front brake, fearing that they would be thrown over the handlebars. This is ...

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 ...

The Brakefix secures the front brake on a motorcycle. This holds the bike on a slope or a hill, in the garage or on a trailer. The Brakefix helps to prevent the motorcycle from rolling when parked.

There are two brake levers, each with its own way to kill you. The front lever controls the powerful front brakes, and if you grab that too hard all the bike's momentum will shift the weight forward.

No one in the community of motorcycle enthusiasts was clamoring for anything with three wheels. And I know what you’re thinking: I ain’t riding no fargin’ tricycle. But Yamaha has a history of taking ...