Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
When you need to brake, brake with the rear first, and feather the front brake gently. Losing traction in the front is a likely crash.
Snort - and slightly OT: Like the first time I had to ride my Ducati on a muddy hilly dirt road. I struggled for several miles and almost lost it several times. I had never ridden a motorcycle on dirt before. Then FINALLY my DH says in the headset "Use the rear brake only!" (which I rarely use on the road). You'd think he could have told me that BEFORE we got on the dirt/mud road.

And it does sound like a lovely path!