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Motorcycles offer the potential to experience acceleration that's impossible to perform in a car — but you have to know how to stop. Sean Smith at Hell For Leather explains the complications. — Ed.

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 ...

If you are riding in a situation of concern, do you cover your brakes – that is, do you hold your hand and foot over the brake levers? There are arguments for and against covering your brakes. In any ...