right hand brake?

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racie35

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is it me or is it kinda hard to brake with your right hand on the throttle? I'm always turning the twist as i try it so I have only been using rear brake on my NE5.
curious what others think
 

racie35

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my bike is auto..no clutch lever......jut it seems hard to use and I was wondering about others
 

bigbutterbean

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Yeah, my bike is setup like this: left bar is clutch lever and headlight switch, right bar is front brake (drum)and throttle, and rear brake is foot (coaster). Its easy, just let off the throttle before applying the brakes.
 

racie35

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maybe its these wide bars then holdng me out too far making it seem uncomfortable...Ive ridden bikes before too and never noticed.
 

2door

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I've always run my front brake on the right bar with the throttle. It's just second nature to roll off the power and squeeze the brake lever. Same with the manal clutch and rear brake on the left bar. After some miles you won't even think about it. It'll feel natural.

Tom
 

racie35

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i'm getting used to it more now.....still think a foot brake would be nice somehow