Bonneville America Forums Forums Rider Safety Forums Riding Technique Braking at a red light.

I've noticed that drivers who were professionally (using the term loosely) taught will put a manual trans in neutral and use the brakes to stop a vehicle shifting into first only when preparing to move. I on the other hand learned to drive on trucks where you always use the gears to slow you down to keep from over heating the brakes.... besides, the pipes sound really cool when you decel...