The brakes acted on the rear wheels using a hand lever with the foot brake operating a transmission brake on the drive shaft behind the gearbox.
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All four wheels were connected to the foot brake via a hydraulic system, while the hand brake was a mechanical one operating on the rear wheels.
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I've never sat with my foot on the brake whilst the hand-brake is on, never realised it wouldn't serve the purpose as well as the foot brake.
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If you do it with the foot brake alone, there are times when you have no brakes-so you could roll backwards or ( much worse ) forwards.
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"' Left-foot braking "'is the technique of using the left foot to operate the brake pedal in an automobile, leaving the right foot dedicated to the throttle pedal.
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This method allows the rider to shed speed much faster than a normal foot brake due the rider being able to apply much greater pressure against the road.
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The name stems from pre-WW2 vehicles where the accelerator pedal was in the centre ( between the clutch on the left and the foot brake to the right ).
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Foot braking involves putting one foot on the road while balancing on the board with the other foot and needs to provide all load of your body to the front foot.
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In drag racing, a "'transbrake "'is a mechanism that selectively places the transmission in first and reverse gears simultaneously, effectively holding the race car stationary as if the foot brake was applied.
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Moto Guzzis have used an hydraulic integrated brake system, where the right front disc works off the handlebar lever, while the left front and the rear disc work off the foot brake.
