Bummer, WD.. My front was very useable. After hearing the "Its not strong enough" complaint quite a few times I decided to see just how good it was.. I got 'er up to about 50 & started squeezing.. I let off when I heard the front tire start to chirp. With the rake & all, I had no illusions of doing a "stoppie". I knew that I had better let off before it slid out & I bit the dirt in a very literal manner.

A bunch of good advice. Practice, practice. Yes. Grabbing the brake at slow speed is a recipe for a fall. Any newbie who stops his bike with the wheel turned will drop it in a heartbeat.

When turning at speed, do your slowing down before the turn, not during the turn. Slow in, fast out. That's the rule. And if you ever do a track day, the instructors will warn you not to use the rear brake at all. Too much risk of locking the wheel and getting high-sided. After just one day at the track, I almost never used the rear brake again, no matter what kind of bike I was on. Only time I touch the rear brake is for straight-line, emergency braking.

You will have to think of your front brake like your car/truck brake, just practice straight line stops and use the front brake like your hand was your foot on a car brake.... does that make any sense to you?

Just like a few folks have been saying, practice, practice, there are no quick miracle courses or fixes, you actually have to do it.

I had my wife stopping in a large parking lot 3 days a week, straight line... go fast, slow squeeze first, slightly increasing pressure.

Then do the slow stops, same thing, slow squeeze gradual increase...

Hope this helps.....

While in the parking lot practicing, for the first couple weeks use only the front brake, after those first weeks then you can start with both, just got to remember , use your throttle to start your deceleration (will help you slow down faster and keep your engine from high rev), then pressure as needed...hand-foot, hand-foot practice, practice, practice...(did I say that too much? )

Good luck