[cmccuist]

My son came home from college this weekend. We had a few errands to run and he wanted to ride my Honda Magna (he has a Sportster). So we took off. I followed him in my car.

Well, It started to rain and the roads were pretty slick. He was coming to a red light when all of a sudden, the bike started to fishtail. He tried to correct, but went down. Thank God he was only going about 10 mph! He was more embarrassed than hurt. He was wearing a helmet, jeans and a t-shirt. I was horrified!

My question is, what is the proper front brake/rear brake ratio when it's slick out? Do you favor the rear brake? I ride a lot in the rain (a reality here in TX), and never really had a problem, but he's only been riding about 6 months and doesn't ride in the rain at all.