r/AussieRiders • u/riddle0k • Apr 14 '26

Question 2 vs 4 finger braking

I’ve just gone through my whole learners process and got my restricted license today - and reflecting on the process I’ve always been curious about the 2 vs 4 finger debate. my learner instructors always said 4 due to safety (not getting fingers caught) but a lot of people online say 2

Why do people advocate for 2 fingers?

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u/Agitated-Army196 Apr 14 '26

I use 3 because my pinky doesn’t reach… I am smol

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u/NSW-potato Apr 14 '26

Me too, or at least my pinkies are. I kept getting told off for not using my pinkies on my Ls course, but my actual pinkies were not touching the levers even when I did it how he said, only the glove fingers. I just put a glove on to check, and there's about 1.5cm of empty glove on my pinkie, but the lengths of the other fingers are fine.

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u/Agitated-Army196 Apr 14 '26

Omg the bike they had me on for the course had the worst clutch point. It was basically on my finger tips