I use rear brake in slow speed situations (u-turns, traffic, etc). I also use it when I ride 2-up (much lower chance of locking up the rear with passenger on the back and using just the front with that much weight on the bike makes for longer stopping distances).
I occasionally rear-trail-brake. I do not use it for emergency stops. Sport bikes are light and have tremendously strong front brakes. In an emergency stop, it's easy to have 100% of the weight transferred to the front (yes.. rear wheel can lift). From my experience, FZ6 is definitely one of the bikes where rear-wheel lock-up is very easy to achieve without trying. I'm not saying that everyone else should stop using rear brake.. I'm just stating what works for me.
Both David Hough and late Larry Grodsky mention in their books that it's ok to use just the front brake on certain bikes.
I occasionally rear-trail-brake. I do not use it for emergency stops. Sport bikes are light and have tremendously strong front brakes. In an emergency stop, it's easy to have 100% of the weight transferred to the front (yes.. rear wheel can lift). From my experience, FZ6 is definitely one of the bikes where rear-wheel lock-up is very easy to achieve without trying. I'm not saying that everyone else should stop using rear brake.. I'm just stating what works for me.
Both David Hough and late Larry Grodsky mention in their books that it's ok to use just the front brake on certain bikes.