I was taught to cover the levers with my pointer fingers while riding. My coach pounded it into my head that it was a necessity for quick brake a clutch work. It works really well for me and now I do it when I ride my harley and bmx bike. It feels very uncomfortable to me to ride without my fingers up on the levers, but I notice when I am out riding at the track or in the desert I am the only one doing it. Does anybody else do this or am I the only loon doing it.