mines stays locked, never really thought about. one of my nephews put my suzki 160 down a hill through a fence while shuting a gate. it was lvl looking place where he stoped.
I agree. I rarely use mine. I trailer it in nuetral w/ the brake off. I use a couple straps to keep it from movingThe only thing that leaving the brake on will do is stretch the cable and you will need to adjust the back brake hand cable more often.
I usually have mine off unless needed like parked at a pond loading a boat, or trailering