[adrianinflorida]

Very hot will melt through your mechanics gloves in a second, don't ask how I know. In fact, the heat will tranfer all the way into the caliper, caliper mounts, etc, boiling the brake fluid to it's flashpoint eventually, hence the brake fires that are casued by dragging brakes. Find a medium hill, with the bike off, roll down it, do you feel any resistance or dragging?

If you burn yourself with a quick touch, after not using the front brakes, they're dragging.