Martyn, in your case brake balance is down to your skilful co-ordination between hand and foot. You've obviously mastered the technique either through design or desperation when someone's pulled out in front of you.
Titus, I suspect that your gaitors are positioned around the lower rebound springs. The grease generally accumulates at the bottom of the mainspring where it meets the damper blade plate and top of the stub axle. It's worth keeping an eye for excessive build up. I have seen Morgans with circa half a pound of grease sitting there gleefully contaminating the inside of the brake disc and inner pad.
