Great tip! Im going to give it a go.
Emergency breaking - How not lock up the rear?
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Great tip! Im going to give it a go.
My first real and real life threat panic stop was last summer it was a normal summer day riding the scenic mountain road to Whilstler with the wind flying through my long wavy blonde hair(that part is a blatent lie ),I switched lanes , the road was dry and flat heading too fast towards a row of sudden stopped cagers. Now was sweating bullets and inhaling car fumes thinking who is going to take care of my only surviver cat Harvey ,I don't have much motorcycle trainning or experience at spelling.
I nearly maxed out both brakes making sure was on a very straight bike
pumped both of them on /off thinking this may stop a sudden PNE rear lock slide tumbling down the scenic mountainside but I don't think would have time to take in the views...not sure if that is bad don't know much about brakes yet but here to post about it,
would of done a flying trapeze act maybe 9 out 10 points if was a sanctioned CMA Olympic or YouTube event over the car a few yards away from me if not stopped fast.. this was on a typical cough cough err Sportster model. Anyone in a panic stop likely recalls how you focus and time seems in slow motion even if it's a Harley
I nearly maxed out both brakes making sure was on a very straight bike
pumped both of them on /off thinking this may stop a sudden PNE rear lock slide tumbling down the scenic mountainside but I don't think would have time to take in the views...not sure if that is bad don't know much about brakes yet but here to post about it,would of done a flying trapeze act maybe 9 out 10 points if was a sanctioned CMA Olympic or YouTube event over the car a few yards away from me if not stopped fast.. this was on a typical cough cough err Sportster model. Anyone in a panic stop likely recalls how you focus and time seems in slow motion even if it's a Harley
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My first real and real life threat panic stop was last summer it was a normal summer day riding the scenic mountain road to Whilstler with the wind flying through my long wavy blonde hair(that part is a blatent lie ),I switched lanes , the road was dry and flat heading too fast towards a row of sudden stopped cagers. Now was sweating bullets and inhaling car fumes thinking who is going to take care of my only surviver cat Harvey ,I don't have much motorcycle trainning or experience at spelling.
I nearly maxed out both brakes making sure was on a very straight bike
would of done a flying trapeze act maybe 9 out 10 points if was a sanctioned CMA Olympic or YouTube event over the car a few yards away from me if not stopped fast.. this was on a typical cough cough err Sportster model. Anyone in a panic stop likely recalls how you focus and time seems in slow motion even if it's a Harley
Try to progressively squeeze your brakes rather than hitting them hard or grabbing a handful.
OnAnySunday
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My first real and real life threat panic stop was last summer it was a normal summer day riding the scenic mountain road to Whilstler with the wind flying through my long wavy blonde hair(that part is a blatent lie ),I switched lanes , the road was dry and flat heading too fast towards a row of sudden stopped cagers. Now was sweating bullets and inhaling car fumes thinking who is going to take care of my only surviver cat Harvey ,I don't have much motorcycle trainning or experience at spelling.
I nearly maxed out both brakes making sure was on a very straight bike
would of done a flying trapeze act maybe 9 out 10 points if was a sanctioned CMA Olympic or YouTube event over the car a few yards away from me if not stopped fast.. this was on a typical cough cough err Sportster model. Anyone in a panic stop likely recalls how you focus and time seems in slow motion even if it's a Harley
sid_for_speed
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I removed almost all of my engine braking, so that my sloppy mid corner throttle control doesn't upset the bike at all
...then I need a track day to find out if this is true as I always thought engine braking leads to violent speed scrubbing -a thing to avoid..rather than this - to brake and downshift to correct gear ...
...need to learn more!!!
All I'm going to say is the front brake transfers your weight to the front more than the rear brake. If you're manoeuvring the parking lot doing your M2 exit and you're not using your rear brake you're doing it wrong.
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For daily street riding is it ok to apply both brakes most of time so as to get some memory muscle , I know the basics of front brakeing the front wheel should be straight or will
get pulled down like a magnet, thanks
It seems like a complicated subject for me anyway.. but knock on wood have not locked for awhile, last time was an over reaction when a jerk cager darted out of a Gas
station and cut over 2 lanes in front of me, had a rear lock but was ok.
get pulled down like a magnet, thanks
It seems like a complicated subject for me anyway.. but knock on wood have not locked for awhile, last time was an over reaction when a jerk cager darted out of a Gas
station and cut over 2 lanes in front of me, had a rear lock but was ok.
Using both of your brakes is perfectly fine, I did it all the time on the street. You can use your front brake in a corner but you have to be extremely gentle and this is a more advanced skill. On a longer sweeping high speed corner it will actually try and stand the bike upright when you apply the front brake. If you apply too much you'll end up with a face full of asphalt. Entering a corner while applying the front brake is what's known as "trail braking" and trying to do this on the road with less than ideal conditions could result in a lowside.
Putting some thoughts into theoretically answering the question:
As was mentioned, squeeze your knees against the tank.
With the leverage of the tank, use your core muscles to focus your weight down and back into the seat, and your upper leg muscles to force your heels into the foot peg.
NOTE: do not use your arms to push your weight down and back (they have to control steering and braking).
Lock your legs in this position, and use only your lower leg muscles to modulate the ball of your foot against the brake lever.
In a quick, but smooth, progression, squeeze your calves with enough force to induce a "gentle" lockup.
Once it locks, come off the pedal in millimeter increments until the sound is just above a whisper.
As the weight of the bike transfers forward and you progressively squeeze the front brakes, continue to come off the rear brake and maintain that just louder than whisper squeal.
Feel free to pick apart the theory.
Obviously in practice, this is all just a blur of info.
I've been able to pick out the individual parts at different times though.
cbcanada
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Atta boy!
Roomie
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Weight savings too :thumbup:
