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Tourer
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East TN | Not intentionally mind you....I was travelling down Hwy 321 (near Fort Loudon dam, it's a 2 lane section , if you know the area) at a good clip (50 or 55 MPH) and some friggin' idiot 5 cars in front of me decides to do a U-turn on an upcoming blind curve all the cars in front and several behind me had to lock up there brakes and swerve to avoid this idiot.... This was the first time I had to do an emergency stop since I got my bike last Saturday...Man those linked brakes were cool...The bike never felt squirrely like the rear was sliding to one side or the other, it tracked straight and true, and stopped nearly on a dime, I don't think the car behind me was paying attention as he wand up on the emergency shoulder about 3/4 of the way past me in his car...
I wish I could have given the idiot a peice of my mind for pulling a U-turn on a major 2 lane highway
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Cruiser
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| Glad to hear you are OK!!! I usally only use the front bakes and apply the rear when emergency stopping, stopping in gravel or parking lot turns. Do you know the ratio of front to back when using the back? Thanks |
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Tourer
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Northeastern Penna. | Also glad to hear you are alright. It's a piece of mind, on the braking action of the linked system !
RIDE SAFE ALL ! |
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Cruiser
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Eden Prairie, MN | Nice job and really glad the guy behind was paying enough attention to steer clear of you. I had a simalar experience my self. I grabbed a fist full of front brake and got a chirp from the front tire before I got my foot to the rear brake pedal, but the bike sits right down to a very controlled stop. It did take a few minutes for me to stop shakin' though). 
I suggest finding a section of open road and trying a couple of Planned stops. I'm impressed with how the front end sits down with only the rear bake applied. Try it you'll see what I mean.
ride safe, have fun.
Edited by rainmaker 2009-08-07 11:09 PM
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Tourer
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Mount Vernon, WA United States | Remember the foot brake only engages ONE set of front calibres, the other is engaged with the hand lever. Best practice is to always use both hand a foot brakes. As with other things... once it's second nature, you'll do it right when/if the time comes when you need to. |
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Tested the linked brakes yesterday