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- From: mjs@sys.uea.ac.uk (Mike Sixsmith)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: Thoughs on squishing bananas
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- Date: 25 Jan 93 22:01:31 GMT
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- johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns) writes:
- >
- [Lots of braking stuff deleted]
-
- >Quick summary: Being able to lock the front brakes tells little
- >about the braking capability of the bike. It tells more about the
- >inability of the rider to use the brakes effectively.
- >
- >OK, who wants to argue.
- >
- Yeah, I'll argue!! Being able to lock the front brake on a bike tells
- me that the brakes are powerful enough. For maximum braking effort,
- you need to have the wheel *just* starting to lock - and if the brakes
- ain't powerful enough to do that then the bike won't stop as quickly as
- it might. That's one of the reasons why ABS equipped bikes can stop so
- much quicker than ordinary ones in the hands of mere mortals.
-
- The main advantage of twin disc brakes is that they can dissipate heat
- much better than single disks, meaning that problems of brake fade with
- repeated use are minimised, and also (though this is subjective) they
- seem to provide better "feel" at the handlebar lever - it seems easier
- to control the amount of braking effort than with a single disc.
-
- I'm not convinced about the stoppies giving you the best braking -
- although I've not managed any stoppies on my FJ, it must make the bike
- very difficult to control. Also, the best acceleration times are usually
- achieved without wheelies. I would hazard a guess that the possibility
- of going over the handlebars during a stoppie means that the braking
- pressure exerted as the back wheel leaves the ground will automatically
- be reduced ny the rider. The incline of the bike as the back wheel leaves
- the ground might make you *think* that you're stopping quicker, but
- I'd only believe feet and inches braking figure.
-
- :-)
-