08-01-2016, 01:08 AM
Ulve.. If you are talking to me, I haven't skidded a tire in years, not since I came around a curve and skidded my way in between 4 deer standing in the middle of the road on my old 750 Nighthawk with drum rear brake. Suprised all of us! However coming from a motocross background I just let up pressure on the rear while counter sterering into the direction of skid and went straight thru them. Could have touched one on each side. Could clearly hear their hooves on the asphalt as they tried scrambling off the roadway. Fun time.
Btw while taking the ferry across the river with my son on our ride yesterday I asked him about the ABS on his new FJ-09, and explained my situation. He said he came around a curve last week and a deer was darting across the road as he exited the turn and he also applied the brakes very hard without his ABS kicking in when he thought maybe it should have. So maybe the article is on to something about the new ABS systems. This is my first bike with ABS so I learned all my braking technique PRE-ABS therefor don't know what to expect lol
It's good to know how to brake hard here in the country with all the deer we have out morning, noon and night.
Btw while taking the ferry across the river with my son on our ride yesterday I asked him about the ABS on his new FJ-09, and explained my situation. He said he came around a curve last week and a deer was darting across the road as he exited the turn and he also applied the brakes very hard without his ABS kicking in when he thought maybe it should have. So maybe the article is on to something about the new ABS systems. This is my first bike with ABS so I learned all my braking technique PRE-ABS therefor don't know what to expect lol
It's good to know how to brake hard here in the country with all the deer we have out morning, noon and night.