08-06-2013, 11:00 AM
(08-05-2013, 04:10 AM)dBuster_imp Wrote: Regarding the rear brakes, I think they do just fine. Have I locked them up? NO and I do not plan on locking them up. Like it was mentioned before, the rears are not for main stopping power on your bike.
hmm Lets see, rear brakes count for 30% of your braking power... The other 70% is supposed to come from the front...
If you are mainly using that rear brake for stopping... I removed my comment...*shaking my head though*
(08-04-2013, 10:49 PM)thumper_imp Wrote: ABS--Never use the rear brake, so non-issue.
I just had to quote this from Thumper... why, if your not using your rear brake would you get an ABS equipped bike? The ABS applies the front when you apply the rear brakes. Not the other way around... or does it? If it is flipped around then you are using the rear...
I just had to quote this from Thumper... why, if your not using your rear brake would you get an ABS equipped bike? The ABS applies the front when you apply the rear brakes. Not the other way around... or does it? If it is flipped around then you are using the rear...
I bought an ABS bike so I won't accidentally lock the front brake, whether by panic, compromised surface condition, or a combination thereof.
I think you're confusing the "Combined" aspect of Honda's "Combined ABS" with the ABS aspect. On this bike, activation of the rear brake will also activate "some" front brake--that is the "combined" aspect. But, activation of the front brake only activates the front brakes. Should you brake hard enough to activate the ABS, you get ABS whether you use the front lever only, the rear pedal only, or a combination of both. You don't need to brake hard enough to activate the anti-lock, in order to get "Combined braking", should you choose to use the rear pedal.
And, I teach advanced riding on a racetrack environment, and I'm usually riding a mountain road at a spirited pace. So I'm usually in a riding position where the balls of my feet are on the pegs, for body steering of the motorcycle.
It's not for everyone, and we're all free to choose how we're going to control our own motorcycle. I'm quite adept at using the front brake only, I can trail-brake deep into a turn that way, and so that's my choice and style, based on the way I ride.