08-09-2013, 09:27 PM
(08-09-2013, 09:00 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Lol again we are not trying to see who can lock them up, but who is unhappy with their rear brake performance in slowing the bike down.
Run it up to 50 mph, pull in the clutch, and try and slow down or stop using the back brake only ( don't use the front) and see if you are happy with the performance of the back brake.
Yes we know you should use the front brake. Yes we know the back should be less powerful than the front. Yes we know the back is secondary and used to aid the front in stopping.(The rear brake should supply up to 30% of your braking power). We know all of that.
When I do the test above, the is no feeling of stopping, or even slowing down. It just keeps on going for a long long way, with little reduction in speed. My STs rear brakes will slow you down and stop you, my Majestys rear brakes will slow you down and stop you. my CB's will not.
Remember that unless you've radically modified the brakes on your ST, they are linked--using the lever gives you some back braking, and using the pedal gives you some front braking.
From Rider magazine, September 2002:
"Hitting the rear brake pedal activates the two outer pistons on the rear disc, and the center piston on each of the front discs."
A couple of other factors--our CB11's have very skinny tires, and the longitudinal weight distribution of your Majesty scooter, which has its engine at the rear, is much different than a motorcycle.