10-23-2014, 08:46 AM
It's funny this would come up again.
After about 3 decades on sportbikes, I've come to trust and almost only use the front brakes, unless in a real emergency/panic situation. Hopping on the CB ('13, non-ABS), I obviously adopted the same routine, and found the fronts to be incredibly confidence inspiring, and really, not much of a step away from sportbike-efficient. So when I first read about the wooden rear brakes here, I was a little taken aback, since I'd never really used them, or really even thought about them. So I tried them to see what they'd do, and was dismayed at how weak they truly are. I'm blown away that with all the other quality components on this bike, the rears are so lacking. Luckily, as I said, I'm not a big rear-brake user, but man, one would certainly like to know they're up to the task if needed!
After about 3 decades on sportbikes, I've come to trust and almost only use the front brakes, unless in a real emergency/panic situation. Hopping on the CB ('13, non-ABS), I obviously adopted the same routine, and found the fronts to be incredibly confidence inspiring, and really, not much of a step away from sportbike-efficient. So when I first read about the wooden rear brakes here, I was a little taken aback, since I'd never really used them, or really even thought about them. So I tried them to see what they'd do, and was dismayed at how weak they truly are. I'm blown away that with all the other quality components on this bike, the rears are so lacking. Luckily, as I said, I'm not a big rear-brake user, but man, one would certainly like to know they're up to the task if needed!