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Old April 8th, 2016, 03:58 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by RacinNinja View Post
Brake, not so much. Even with ABS, motorcycles have a hard time outbraking cars.

4 wheels = more braking than 2.
And those 4 tires have more contact patch, and the car isn't going to do a stoppie either ...

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Originally Posted by jkv45 View Post
Sounds like the powers-that-be are handling the situation in a non-hyped, logical way. However the rider contacted the police, and they blew him off the first time, so that should count for something. They aren't "buying his story", but people who feel guilty don't tend to reach out to law enforcement first ...
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