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cadd · April 27th, 2015, 05:18 PM

A little off topic. When I practice my emergency braking, I usually do it between 25-40mph. I never thought about doing it at higher speeds because....well....I wasn't able to find a road that was completely traffic free that I feel safe going 60mph.

Well, I found that road recently. No homes on the road at all. It's a military area that's fenced off on one side and nothing on the other side. This road is a few miles long and most of the time, you don't see any cars on it at all.

Anyways, I decided to practice braking at 60mph. Noticed I didn't say emergency braking....because I was a little chicken as I never practiced at this speed before.

I did it twice (yes, I made sure no one was in sight behind me and in front of me). I didn't squeeze down hard enough to the point that ABS activated. I would categorize this has hard braking....not emergency braking. The rear end did get really really light (didn't leave the ground).

But The front end did get a tiny bit squirmy. I don't know if you guys can tell from the video. But it was vibrating. Because of the tiny little front end vibration, I was reluctant to give it another go with more braking force.

I'm pretty sure it's not ABS because I tested the ABS in the past by grabbing a fist full without progressively loading up the front contact patch and when ABS activated, there was quite a bit of vibration transmitted to the brake lever itself. This time around, no vibration on brake lever....just the handlebars. Any idea why?

Link to original page on YouTube.

April 27th, 2015, 05:18 PM	#91
cadd cadd cadd cadd Name: Cadd Location: 41°21'13.1"N, 74°41'37.4"W Join Date: Jan 2014 Motorcycle(s): 300 Posts: A lot. MOTM - May '15	A little off topic. When I practice my emergency braking, I usually do it between 25-40mph. I never thought about doing it at higher speeds because....well....I wasn't able to find a road that was completely traffic free that I feel safe going 60mph. Well, I found that road recently. No homes on the road at all. It's a military area that's fenced off on one side and nothing on the other side. This road is a few miles long and most of the time, you don't see any cars on it at all. Anyways, I decided to practice braking at 60mph. Noticed I didn't say emergency braking....because I was a little chicken as I never practiced at this speed before. I did it twice (yes, I made sure no one was in sight behind me and in front of me). I didn't squeeze down hard enough to the point that ABS activated. I would categorize this has hard braking....not emergency braking. The rear end did get really really light (didn't leave the ground). But The front end did get a tiny bit squirmy. I don't know if you guys can tell from the video. But it was vibrating. Because of the tiny little front end vibration, I was reluctant to give it another go with more braking force. I'm pretty sure it's not ABS because I tested the ABS in the past by grabbing a fist full without progressively loading up the front contact patch and when ABS activated, there was quite a bit of vibration transmitted to the brake lever itself. This time around, no vibration on brake lever....just the handlebars. Any idea why? Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________ Riding it like I financed it.