Hi Again F0lks:: Interlocking brakes

Micksan

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Del City Ok
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2023 Triumph R3 GT, 2022 Moto Guzzi V85TT,
I tried several ways to find out if the front & rear brakes are interlocked. In short, pulling the front brake lever, also causes the rear brake to activate. I have an artificial leg ( right side below the knee) . Need to know what works & what does not.
Thanks Russ OKC
 
Here is what Bennets said. Found here. Triumph Rocket 3 R & GT (2020) - Review

2020 Triumph Rocket 3 Brakes​

Almighty dual 320mm discs assisted by top spec Brembo M4.30 Stylema® 4-piston radial monobloc calipers and cornering ABS function perform spectacularly when considering the bulk and performance of the Rocket 3. At the rear a single 300mm disc with Brembo M4.32 4-piston monobloc caliper compliments. I’ve never been much of a rear brake user but on this occasion, it settles the bike well and the ABS isn’t too intrusive.

Initial bite and is firm without being aggressive while the gradual increased pressure is consistent yet powerful. Because they’re linked, using just the front brake lever will also add a little rear stopping performance too for added balance.
Here is what CycleNews wrote here: 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 R and GT Review.

The rear 300mm disc is even matched to a Brembo M4 32.4 Monobloc four-piston caliper, the same brake fitted up front to factory Ducati Superbikes until last year, here used at the rear! What’s more, not only are these brakes fitted with Continental’s Cornering ABS operated via its six-axis IMU which also delivers switchable TC, but Triumph has introduced electronically variable linked braking on the Rocket 3, whereby when you squeeze the front brake lever, the ECU decides what proportion of braking power should be applied on the rear, as well.
 
Adding more color from CycleNews.
"I can honestly say that I really could feel the rear brake being operated via the electronics even though I was only squeezing the front brake lever—and this actually is beneficial to the bike’s deportment in turns, because it sets up a counter to the massive weight transfer on such a heavy bike when you squeeze hard on the front brake lever only. Lots of MotoGP and WSBK riders use the rear brake to set up the bike for a turn like this, and it seems to me that’s what the Rocket 3 is programmed to do—electronically."
 
Did not know this bike had linked brakes. One checkmark in the "good motor" column!
Gratitude for the dope!
 
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