Stopping distance

[Joesmoe]

Yes, I know everything about riding -- I might be the best motorcycle rider who ever lived, and then February a year ago, going about 20 mph in the dark in stop and go rush hour traffic, in light rain, I grabbed a handful of brake on my little Honda CB-125S, and locked up the front wheel and down I went to kiss the pavement.

Bruised ego, yes, and I'm still sourcing parts from Thailand.

A friend just had his Thunderbird totaled in the parking lot, and he called me saying he found a great deal on one without ABS, and I said, "Don't walk, RUN away. Trust me on this, your life is too valuable for anything else."

 

[Boog]

@hoopla I conducted an operational test of the emergency braking system on my 2014 R3T about 2 years ago. It took some time to set the conditions just right. I needed two cars ahead of me to collide and start spinning out of control with no escape route for me and the bike on the interstate. I needed them to collide at a time that I was caught off guard so as to be a total surprise. When the test team saw conditions were perfect, they caused to two cars to engage in their portion of the event and I instinctually applied just enough force to cause the ABS to kick in on both tires (I may or may not have squeezed all the black juice out of the grips). I forgot to start my clock but my guess is I was stopped within ~2 seconds from 85 mph indicated on the speedometer. Unfortunately, the test team didn't give me any information as to how long the distance was, but it was good enough that I did not become a statistic.

Darned impressive!! What kind of tires are you running? ABS saves souls! These Brembo type brakes, ABS and great tires are just wonderful. Keep the 2 second rule in mind, always!!

Bridgestone Exedra Max