Hondas VFR launched yesterday
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From: Francis on 15 Feb 2010 03:49 On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:34:02 +0000, Pete Fisher wrote: > That was the crude Guzzi system where the rear brake pedal also actuates > one of the front calipers. Presumably the VFR type are more > sophisticated. There was an evolution in Guzzi linked brakes, from a crude system with a fixed repartition depending on different hose diameter to a more sophisticated system that links the rear/front repartition to the swingarm position. I fond it rather pleasant on my 1000 Strada, you can brake in curves without going straight to the ditch, and the bike stay level. You just have to remember that the main brake is the foot one. -- The Beast from The Vosges
From: Champ on 15 Feb 2010 05:01 On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:46:18 +0000, Andy Bonwick <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: >On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:12:27 -0000, "Beav" ><beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: > >snip> > >>So what about traction control? Want it, or not? > >I'd give traction control a go because it's an aid to going faster (1) >whereas ABS and linked brakes aren't. Might also be useful in hotel car parks :-) -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 15 Feb 2010 05:02 On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:12:49 GMT, "platypus" <monotreme(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >My old GL1200 had linked brakes - the brake pedal operated the rear and one >front disc, and the lever operated the other front disc.. Statto borrowed >it to take Sue out on, and came back complaining about how ineffectual the >front was. heh. I did exactly the same on Sweller's guzzi, compounded by the fact that I never use the rear anyway. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: platypus on 15 Feb 2010 05:32 "Champ" <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote in message news:ft6in5p8c7asnv1b1dpnubm7j1hi6c51e5(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:12:49 GMT, "platypus" > <monotreme(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >>My old GL1200 had linked brakes - the brake pedal operated the rear and >>one >>front disc, and the lever operated the other front disc.. Statto borrowed >>it to take Sue out on, and came back complaining about how ineffectual the >>front was. > > heh. I did exactly the same on Sweller's guzzi, compounded by the > fact that I never use the rear anyway. TBF the engine braking almost makes the back brake redundant - once you've hit it hard enough to change down...
From: Beav on 15 Feb 2010 10:59
"Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote in message news:7trekpFrt4U1(a)mid.individual.net... > Beav wrote: > >> So what about traction control? Want it, or not? > > I'd have to try it first and see how I get on with it. If only to stop those accidental wheelies I suffer from, I'd have it. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 |