RE: [ST] RE: Brett - been there

[simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 08:54 +0200, Emile Nossin wrote:
> >From: simonb
> >I have ridden most of them. The only thing of note is the
> >added weight of all this extra stuff. The VFR800 is 235 Kilo wet. 
> 
> It only puts on about 2 extra kgs on the new Yammies getting
> ABS (FJR, TDM, T-max), I can't imagine it being a lot more
> on the ABS Sprint either.
> 
> Wonder how the GS locked. I did a high speed emergency stop test
> once on a parking lot and nearly flipped myself over, making a
> complete stoppie eventhough even the Dutch stuntriders team
> insisted it was impossible to make a stoppie on an ABSed GS.

Unlike a car equiped with ABS you can't turn a bike to avoid something.
The front end just washed out sideways.

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simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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