Braking during cornering

[Jagster]

You get a few showing up at bike meets round here, often recruiting people for bike-safe riding courses. And that's no bad thing. I'd rather they stopped and took the time to talk to riders about safety and responsible riding instead of hiding in hedges with cameras or surveilling us with drones. One thing about bike cops is most of them are bikers themselves and genuinely care about improving riding standards and reducing accidents rather than just acting as revenue collectors.
They do come out of the woodwork in force when there's a road accident as they can get through the traffic quickest.

True.
I've nothing negative to say about two wheeled blue lighters. They have always seemed to me to be the better face of the constabulary.
For what it's worth, I accept that, all of the guys and gals in blue have, in the main, a pretty tough job to do in todays society.
Probably need to leave it there or we might be put onto a watch list....

 

[Gimlet]

True.
I've nothing negative to say about two wheeled blue lighters. They have always seemed to me to be the better face of the constabulary.
For what it's worth, I accept that, all of the guys and gals in blue have, in the main, a pretty tough job to do in todays society.
Probably need to leave it there or we might be put onto a watch list....

I probably am already. I'm white, male, English, middle-aged, self-employed, and I ride motorcycles, eat red meat, drink beer and own a log burner. I must be far-right...

 

[Jagster]

I probably am already. I'm white, male, English, middle-aged, self-employed, and I ride motorcycles, eat red meat, drink beer and own a log burner. I must be far-right...

I resemble that remark....

 

[Kiwicol]

You 2 will be on Grettas' hit list for sure . . .

 

[Jagster]

You 2 will be on Grettas' hit list for sure . . .

I think she's run out of steam....lost her appeal somewhat.

But just to try to get back to the title in the thread I will finish by suggesting that Greta has for sure, 'gone round the bend'....

 

[Dr.D]

My buddy on his KTM on his 1290 Adventure Tourer and I went for a brisk ride yesterday. If you are not able to brake in corners with both or either brakes I doubt you could ride with us. The roads are just to just to difficult to ride without using all the tools the bike possesses .

 

[stingray]

You need all of the tools to work also.

 

[Dr.D]

You need all of the tools to work also.

That’s the bike. I do think that corners better than the Rocket but unless he is in a lower gear the Rocket will pull up out of the corner better. Of course my friend can ride very well.

 

[Dr.D]

You need all of the tools to work also.

I think my rear brake is crap but the front is superb.

 

[stingray]

I think my rear brake is crap but the front is superb.

I've seen you ride the Indian in the mountains. Don't trust that rear Rocket brake. I know you have a UK built one instead of Thai. Me, I much prefer, and trust the KTM, in one of those decreasing radius downhill hair benders. The Rocket is fun but I'm afraid to push it due to the shear mass needing whoa'd up between life or death.