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[theApp]

I'm a big fan of sensitive brakes. 1 finger braking is what I like.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

I'm a big fan of sensitive brakes. 1 finger braking is what I like.

I generally agree, the fake monoblocs on my 1098 were the best street brakes I've used.

However my 675 brakes were waaay to sensitive, not nearly enough 'throw'. You really could only use a tiny bit of lever travel.. I removed the pistons/bleeders and fully bled them but they were the same way. It was most likely the pads, and for the street grabby brakes like that don't let you preload the suspension as much = locked front wheel = pretty much an insta-crash, particularly in the rain.


It's all personal preference though, although a lot of cruiser guys have no clue how poorly their bikes brake.

The first time I took the ERC it was on a 636 (the last one they made, I loved that bike) and the braking distance compared to the cruiser guys was amazing. I was able to stop before their painted measuring lines even started. Answer? Go faster the instructors say! I was doing mini (controlled) stoppies and tearing up my front tire.. Meanwhile these guys on full dressers are blowing out the entire thing, unable to stop by the end of the lines.


I know I've harped on this before, but I really can't stress the importance of practicing braking to a full stop. It really opened my eyes even after a ton of miles as to how rarely you do that on a bike.

You don't do it on track days, mountain, or highway riding. Most emergencies you end up 'letting up' before being completely stopped or maneuver around. The braking characteristics of a motorcycle when you're going 45 vs 10 are totally different.. Twice in my riding career I've been in situations that would have absolutely ended in an accident had I practiced braking to a full stop (on highway, mattress dropped off a truck and I had to stop - within a few feet of it), another time I just snuck up on stopped traffic and had to stop, but again - within a few feet.

 

[TwinsenTacquito]

After like 10 years of daydreaming about a bike, I've pretty much decided I can't handle it. I've gone off the back of or over the handlebars of every bike or atv that I've driven. I need to always have something with lots and lots of grip.

I went off the back of a Ruckus! .... I was trying to do a burnout... then sorta hopped on it to stop it... whatever it weighs like 200 pounds so I just picked it up when it wheelied up and kicked me off.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

After like 10 years of daydreaming about a bike, I've pretty much decided I can't handle it. I've gone off the back of or over the handlebars of every bike or atv that I've driven. I need to always have something with lots and lots of grip.

I went off the back of a Ruckus! .... I was trying to do a burnout... then sorta hopped on it to stop it... whatever it weighs like 200 pounds so I just picked it up when it wheelied up and kicked me off.

You could always take the MSF just to test the waters.


Although I do feel like if you have 'bad luck' or are accident prone then a motorcycle is probably something to avoid..

 

[SpatiallyAware]

Krozee you still kickin? How's that 600 treating you?

 

[Kroze]

Krozee you still kickin? How's that 600 treating you?

I loved it! it's been raining so I couldn't ride it. I'm taking it in this saturday for the first 600 miles service. I just installed the fender eliminator (license plate holder thing) for the bike 🙂

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[Occ]

Looks much better. Now how about some frame sliders? You taking passengers? If not you can remove the passenger pegs as well.

 

[Saga]

I really don't know why Kawi doesn't have more a more compact license plate holder from the factory. That plastic.. abomination, is downright HIDEOUS.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

I really don't know why Kawi doesn't have more a more compact license plate holder from the factory. That plastic.. abomination, is downright HIDEOUS.

It's some sort of federal regulation.. The reflectors, plate, etc have to specific distances from each other.


I hate to keep going back to Ducati, but they really know how to make a nice tidy tail section..


Also if you get stuck in the rain that small tail section tends to fling dirty water on your back.