Hondas VFR launched yesterday

Still stops quicker than a CBX does, though.

They carried that innovation forward to the 15, as well.

 

I'd have agreed with you up until about three and a bit years ago.
Restrospectively, I see that it could have saved me a lot of pain.

I used to, but then all of a sudden I didn't.

 

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:12:27 -0000, "Beav"

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I'd give traction control a go because it's an aid to going faster (1)
whereas ABS and linked brakes aren't.

(1) It'd make *me* think I could get on the gas harder and earlier so
I'd be faster. **** everyone else.

 

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.

 

TBF the engine braking almost makes the back brake redundant - once you've
hit it hard enough to change down...

 

If only to stop those accidental wheelies I suffer from, I'd have it.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

'Til the front tucks when you hammer on the non ABS brakes


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

But it'd stop rolling burnouts and that's got to be a bad thing shirley?

Not for me mind.

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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Heh. I can well imagine.

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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I'm not sure exactly how they work so I could be completely wrong, but I
thought the lever gave you full front with added rear, while the rear pedal
gave you all the rear with added font.

At least on the ones made these days.

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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

OTOH, getting a loaded Pan up the seawater-wet ramp on to the ferry,
then being marshalled to a halt half-way up the fucker really tests the
nerves. Especially when the bike is borrowed and you've little
experience of riding it - and you've never ridden a bike onto a ferry
before, but have had 'interesting' experiences undertaking similar
manoeuvres in cars.

Getting the top-heavy (or so it felt to me) heavy old beast off the
mark again was ... challenging, even with toes down both sides - but
once the blessed orange lamp of auto-grip-enhancement started to glow,
forward progress just sort of happened, in defiance of the laws of
physics and Sod combined. I really don't think I'd have got it going
under manual control.

 

Only if there's no button on the offending vehicle to switch it off...
which is what the Pan had, IIRC.

 

I don't think HFC control [1] would sell well though.

[1] Ham fisted ****

 

Might be.

I take it you're not bothered about me having another look at that
wiring for you?

 

"Nobody ever lost the front wheel on the gas."

 

Nobody.

Now **** off and use trial and error on your wiring.

Btw, I'll be playing in the garage next Saturday so if you want to gut
the wiring while I'm changing the swinging arm and footrests feel free
to do so.

 

You are Charlie Cox AICM fiver.

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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

That's odder than fucking odd. I wonder wtf thought that one up?


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

for someone who likes to take the piss, he can be a right moody ****,
can't he?

You bloody midlanders - such drama queens, at times.

 

You think that's moody? You've not seen anything yet.

Midlander? I've lived a **** of a lot closer to the South Pole than
you have you cheeky ****.