Emergency Braking

**p.dath** · 12th August 2009, 13:03

Originally Posted by dipshit

No shit. Yet we have a lot of track day junkies and instructors running around telling everybody to use the front only.

I've been told exactly that as well! Bit like on here - pointless arguing with them about it.

Each person has their own opinion. Those most wrong die, so I guess it is self correcting.

**dipshit** · 12th August 2009, 13:17

Originally Posted by p.dath

I've been told exactly that as well! Bit like on here - pointless arguing with them about it.

Yeah, they have a photo of themselves on a race track. They obviously have much superior skills and knowledge.

**The Stranger:Me** · 12th August 2009, 13:23

Originally Posted by dipshit

Yeah, they have a photo of themselves on a race track. They obviously have much superior skills and knowledge.

And for the sake of clarification, your personal experience with emergency braking amounts to?

**dipshit** · 12th August 2009, 13:34

Originally Posted by The Stranger

And for the sake of clarification, your personal experience with emergency braking amounts to?

Being able to stop my bike quicker than the way a track day instructor was advising with his front only baloney.

**Disco Dan** · 12th August 2009, 13:40

Err thought this was a discussion on the best braking practice?

All I found was one or two posts by some very experienced riders - the rest of the thread is basically noobs who think they know everything...

**dipshit** · 12th August 2009, 13:43

Sorry for not having a photo of myself on a race track.

**The Stranger:Me** · 12th August 2009, 13:43

Originally Posted by dipshit

Being able to stop my bike quicker than the way a track day instructor was advising with his front only baloney.

Sorry, I missed that, wasn't aware we had a trackday instructor here.
So you tested this?

**dipshit** · 12th August 2009, 13:46

Originally Posted by The Stranger

Sorry, I missed that, wasn't aware we had a trackday instructor here.
So you tested this?

Yes... http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...6&postcount=68

**The Stranger:Me** · 12th August 2009, 14:02

Originally Posted by dipshit

Yes... http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...6&postcount=68

Ah, that post didn't really make it clear that it was a trackday or the the instructor was advocating front only - we regularly get people to use back only for example to clearly demonstrate how much worse it is than the front.

Who was the instructor by the way?