Bet he's chuffed with the ABS

[Fast Eddie]

why did the ABS not work in this case?

hehe yea like has been said already. its stands for something like anti skid brake system.. the wheel didn't skid, it stopped reaaaallly quickly and the rest of the bike didn't. so it jumped over the front haha poor guy looked like he was trapped under there too.. maybe some broken bones

[p.dath]

Love how this high tech stuff helps make us better riders.http://youtu.be/0t5ab4kTORI

At least he did his braking in a straight line.

[bogan]

At least he did his braking in a straight line.

Looked more like a single point to me!

I thought some ABS were linked with angle sensors and accelerometers etc to stop that happening? Or am I just getting confused with anti-wheelie?

[SMOKEU]

I say 'could argue' as on good pavement I can't lock up my front, and my bike doesn't have ABS.

So if you pull on the front brake way too hard will it just lift the back wheel instead of locking up, assuming you're on a dry surface and don't snatch the brake lever too fast?

[Fast Eddie]

So if you pull on the front brake way too hard will it just lift the back wheel instead of locking up, assuming you're on a dry surface and don't snatch the brake lever too fast?

yea.. have you not tried to brake really hard yet? especially if your on a fun ride.. maybe 100k area coming up to a 35 hairpin or something..

or err.. on a track actually probably better.

[Fast Eddie]

I thought some ABS were linked with angle sensors and accelerometers etc to stop that happening?

sound plausible!

his one didn't help out like that though haha.. stopped quick though.

[SMOKEU]

yea.. have you not tried to brake really hard yet? especially if your on a fun ride.. maybe 100k area coming up to a 35 hairpin or something..

or err.. on a track actually probably better.

I've never had the balls to brake really hard on a bike. I'm too scared that I'm going to lock the front wheel and go for a tumble. I've got good tyres (Pilot Road 2) and near new front discs and pads.

[onearmedbandit]

Looked more like a single point to me!

I thought some ABS were linked with angle sensors and accelerometers etc to stop that happening? Or am I just getting confused with anti-wheelie?

Don't think the S1000RR does this, and a quick search on google found nothing suggesting they do.

So if you pull on the front brake way too hard will it just lift the back wheel instead of locking up, assuming you're on a dry surface and don't snatch the brake lever too fast?

Indeed.

[Gremlin]

So if you pull on the front brake way too hard will it just lift the back wheel instead of locking up, assuming you're on a dry surface and don't snatch the brake lever too fast?

It's physics vs grip.

Have less weight on the front wheel (accelerating or neutral load) and suddenly snatch the front and there is very little chance the tyre is able to overcome the momentum, ie, it can't grip, which means it locks instead and down you go. Brake a little first or pull on the brakes initially then ever increasingly harder (a little below a snatch) and you're giving a bit of time to allow the weight to shift forward which allows the tyre to grip better, more likely it will brake and not lock.

Of course, none of this (other than the video) takes into account the momentum of the rider

[tigertim20]

apart from him clearly being a bit hurt, that was awesome! the way it just sort of sat straight up, upside down by itself!! must be a BMW design to lubricate the top end?

[breakaway]

Bleyat!

I'm concerned that the tail of the bike might have landed on the poor bloke's bait & tackle!

[caspernz]

Crikey that almost seems like a what not to do video...speed along the central reservation and brake too hard for a J walker...end up pinned by your own bike.

But yep, I can easily see how that is possible. Even my teapot Suzi can lift the back end with not too much provocation on a dry road, so that Beemer with big discs and sticky rubber would be even easier.

Mind you, last time I encountered a J walker, I braked and shoulder nudged the git to the ground. More good luck than good management, and the police man seemed surprised the J walker left in the ambulance

[98tls]

Crikey that almost seems like a what not to do video...speed along the central reservation and brake too hard for a J walker...end up pinned by your own bike.

But yep, I can easily see how that is possible. Even my teapot Suzi can lift the back end with not too much provocation on a dry road, so that Beemer with big discs and sticky rubber would be even easier.

Mind you, last time I encountered a J walker, I braked and shoulder nudged the git to the ground. More good luck than good management, and the police man seemed surprised the J walker left in the ambulance

Last time i did was down in Dunedin on whatever day it is that students go nuts,stupid cunt stood in the middle of an intersection doing some drunken dance,lights went to green so i ran him over,saved him a hangover at least.

[caspernz]

Last time i did was down in Dunedin on whatever day it is that students go nuts,stupid cunt stood in the middle of an intersection doing some drunken dance,lights went to green so i ran him over,saved him a hangover at least.

The student or his blow-up doll girlfriend?

[mossy1200]

It almost seems like he may have droped the fork height at the front in the tripple clamps and made the bike sit to much weight forward. It just seemed to go over so quick. Maybe he set the suspension up very soft also.