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  1. 8th August 2014, 17:25 #76
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dog View Post
    Are you trying to call a gold wing a car?
    Scandalous. It's obviously a bus.
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  2. 8th August 2014, 17:55 #77
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Absolutely. I have ridden Blackbirds, a Goldwing, and have owned a VFR, so have done a few Ks with linked brakes. A lot of the people who say they don't like the system haven't actually used it. To get both brakes operating fully you have to apply both brakes, neither brake lever will operate the other brake at max.
    A long time since I rode the blackbird which I think from memory was the first to use the system. I did not find it obtrusive but I also did not feel it added anything ether. If it was an option I'ld have skipped it.
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  3. 8th August 2014, 18:09 #78
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    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
    The airbag is pretty much a litigation prevention tool to cover Honda in the event that the wilfully unskilled fail to use all their options set the airbag off.
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  4. 8th August 2014, 18:21 #79
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oakie View Post
    Scandalous. It's obviously a bus.
    Where's the similarity between a GoldWing and a Hyabusa?
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  5. 8th August 2014, 21:35 #80
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    Quote Originally Posted by swbarnett View Post
    Where's the similarity between a GoldWing and a Hyabusa?
    Both machines efficently perform the applications they are designed for.
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  6. 9th August 2014, 08:11 #81
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
    Both machines efficently perform the applications they are designed for.
    Indeed. Depending on who you talk to they're both very good at going in a straight line.
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    Quote Originally Posted by swbarnett View Post
    Indeed. Depending on who you talk to they're both very good at going in a straight line.

    And since they sell so well that must be all that a lot of people desire...
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    And since they sell so well that must be all that a lot of people desire...
    I guess that's why many riders try to straighten out the corners ...
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  9. 11th August 2014, 15:20 #84
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    I guess things haven't changed much. The American HURT report from quite a few years ago showed similar statistics..... the vast majority of impacts occur in the jaw area.
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