And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
Some years ago I entertained a member of the Ullyses
club and his wife. (I lived in the Bay of Islands then and
so had many interesting visitors)
THIS MOTORCYCLIST HAD ONLY ONE LEG
His wife rode her own bike.
He claimed that he had no fears about just having a front brake. I admired his pluck. Can you imagine the concentration needed to make sure you did not tip over on the legless side when stopping.
Last year I met his wife in Hamilton, I did not have time to ask how he was faring.
For town riding I have a Suzuki Epicuro scooter. The rear
brake on it is nearly non existent. A bad design fault,
when I get on my bike I find I nearly ignore the rear brake on it as a consequence.
I always remember my Moto Guzzi with affection and
found the intergrated braking system it had a very good stopper.
Isnt the road Gravel or something in places to the place you guys are staying?.
If so you should only use your rear brake on gravel hence you need your rear brake, you can always "blip" the front brake so it doesnt lock on gravel.
What brakes were you using last sunday on the gravel stuff when you went to the buckets?
Correct me if im wrong.
I was on my other bike at the buckets, and I used the front brake... going around a corner... on the gravel... and fell off. Still got a nice bruise on my leg. Damn mountainbiker nearby laughed her head off.
Live and learn eh! (At low speeds it's not too painful a process!)
Determined to kill my bike before it kills me
Steam the bike hasn't had new rear pads put in recently? Could be that the after market pad material is thicker than standard, therefore pushing the caliper piston in further than usual and binding on crud/rust on the outer part of the piston.
bah, you dont need rear brake except for gravel, even then you can get by without it,
I rode my nsr with no front brakes for a week!
Confident the aprilia rsv4, IS the one
No................................................ .......its just like mirrors, indicators, front brakes, gears.
You can ride fine without them all.
I've done so previously
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Now the techs will poo poo this idea. Squirt a little, and I mean a little with the little tube attached, wd40 around the seal(under the dust cover if it has one) and piston bore. Let sit for a bit then push the piston/pistons in a few mill (a g-clap does the job just nicely using a bit of wood to prevent damage to the piston/pistons or caliper casting), then apply the brake (after g-clamp has been removed obviously). Do this a couple of times making sure you see the piston going in and out. Clean the area around the piston/pistons with a rag and something that will poke it in around the pistons. Then push the piston/pistons move all the way in and make sure its moving freely in and out. Also sure there's something stopping the piston/s from popping out of the caliper like a piece of wood. It'd be a good idea to change the brake fluid while your at it also.
I hope that makes sence. I've done this on a few bikes, including two bikes I currently own/ride, with positive results.
Disclaimer- Obviously perform this task at your own risk yadda yada yada.
Don't you find it handy on hill starts?
leave it off it will stop you trying to drift your bike
You're more than welcome steam.
As usal the kb muppets who don't know ANYTHING say don't do it.
Ive ridden with out a rear brake for months. It is perfectly acceptable and fine to do so, 80% of your braking effort comes from your front brakes.
The rear brake is really only used in situations like hillstarts and when you want to do a skid or somthing.
ITS LIKE ANYTHING IF YOU KNOW YOUR BIKE DOESNT HAVE A REAR BRAKE RIDE --->ACCORDINGLY<---- you are in controll of the bike, you are the one who can make the bike work for you.
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
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