GT250R tries to kill me

[Donut]

was on my way to work on the outskirts of hamilton where its all farm land, was a bit late so i was cruzing along at 160. i was coming upto a T intersection and began braking, the bike had slowed to 140 and then both my front and back brakes just let out :S i flipped out coz i was heading straight for a big steel tank monument. with some luck i managed to go out wide and drop it into the corner and make it round scraping everything on the way, then having to dodge an oncoming car. i took the bike home and got my mechanic to look at it, turns out the rear brakes had seized and the front brake leavers adjuster is faulty. i had it set to 6 (the furtherest it goes out from the bars) with some testing we found that when its on 6 and you pull hard on the brakes it clicks over to one and the leaver comes in against the bar and its not far enough in to bring on the brakes...... one more for the book of shitty hyo-bags i think...... now i just cant trust the bike and dont wanna go over 50 and wheres the fun in that

[Str8 Jacket]

Im having problems with the 160 part. On a hyobag 250. You sure?.....

[Donut]

lol thats what the speedo says, my gps tacho says its actually 140 something :P

[Str8 Jacket]

Get you arse to the wairarapa sprints next weekend. See how fast your bike can *really* go. Legally!

[Gubb]

Perhaps that would have been a good idea to test before you hit the rev-limiter.

[CB ARGH]

Stupidity in my eyes. 160km is cruising pretty fast dude.

[Donut]

the brakes had worked fine for the 20 corners before and they have been fixed and tested before, and it may be rev limiter on a hyo but its still just cruise speed.... stupid slow hyo

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[R6_kid:Me]

Buying a Hyosung was your first mistake... 'cruising' at 160kmh on your hyosung was your second.

Maybe if you hadn't been going so hard you would have had a lot more time do deal with the situation and wouldnt have ended up in a life threatening situation.

[R6_kid:Me]

the brakes had worked fine for the 20 corners before and they have been fixed and tested before, and it may be rev limiter on a hyo but its still just cruise speed.... stupid slow hyo

sounds like you're a token mormon few prospect, you'll just need to get rid of the hyosung first.

[davebullet]

If you had taken 20 corners previously or were braking hard, that might happen on any stock machine. I'd be surprised if stock brakes could handle that level of performance.

Positively, think of this as a warning of what might have been... someone was telling you not to push it and let you off lightly. Reflect on what you did and learn. Don't blame the bike, it won't care when you are in hospital (or worse).

Cheers,
David.

[Rodney007]

there those bikes that crap? naw surely not............. are they?

[Buddha#81:Me]

sounds like you're a token mormon few prospect, you'll just need to get rid of the hyosung first.

The Hyo could be their next "feature test" bike.

[carver]

The Hyo could be their next "feature test" bike.

sure, we can test that!

[smoky]

I had a Humber 80 that could do 160, they had next to no brakes to speak about. It's not just about the bike and it's ability.
What your talking about is riding quick and pushing things on the road, and on a bike that does something you're not expecting.
Other things that can happen;
Some one pulls out of a driveway in front of you
Chain snaps
Flat tyre
Some one has spilt shit on the road
Some one coming the other way cutting the corner
Lots of things can happen you don't expect, things that really get your heart pumping
The harder you go - the more often it happens, and the more often it happen the sooner you'll find a situation you don't escape

I try to ride at a pace and level where I'm not finding my self in that situation very often