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Originally Posted by Stu
So my question to Ben, Northy and all is once I have the GSXR front end and if I am still grabbing full front brake in 0.1 seconds instead of a squeeze over a whole second, what will happen? Just gong to crash quicker?  or it should still help me in panic situations? |
It'll help a bit, I found on my GSXR that the bike is les prone to sitting up if I squeeze the front brake on whilst in a corner its a skill thats taken a long time to master and not one that I rely on, but it has got me out of trouble a few times. However it still does it if I grab a massive handful of front brake, just like the SV does.
IMHO no matter what situation you are in once you've locked the front wheel you arent in a good place. GSXR front end or not. You do get better feel for what the front is doing with the Showa USD forks on my bike so its easier to suss what the front is doing so you might feel the front begin to lock earlier. But it will still lock the front or more than likely as I've done a few times you'll pull a massive stoppie at hit your wedding tackle against the fuel tank.
Rather than relying on your bike to get you out of trouble if it was me I'd be concentrating on using the brakes on the SV better i.e squeezing them on instead of grabbing and handful of front brake, the SV brakes when looked after properly ( not saying yours are not ) are competant enough.
Glad you kept it upright.