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Originally Posted by Durbs
Goes back to DAS training, we really need a decent bit of braking from real road speeds in there, the 10 mph emergency stop is not use whatsoever. I could have stopped the bike with my feet at the speeds we used to do emergencies at. Heard they are bringing in more high speed stuff in the new tests so hopefully noobs will get a better grounding in that sort of stuff.
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Could also be the place you do ya training at too cos we were required to do our practice emergency stops from 20mph - 30mph. Plus, some of us were fortunate enough to have to practice one on our lessons due to some idiot cager
LOL
I'm not one to talk though ... as since my test I've only ever had to perform 4 "emergency" stops:
1. from 35mph whilst filtering - didn't stop in time - hit pulling out vehicle and ended up on going ar$e-over-t*t and landing on my back
2. from 45mph on a blind bend when I discovered there was a junction just round the bend ... I now know what braking whilst cranked over can do
... had I known there was no traffic coming from the right, I should have just leant a bit further and carried on ... and perhaps I wouldn't have slid on my ar$e out in front of the van (stopped) about to turn right into the junction I just flew out of
3. approaching traffic lights @ about 30mph - amber not working - suddenly went red, and managed to do a small stoppie (front brakes are quite powerful enough on the SV
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4. went through traffic lights with an eye on what was in my mirrors and not the car in front of me about to turn right. I managed to lock up at least one wheel, but released the brake levers (when my brain was telling me otherwise), and managed to keep it upright.
I hope I never have to perform an emergency stop from greater speeds, but one thing is for sure, I will be out practising as soon as I can ... 'cos ya never know when you might need to.