Help & FAQs    Search BCF    Members    Groups    Events Calendar
Resend my activation email : Register : Log in 
BCF: Bike Chat Forums


Engine Braking

 Reply to topic
Bike Chat Forums Index -> New Bikers
View previous topic : View next topic  
Author Message

Motorhate
Nearly there...



Joined: 02 Aug 2013
Karma :
PostPosted: 18:32 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Engine Braking Reply with quote
Anyone do it ? I find myself doing it a lot recently and wondered if its the right thing to do or should I concentrate on the conventional way of stopping. I only use it in conjunction with normal braking when coming up to lights or junctions.
____________________
Current - Harley Davidson FXDB Street Bob | Harley Davidson FLTR Road Glide | Harley Davidson Road King
GONE - Honda CB500 Ratbike | Yamaha FZ750 | Yamaha XVS1100 | Kawasaki VN2000 | Kawasaki ER-6 F | Harley Davidson XL883L Sportster
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Alpha-9
Super Spammer



Joined: 19 Jan 2012
Karma :
PostPosted: 18:33 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Neutral
____________________
Fzr-600 1999
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

yen_powell
World Chat Champion



Joined: 22 Jun 2008
Karma :
PostPosted: 18:51 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
Motorhate wrote:
Anyone do it ? I find myself doing it a lot recently and wondered if its the right thing to do or should I concentrate on the conventional way of stopping. I only use it in conjunction with normal braking when coming up to lights or junctions.
I think you should just be pleased that you have spelt brake correctly in this context. I'm giving you karma for this rare treat....
____________________
Blackmail is a nasty word........but not as nasty as phlegm!
XT1200Z and a DR350 in bits
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

Efes123
World Chat Champion



Joined: 08 Sep 2011
Karma :
PostPosted: 19:31 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:
I think you should just be pleased that you have spelt brake correctly in this context. I'm giving you karma for this rare treat....

And it's in the right section, don't forget that. OP, yes!
____________________
Honda Goldwing GL 1000 Current love
Honda VT500 ED - SOLD
Projects Suzuki GS125 Done, then stolen - Kawasaki GPX750R SOLD - Honda VF750S SOLD

Last edited by Efes123 on 19:42 - 07 Aug 2013; edited 1 time in total
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

Skudd
Super Spammer



Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Karma :
PostPosted: 19:41 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:
Motorhate wrote:
Anyone do it ? I find myself doing it a lot recently and wondered if its the right thing to do or should I concentrate on the conventional way of stopping. I only use it in conjunction with normal braking when coming up to lights or junctions.
I think you should just be pleased that you have spelt brake correctly in this context. I'm giving you karma for this rare treat....


Oh! give him a break. Laughing
____________________
Famous last words of Humpty Dumpty. " Stop pushing me "
Petty Anarchists look at "1984".............. The Visionary looks at "Animal Farm".
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Efes123
World Chat Champion



Joined: 08 Sep 2011
Karma :
PostPosted: 19:43 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
Skudd wrote:
Oh! give him a break. Laughing


Did you mean break or brake Whistle
____________________
Honda Goldwing GL 1000 Current love
Honda VT500 ED - SOLD
Projects Suzuki GS125 Done, then stolen - Kawasaki GPX750R SOLD - Honda VF750S SOLD

Last edited by Efes123 on 20:01 - 07 Aug 2013; edited 1 time in total
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

yen_powell
World Chat Champion



Joined: 22 Jun 2008
Karma :
PostPosted: 20:00 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
Motorhate wrote:
Anyone do it ? I find myself doing it a lot recently and wondered if its the right thing to do or should I concentrate on the conventional way of stopping. I only use it in conjunction with normal braking when coming up to lights or junctions.
I do it so much my brake pads don't wear out between ice ages.

Remember though that sometimes a brake light is a nice thing to show the plum driving right up your chuff, this then panics them into dropping back (usually). You can show a brake light on most bikes without actually activating the brakes properly.
____________________
Blackmail is a nasty word........but not as nasty as phlegm!
XT1200Z and a DR350 in bits
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

Skudd
Super Spammer



Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Karma :
PostPosted: 20:06 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
Efes123 wrote:
Skudd wrote:
Oh! give him a break. Laughing


Did you mean break or brake Whistle


I spelt it correctly.
____________________
Famous last words of Humpty Dumpty. " Stop pushing me "
Petty Anarchists look at "1984".............. The Visionary looks at "Animal Farm".
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Wafer_Thin_Ham
Super Spammer



Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Karma :
PostPosted: 20:10 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Depends, if I'm out for a bimble then yes I'll use engine braking more. If I'm riding in the spirited fashion I'll use it less.
____________________
My Flickr
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

trevor saxe-coburg-gotha
World Chat Champion



Joined: 22 Nov 2012
Karma :
PostPosted: 20:17 - 07 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
Skudd wrote:
Efes123 wrote:


Did you mean break or brake Whistle


I spelt it correctly.


Yeah - I think he was....eh, forget it.
____________________
"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

Motorhate
Nearly there...



Joined: 02 Aug 2013
Karma :
PostPosted: 07:54 - 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:
I do it so much my brake pads don't wear out between ice ages.

Remember though that sometimes a brake light is a nice thing to show the plum driving right up your chuff, this then panics them into dropping back (usually). You can show a brake light on most bikes without actually activating the brakes properly.


That's a fair point about the brake lights and the numptys that love to tailgate.
____________________
Current - Harley Davidson FXDB Street Bob | Harley Davidson FLTR Road Glide | Harley Davidson Road King
GONE - Honda CB500 Ratbike | Yamaha FZ750 | Yamaha XVS1100 | Kawasaki VN2000 | Kawasaki ER-6 F | Harley Davidson XL883L Sportster
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Marmalade
World Chat Champion



Joined: 28 Apr 2009
Karma :
PostPosted: 08:33 - 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Someone once told me I shouldn't engine brake as it'll stretch the chain. Rolling Eyes

I think his mind was changed when i asked how much worse was engine braking than going 0-100 in a few seconds.
____________________
Nobby the Bastard: How yo tell the difference between the actual japanese and her just screaming because she's had live fish stuck up her arse? [url=https://www.nicks-shop.co.uk/bcf-goodies-15-c.aspGet BCF stickers and things here[/url] Reflective helmet stickers - Legal requirement in france - Clicky
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Skudd
Super Spammer



Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Karma :
PostPosted: 09:02 - 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:


Remember though that sometimes a brake light is a nice thing to show the plum driving right up your chuff, this then panics them into dropping back (usually). You can show a brake light on most bikes without actually activating the brakes properly.


In my view this is good practice. I ride with a couple of guys and that is all the do.... engine brake. Sometimes you come up to a corner and think they are just going to flow around it, you set yourself up to do the same, but then find that they are still in the middle of the bend when they should have been out of it, no warning that they have used engine braking, but if they had just tapped the brake light on I would have known and slowed down myself that but earlier.
____________________
Famous last words of Humpty Dumpty. " Stop pushing me "
Petty Anarchists look at "1984".............. The Visionary looks at "Animal Farm".
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Skudd
Super Spammer



Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Karma :
PostPosted: 09:02 - 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: Engine Braking Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:


Remember though that sometimes a brake light is a nice thing to show the plum driving right up your chuff, this then panics them into dropping back (usually). You can show a brake light on most bikes without actually activating the brakes properly.


In my view this is good practice. I ride with a couple of guys and that is all the do.... engine brake. Sometimes you come up to a corner and think they are just going to flow around it, you set yourself up to do the same, but then find that they are still in the middle of the bend when they should have been out of it, no warning that they have used engine braking, but if they had just tapped the brake light on I would have known and slowed down myself that but earlier.
____________________
Famous last words of Humpty Dumpty. " Stop pushing me "
Petty Anarchists look at "1984".............. The Visionary looks at "Animal Farm".
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Doovy
World Chat Champion



Joined: 21 Jul 2008
Karma :
PostPosted: 09:04 - 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Never, ever used it in all my biking life.
____________________
Yamaha RXS 100 > Honda CD 250 > Honda Hornet 600 > Honda CBR 600RR > Yamaha RXS 100 > Kawasaki ZX6R J2 > Yamaha FZ1
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website You must be logged in to rate posts

yen_powell
World Chat Champion



Joined: 22 Jun 2008
Karma :
PostPosted: 10:44 - 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
In the mid 90s I entered the Cambrian Rally on my DR350. Unfortunately I damaged it the day before trail riding on a welsh green lane.

A Norfolk bike shop who had a stall at the start line lent me a CRM250 for the rally about 30 minutes before the start.

It was when I was plummeting down near vertical slippery mud covered slopes that I realised how nice a DR350 in first gear is with its lovely engine braking, because two strokes have bugger all of it.
____________________
Blackmail is a nasty word........but not as nasty as phlegm!
XT1200Z and a DR350 in bits
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

Andy_Pagin
World Chat Champion



Joined: 08 Nov 2010
Karma :
PostPosted: 22:09 - 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I only use the brake levers if I really have to, if you're in a low enough gear you can control acceleration and deceleration entirely with the throttle, especially on a big bike. As for tail-gaters, a bike rapidly slowing without a brake light tends ro scare the shit out of them and make them back off, though this should be considered an advanced riding technique and generally avoided until you've got a few tens of thousands of miles experience.
____________________
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
the men in white coats are coming to take me away.
Yamaha Vity -> YBR125 -> FZS600 Fazer -> FZ1-S Fazer
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Dave70
World Chat Champion



Joined: 20 Jan 2012
Karma :
PostPosted: 23:34 - 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I use engine braking most of the time tbh but, like others have suggested, if there's someone behind me, I'll just give the front brake lever a couple of taps. Enough to engage the brake light but, not the brakes, as I got rear ended once (although I was stationary and had the brake light engaged at the time) and it wasn't very nice at all Sad
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts
Old Thread Alert!

The last post was made 12 years, 164 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful?
  Display posts from previous:   
This page may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. By clicking on an affiliate link, you accept that third-party cookies will be set.

Post new topic   Reply to topic    Bike Chat Forums Index -> New Bikers All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
 You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum

Read the Terms of Use! - Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group
 
Debug Mode: ON - Server: birks (www) - Page Generation Time: 0.09 Sec - Server Load: 1 - MySQL Queries: 16 - Page Size: 108.92 Kb