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PostPosted: 15:01 - 19 Jan 2021    Post subject: Re: Decided to practice wet emergency stops today? Reply with quote
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At least I didn't break the odo like I always do on the 400

Christ. How often do you go down the road, then?
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PostPosted: 17:06 - 19 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
You Plonker Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 20:01 - 19 Jan 2021    Post subject: Re: Decided to practice wet emergency stops today? Reply with quote
DeanBlakely wrote:
And guess what happened! Rolling Eyes

I have both the full A tests and a trip soon, coming back from a looong bikeless holiday I thought i should practice slow manoeuvres and the big stop beforehand while it's pissing down as I hadn't riden the 750 in rain...

Was doing it progressively, 20-0, 30-10, 40-20, 60-floor Laughing
I actually managed 2 60 to 20, but fell right off on the third lolz

Anyway, was reading some topics on straightening handlebars and whatnot. Saw some used ones on eBay for 25-30, better to get some used ones or do you usually have any luck straightening them?? Not sure if anything else out of whack, also broke the footpeg so was riding funny. At least I didn't break the odo like I always do on the 400, just the headlight. And shame, the exhaust was so shiny.

All in all l'm glad I ride cheap bikes and bought most of my gear on eBay
I thought the emergency stop was only in the first test now and at 32mphish?
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PostPosted: 13:53 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Re: Decided to practice wet emergency stops today? Reply with quote
DeanBlakely wrote:
And guess what happened! Rolling Eyes

I have both the full A tests and a trip soon, coming back from a looong bikeless holiday I thought i should practice slow manoeuvres and the big stop beforehand while it's pissing down as I hadn't riden the 750 in rain...

Was doing it progressively, 20-0, 30-10, 40-20, 60-floor Laughing
I actually managed 2 60 to 20, but fell right off on the third lolz

Anyway, was reading some topics on straightening handlebars and whatnot. Saw some used ones on eBay for 25-30, better to get some used ones or do you usually have any luck straightening them?? Not sure if anything else out of whack, also broke the footpeg so was riding funny. At least I didn't break the odo like I always do on the 400, just the headlight. And shame, the exhaust was so shiny.

All in all l'm glad I ride cheap bikes and bought most of my gear on eBay


I have the feeling your motorcycling days may well be short and painful. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 14:13 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Re: Decided to practice wet emergency stops today? Reply with quote
Freddyfruitbat wrote:
DeanBlakely wrote:
At least I didn't break the odo like I always do on the 400

Christ. How often do you go down the road, then?


To be fair, my first few years were a little crash prone - with youth comes a sense of invincibility - took me a good few goes to realise crashing hurts a lot and is best avoided.

Still, I never decided to practice emergency stops in the pissing rain - that's a bit too much even for me!
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PostPosted: 14:15 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Re: Decided to practice wet emergency stops today? Reply with quote
DeanBlakely wrote:
Anyway, was reading some topics on straightening handlebars and whatnot. Saw some used ones on eBay for 25-30, better to get some used ones or do you usually have any luck straightening them?


What is the bike?

Steel bars I might try and straighten depending on how bent they are and how easy they are to change.
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PostPosted: 14:22 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Whats the point practicing emergency stops if your only going to slow down to 10mph? Confused 60mph is a lot faster than I'd want to be practicing emergency stops in the rain too. It would be a lot better to lay out the circuit with cones as it would be on the test and focus on getting the right speed coming out of the turn.
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OP, I hope you have a Funeral Plan to go with your Bike Test. 🙄
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PostPosted: 21:17 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Think of it as doing a controlled stop rather than an emergency stop. You're not trying to find the limits of grip. You're just trying to stop in a controlled manner.

In my experience when the shit truly hits the fan you can't stop in time. You just brake hard and when you realise you can't stop you release the brakes and try to get around the problem.
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PostPosted: 22:18 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
oilyrag wrote:
and when you realise you can't stop you release the brakes and try to get around the problem.

True, that. I can think of a few places locally where I consider what I’ll do if the approaching car turns across my path, for example. It’s a glib assumption that I’ll have planned an escape route when the worst actually happens (I’m not convinced by the swerve aspect of the current test) but it’s a worthwhile matter to consider.
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PostPosted: 23:46 - 20 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excuse me? Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: 20:37 - 21 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ayrton wrote:
Whats the point practicing emergency stops if your only going to slow down to 10mph? Confused 60mph is a lot faster than I'd want to be practicing emergency stops in the rain too. It would be a lot better to lay out the circuit with cones as it would be on the test and focus on getting the right speed coming out of the turn.


You don't always have to stop when slamming the anchors (eg car coming into the roundabout without looking etc).
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PostPosted: 00:30 - 22 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
TheWhiteBaron wrote:
Excuse me? Rolling Eyes

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What the fudge?
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PostPosted: 00:50 - 22 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
TheWhiteBaron wrote:
Excuse me? Rolling Eyes

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Hmm.. Yes. And he was also posting from another account under the same IP with a post ripped off a different forum.
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PostPosted: 00:15 - 24 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Easy-X wrote:
TheWhiteBaron wrote:
Excuse me? Rolling Eyes

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What the fudge?


This is my exact post from a couple months back.

Anyways I aced said tests early December and haven't slid down the road since Laughing
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