Re: damn brakes

["James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't feel bad: Under the right conditions this can happen to a bike without
power brakes too.

Jim
microdoc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
'99 R1100RT  '98 R1200C
BMW MOA, RA, ABC, NFO #3

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marco S Hyman" <marc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "BMW Oilheads Mailing List" <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:28 PM
Subject: damn brakes


> Sometimes I hate the power assisted brakes on my R 1150 RT.   Not
> often, but sometimes...
>
> In a shopping center parking lot I noticed someone's reverse lights
> come on and brake fast just in case.  How fast?   Too fast.  The bike
> wasn't 100% straight having just turned into the lane and when it
> stopped I was leaning to the left.   I tried to hold it for about a
> a half a second then decided that a ruptured something wasn't worth
> it and let the bike fall somewhat gently on it's left side.
>
> No, I'm not relacing the valve cover this time.  No other scratches
> to speak of.
>
> Turns out I didn't need to stop that fast... the car did see me and
> even waited until I righted the bike before backing up.   At least I
> got a good parking space :-)
>
> If it wasn't for the power assist brakes I'd not have dropped it.
> As much as I'm used to them, I still can't get fast *and* easy brake
> application at low speeds.  I can get fast, I can get easy, but not
> both.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> // marc

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