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Passed my bike test six days ago and today I had my first idiotic, spazmonger in a car.
Woman in a lay-by decided she needed to do a u-turn...
Without looking...
Whilst on the phone...
Having a cigarette...
In a Toyota Landcruiser...
My spidersense was tingling and I backed off before she did it, quite possibly saving my life in the process. She looked quite startled but rather than going into one of my psychotic rages I just stopped and gently shook my head.
I dare say that'll be the first of many.
Woman in a lay-by decided she needed to do a u-turn...
Without looking...
Whilst on the phone...
Having a cigarette...
In a Toyota Landcruiser...
My spidersense was tingling and I backed off before she did it, quite possibly saving my life in the process. She looked quite startled but rather than going into one of my psychotic rages I just stopped and gently shook my head.
I dare say that'll be the first of many.
Get used to it!
I commute into London from Herts most days on the bike and not a day goes by without at least one incident...touch wood no bad ones yet.
With regards to the 8k rpm 'fear' - don't worry, within a month you'll be nailing it and within two you'll be thinking you need a bit more power! It's funny how quickly you get used to the power.
I commute into London from Herts most days on the bike and not a day goes by without at least one incident...touch wood no bad ones yet.
With regards to the 8k rpm 'fear' - don't worry, within a month you'll be nailing it and within two you'll be thinking you need a bit more power! It's funny how quickly you get used to the power.
Rawwr said:
I like being scared. Keeps me alert and alive. Mind you, still been too scared to take the bike past 8,000rpm - what a tragic waste, eh?
You'll get there....Had one for 2 months now and even touched 13.5k revs once....Well, didn't actually mean to, thought I was changing up the gears but turns out it was in neutral!! Engine sounded good though!!!
Cheers.
Enjoy it mate.... Be careful around July next year if you haven't had an off!
You'll start feeling invincable, like I did....I mean almost a year riding without the slightest fault... and you'll trash your bike, like I did!
Oh, and like they say, you'll soon get used to the power! I even started to think my bike was broken because "It was so slow" despite the fact I was going round R1's on my knackered 7 year old Zx6!
You'll start feeling invincable, like I did....I mean almost a year riding without the slightest fault... and you'll trash your bike, like I did!
Oh, and like they say, you'll soon get used to the power! I even started to think my bike was broken because "It was so slow" despite the fact I was going round R1's on my knackered 7 year old Zx6!
me, those brakes are fairly efficient! 
Good on ya. I recently changed my 4-pot front calipers to 6-pots. One of the first things I did was to find a quiet stretch of road where I could test the new braking performance and practice e-stops.
I know the braking limits of my bike, learned from repeated, regular practice. It could save my life. How many other bikers can say the same?
When I teach a CBT it's something I always point out to new riders. The time to learn the limits of your bike is not when an emergency actually arises!
I know the braking limits of my bike, learned from repeated, regular practice. It could save my life. How many other bikers can say the same?
When I teach a CBT it's something I always point out to new riders. The time to learn the limits of your bike is not when an emergency actually arises!
MrsMiggins said:
Good on ya. I recently changed my 4-pot front calipers to 6-pots. One of the first things I did was to find a quiet stretch of road where I could test the new braking performance and practice e-stops.
I know the braking limits of my bike, learned from repeated, regular practice. It could save my life. How many other bikers can say the same?
When I teach a CBT it's something I always point out to new riders. The time to learn the limits of your bike is not when an emergency actually arises!
Here's a quick question for you:
Where do you feel the benfit of 6-pots? I have 4 pots on my bike and the brakes are awesome - I can't recall ever needing more braking power as it's easy to do a 'stoppie' even whilst carrying speed.
The braking performance of the standard fitment 4 pots was not so hot - standard complaint with the TL. Fitting stainless steel lines helped a bit but I still felt that things could be improved.
The 6 pots have improved my brakes so they are probably as good as yours are already, although much of that improvement is probably down to the larger bore master cylinder that went on at the same time. Other TL owners have gone the 'new master cylinder only' route and decided that that's enough, leaving the 4 pots on. It just so happened that I obtained the calipers/master cylinder together so I decided to put them all on. I have thought about putting the 4-pots back on to see what the difference feels like but I just can't be bothered with the hassle TBH.
The 6 pots have improved my brakes so they are probably as good as yours are already, although much of that improvement is probably down to the larger bore master cylinder that went on at the same time. Other TL owners have gone the 'new master cylinder only' route and decided that that's enough, leaving the 4 pots on. It just so happened that I obtained the calipers/master cylinder together so I decided to put them all on. I have thought about putting the 4-pots back on to see what the difference feels like but I just can't be bothered with the hassle TBH.
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