Dave wrote on 07/19/16 at 11:28:21:I was reading an article that talked about braking. A Moto GP rider was working on his braking, and had been concentrating on the firt 3% of this braking....and the last 3% of his braking. He was improving his times by concentrating on the time when you first apply the brakes, and the bike begins to transfer the weight to the front of the bike.......then as he would stop braking and begin to apply power, he was working to do it smoothly and not unsettle the bike. When not racing.....he would practice coasting at walking speed, and apply the brakes so that he could sense the pads touching the rotors......but the brakes would not be applying any force to slow the bike. He was working to create a reflex where all of his braking was applied with smoothness - even if it ended up with hard braking. The really hard braking can't begin until the weight is properly moved onto the front tire.
And here is an example of what I'm saying. I doubt any of us goes to these lengths to learn better control, spending time practicing 3% braking engagement, so a GP rider on an S40 would get a lot more out of it than any of us would
When I watch those YouTube videos of scooters in Asian countries crashing.....it is normal that the scooter operator will grab a whole handful of front brake, the wheel locks up and the front tire slides, and they go down hard. The front tire can't take a lot of braking force until the weight has been transferred forward (and/or Scooter brakes might be really sensitive).
Scooters, especially the big 'uns, are quite tail heavy, and the steering is lighter than a motorcycle, to the point of twitchiness, and not a lot of traction before weight transitions
get on one and treat it like a moto and you'll drop it
No1 cause of new scooter riders crashing here in the US is guys getting off motos onto scooters and inputting steering like it was a moto
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