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From: tierney@fortune.UUCP
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Subject: Re: About those integrated brakes. - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 7-Sep-84 19:05:37 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  7 19:05:37 1984
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fortune!tierney    Sep  7 13:13:00 1984

Almost never use your rear brakes???  Sounds dumb to me, that's
25% of your braking back there.

Anyway, about gravel:

	I've done much riding on gravel in Ontario (its mostly 
	gravel in the north).  My bike was a '76 Honda CB750/4 
	with 1 front disc and 1 rear drum.
	Gravel was no problem, just brake as you normally would
	except always put the rear brake on a second ahead 
	of the front.  Also be aware of the pressure on the brakes
	so you detect any lockup BEFORE it happens and back off
	that brake.

	The funny thing about gravel is that you are more stable
	at 35 mph than at 25.  I used to regularly drive 50 on
	good gravel roads (read all-weather) in the north country.


Charlie Tierney
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