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From: david@tekig5.UUCP (David Hayes)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Screeeech.....
Message-ID: <355@tekig5.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Dec-85 15:22:23 EST
Article-I.D.: tekig5.355
Posted: Thu Dec  5 15:22:23 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Dec-85 05:07:01 EST
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Reply-To: david@tekig5Hayes.UUCP (David Hayes)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Dear John,



	Actually, the single disk on your Vision should have been
able to lock up the front wheel in a panic situation.  If adjusted
properly, and assuming things weren't wet, your bike should be
able to outstop almost every car on the road.  I think tests show
around 130 ft. from 60 mph.  The three variables that got you here
were following to closely, although if a car can get stopped, so should
a bike. No. 2 is your ability to extract near 100% stopping power
from your bike, very hard without practice. No. 3, a front tire
as good as OEM.  Granted,  haven't practiced panic stops myself, so
I'd probably be picking myself out of someones tail light too.

One other choice is to brake heavily, then try and miss the car in
front to one side or the other.  Since you were in the fast lane,
I would have tried for the guard rail side, again not too easy
with a nice chrome bumper rapidly approaching your adams apple.

Remember, it is always better to brake hard than to lay it over,
since a sliding bike me develop around .3-.4 G's and up on the 
tires it can approach 1 G of stopping force.  If you liken 
yourself to James Bond you are allowed to slide UNDER those
high trucks.

dave