Do you really trust your "LINKED" brakes?

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Sorry - I mean "semi-linked brakes"!

By definition, I'm told that the "front lever" activates both front and rear brakes whilst the rear (right foot) lever activates only the rear brake (in true "off-road" style).

Sooooo, how many peoples here can actually JUST use the front brake lever (sorry- the handlebar braking lever) and can RESIST the temptation to press down with the right foot?

I cant! I still have to dab that rear brake lever - HELP?
Do you??
 
Leaving my place there is a steepish down gradient on a 90 degree right-hander leading to a stop when I reach the road. I still prefer to use the rear brake in these sort of situations despite the (relative) lack of dive from the Telelever.

Other than that sort of low speed manoeuvre, I don't touch the pedal. The semi-linked system works for me. In normal braking I just use the lever but then I always have ignored the rear brake in non-linked systems apart from in the wet.
 
I trust my linked brake system implicitly. My 'onboard computer' calculates the required front / rear braking ratio then sends a message to the relevant bodily appendage, which in turns applies exactly the right amount of pressure to the braking lever and pedal. The system is then capable of simultaneously feeding information back through the loop, enabling minute and real-time adjustments to acceleration, decceleration and direction.

Technology, amazing init??!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

pr0ne
 
I have pulled a fully laden, two very large people on board downhill at speed emergency stop with my front hand lever.....I'm pretty certain I didn't touch the foot brake.

I know it works perfectly, so my tendancy is to use only the hand brake........

This however causes me problems when I hop on the pogo stick, so I'm trying to force myself to use the rear brake lever as well on the ADV, but only to make sure the transition between the two bikes is smoother and safer.

But yes, I trust mine implicitly too.
 
I use the hand brake most of the time but if I'm having a blitz through the twisties I use the back to keep the bike straightened out.

When I had the RT I forgot about the footbrake altogether, you can live with fully linked brakes but IMHO, semi-linked with ABS is the best all round system.:cool:
 
I trust it and 'am very impressed with the performance compaired the setup on Honda's. The Honda system operates both the front and rear brakes when operating either control so you get dive at the front end even when only operating the rear brake pedal. The setup on the BM seems the most logical solution giving maximum braking to both wheels and calulating the correct ratio between the two wheels. It also means that for slow speed manoeuvering a dab on the rear brake pedal won't unsettle the bike.
 
Hi Tim,

I use both, just to keep in practise in case I buy a bike that doesn't have the option (in addition to The Flying Banana of course!).

It was funny when the lads at Williams downloaded the info re the braking use (when investigating the servo failure) and they found that I'd used the front brake for 15 seconds more than the rear, over a use period of about 12 minutes. It's amazing what info these machines record!!!!!

Just came over the moors near Belmont sailing club and the road conditions were abismal. The flooded area's had frozen, then passing vehicles had broken it up, which had then frozen again. Not biking conditions I can tell you but the bike got me thru' nice and safely but I cut the journey short, as it was a little too nasty. Don't mind the cold but hate the ice.

Regards

Reggie (AKA The Cameraman)
 
yep

but you do still nee to use your pedal, if you didnt they would be fully linked and there wouldn´t be a pedal. Try riding through heavy traffic at slow sepeds just using the front brake lever. Laugh! you wont.
 
"Linked" brakes

I've moved from an R1100RT to the R1200GS, so far i find the brakes refreshingly good, at anything over 20-30-mph i only use the handlebar lever for all braking, straight line, taking speed off prior to bends etc, however for around town braking at slower speeds than the above, off road excursions and filtering i tend to stick to the tried and tested traditional braking method of rear and then linked only if i feel the need to slow a little more urgently, i do find the handlebar lever with linked brakes a little jerky and fierce at low speeds.

:beer:
 
Reggie said:
Hi Tim,

I use both, just to keep in practise in case I buy a bike that doesn't have the option (in addition to The Flying Banana of course!).
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You mean you brake using the correct human application out of instinctive reaction??

;-)

Nice day today though. Even got out myself to feel the back-end squirm beneath out of virtually every bend!!

Perhaps I DO need a GS Adv. after all......
 
trusting linked brakes

i test rode a GS1150 on saturday 18th. I have never ridden a bmw before so i didn't know what to expect.
the salesman explaned the workings of the bike and the 'linked' breaking system.
Thank god he did. Whilst out on the test ride a stupid motorist decided to cut across infront of me. narrowly missing my front end.

Because i have always had the 'japaneeeees' bikes and expecting the the front forks 'diving' motion and the back wheel slightly coming off the ground i very rarely used the back break.

GS's front brake heavily applied, no dive, and no skid......
Felt confident for the rest of the test run to totally ignore the rear break lever.........mind you my pants needed changing when i got back!

Great introduction to BM's though........
 
Yes, I trust them, but I still brake in the same way I did prior to getting the R12. Don't want to get into a habbit of not using the rear and hop back on to the R100GSPD to wake up in a real nasty way with inferior front braking.

So I use front and back to slow down in most cases.
 
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