Linked brakes

[heathy]

the bike is a non servo, non ABS bike but i thought the brakes were supposed to be linked. Having ridden a few hundred miles i'm not sure - can anyone confirm?

Ive tried the bike on the mainstand with the engine driving the rear wheel and the front brake lever doesnt appear to slow the rear at all. Does it just work when the bike is on the move?


Phil

 

[Shurv]

I'm pretty sure that the non servo non ABS brakes are NOT linked. Try a burnout. If you've got linked brakes, yer won't do it.

 

[Engineer]

the bike is a non servo, non ABS bike but i thought the brakes were supposed to be linked. Having ridden a few hundred miles i'm not sure - can anyone confirm?

Ive tried the bike on the mainstand with the engine driving the rear wheel and the front brake lever doesnt appear to slow the rear at all. Does it just work when the bike is on the move?


Phil

Non-Sevo, non-ABS brakes are NOT linked; they are just ordinary separate hydraulic Brembos - simple, reliable and very, very good.

 

[birdseye]

BMW would probably go even further backwards and give us cable operated drum brakes if we moaned enough.

Sad really - for want of ABS a few more riders will have avoidable accudents.

 

[quendi]

Linked Brakes

I changed my 2004 1200 GS with ABS for the 2006 model without ABS and can confirm the brakes are not linked. However at least they work, squeeze the lever, press the pedal and amazingly you have brakes, which is more than can be said at at all times for the ABS system. Nearly ploughing into the back of a car when the ABS system on my 2004 1200 GS decided to fault the brakes to off, was enough to convince me you don't need the over complex electronic ABS system.

Quendi
Happy 2006 1200 GS owner!

 

[Engineer]

I changed my 2004 1200 GS with ABS for the 2006 model without ABS and can confirm the brakes are not linked. However at least they work, squeeze the lever, press the pedal and amazingly you have brakes, which is more than can be said at at all times for the ABS system. Nearly ploughing into the back of a car when the ABS system on my 2004 1200 GS decided to fault the brakes to off, was enough to convince me you don't need the over complex electronic ABS system.

Quendi
Happy 2006 1200 GS owner!

That's the advantage of keeping things simple - which is my preference. However the new 2007 ABS without the servo brakes may have solved many of the issues directed at the current servo/abs system - time will tell.

 

[ianran]

That's the advantage of keeping things simple - which is my preference. However the new 2007 ABS without the servo brakes may have solved many of the issues directed at the current servo/abs system - time will tell.

God I hope so, gone from abs, to non abs, to abs!!!

Hope not to have to let you know

 

[Dellis]

the bike is a non servo, non ABS bike but i thought the brakes were supposed to be linked. Having ridden a few hundred miles i'm not sure - can anyone confirm?

Ive tried the bike on the mainstand with the engine driving the rear wheel and the front brake lever doesnt appear to slow the rear at all. Does it just work when the bike is on the move?


Phil

I ordered my 1200 without ABS so I would not have to put up with linked brakes. For your own peace of mind follow the brake lines and you'll find front goes to front and rear to rear.

Dave

 

[rodskogj]

FYI

I have an 2007 SGA with ABS and linked brakes. I did some serious 4wd tracks after Christmas and I loved the linked brakes! In fact I am pretty sure the linked brakes saved my ass several times going down some really, really steep dirt tracks. I know, I know, you all say independent control is better, but I found that in the heat of off road stress it was really nice to get some rear braking with the front lever action. Like when standing on the pegs etc the rear brake can be hard to reach. The linked brakes allowed me to put more braking force on the ground with less distractions (try using the front and rear brakes, clutch and gear shift all at once while standing on the pegs and on a difficult technical section of track and you will see what I mean!) You still get to use the rear pedal to get extra rear bite when needed, but its not a must use at every corner.

I was a sceptic at first, but on the track this stuff really works.