Been riding for 7 years and yet i'm still here, it's never too late to get a refresher. Keep at it ma man, I'm sure these videos are incredibly valuable for newbies.
Hey man, I'm sure you've said/covered this and I've just missed it or forgot. When IS the back brake used ? I see it mentioned here and there, but not a lot on IT alone. Like i said, I may have missed it or forgot. I love your videos. Great information and tips.
Are you going to do any more riding and talking videos? I always thought those were cool. I still enjoy all these specific training studio videos, but would like to see talk and ride as well.
The most important part of your braking system isn't ABS, it's your tyres. Make sure you have good tyres, in good condition, and at the right pressures. Also, the right type of tyres for your riding - how many times have we seen people crashing on the road with knobbly dirt tyres, for example?
Halfway through the vid and I noticed how low the views are. This video definitely needs to be viewed by a lot more riders. Thank you for the knowledge!
To sum up the video: Remember show that front brake you “ain’t nobody’s bitch” and grab it as hard and fast as you can. When you wake up you will be stopped.
@DanDanTheFireman In looking at some of your recently covered accidents, the riders would have benefitted from covering their brake early - putting a couple of fingers over the brake handle while still maintaining throttle - in the event that the possible danger starts turning into an actual one. This decreases brake response time, makes it less likely that you panic-grab the brake, and is also a good habit to make you more conscious of responding to potential hazards. You’re completely correct that low cruisers put more of their braking power to the rear, but it’s still the front suspension that needs to be progressively loaded and it’s the front brake that does that. Several of the accidents you’ve featured show riders using too much rear brake - locking it up to produce instability - and still don't get nearly enough stopping from the front where the power is. I think stability control and brake technology merits its own episode. Major advances have been made that would have (likely) made a material difference in many of the accidents you’ve covered had the riders been on bikes containing them. Keith Code, author and head of California Superbike School, noted that when they converted their fleet from Kawasaki 600s to BMW S1000RR superbikes, their crash rates went down by a whopping 40% despite doubling the power on students’ bikes. The technology makes an enormous difference to safety. Specifically, BMW (and some others) have a number of technologies that make motorcycling safer: 1. Linked (combined) brakes. The brake handle controls both brakes and in the correct proportion. The rear pedal becomes largely unnecessary and relegated to very specialized situations. This dramatically simplifies braking and improves stopping distances. 2. Cornering ABS. The anti-lock brakes are further cognizant of the lean angle for better braking even under lean (e.g., trail braking). 3. Automatic/Dynamic Stability Control. Modulates throttle and/or braking in reaction to stability situations. The computer detects and reacts (much faster than an experienced rider can) to unstable situations such as rear slipping out from power (especially at a lean), wheelies, stoppies, etc. Some of these have primarily performance applications, but all are also safety features. 4. Dynamic Suspension. Suspension/settings play a significant role in stability and braking and this feature adjusts it dynamically to road conditions. I think that all manufacturers should be pressured to offer the same/similar safety features in their bikes, especially as technology reduces their cost. Despite having the dreaded need for speed, I take safety very seriously. I don’t leave the driveway, ever, without head-to-toe quality gear and I spring for the BMW premium. My next major purchase will be an airbag suit, which helps protect against collarbone, rib, shoulder and neck injuries.
Dan I just started watching this video and your bike’s suspension need to be setup. Namely your front rebound needs to be dialed in more. The front should go down, back up and stop. No pogoing up and down which is what your front end is doing. You can make that bike of yours much more enjoyable than it is now. Hope this helps. That is a badassed bike you have there, by the way. The only American made bike I would consider in fact and the adjustable suspension plays a huge part of that decision. Watch fellow RU-vidr Dave Moss to learn how. His channel is Davemosstuning.
Hey, another excellent video! I have an Africa Twin 2019 with ABS, but without cornering ABS. Do you guys know if it is possible to have my bike retrofitted with cornering ABS?
ABS systems are also different. I have a somewhat strange implementation on my bike. While on the rear wheel it is quite accurate, the system releases the brake pressure just a little bit and immediately tries to (gradually) increase the pressure again, and it feels like "tick-tick-tick-tick", quite smooth and stable, and works very well (give or take the overal brake abilities of the rear tire, - rear brake on a bike does not have much power), - but at the same time, the front ABS works very differently. It releases the brake completely for a long time, and grabs it agsin very fast, so that the load on the front tire already becomes too low and when the brake gets "auto-squeezed" again, the wheel locks up much easier than it did before. The end result is a really unreliable front brake and even when the bike was stable before, such ABS makes it _unstable_ and prone to all sorts of other bad things. The ABS on the front wheel is just too harsh, so to say, and feels like "Boom! - Boom! - Boom!" with large intervals. Such type of ABS, for me at least, is something undesirable to have. Maybe it's just broken, I dunno, - the service said it's the way how it is designed to be.
I really like your videos Daniel ! They make me a much safer rider & much more aware of my surroundings, what to do & what not to do ! THANKS MAN ! How about a video of you showing how to corner the sharpest downhill horseshoe "V" shaped curb you can find? That would be so helpful !
Hey Dan - keep up the great work. One thing I have a problem with is focus, mostly when just plodding along - far to easy to lose situational awareness. A small segment on tips/trick to keep focused would be useful.
@@ganjabobby It's youtube that will not send out notifications. All my notifications are on but i barely get them, the only way i catch the livestreams is mostly remembering the previous time he streams. I hope they fix this as soon as possible. The old format was way better for subscribers to get to the actual poster.
