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    Re: How do you slow down?

    I generally pull in the lever on my left handle bar, push down on my left bottom lever near my foot, and squeeze the lever on my right handlebar...all at once.
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    Re: How do you slow down?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoot View Post
    Don't forget if you have a v twin or inline. Or if its wet out. Or if the humidity is about 22.4%
    Yep. At 22.5% ALL HELL can break lose
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    Re: How do you slow down?

    I thought I had written up something on braking in a turn a while back and finally found it:

    http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forum...ad.php?t=38302

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    Re: How do you slow down?

    Quote Originally Posted by Wrider View Post
    I guess I should have been more specific... I'll reopen this thread with "How do you slow down in a non-emergency situation on the street while riding like you normally do?"
    Quote Originally Posted by Hoot View Post
    Don't forget if you have a v twin or inline. Or if its wet out. Or if the humidity is about 22.4%
    Quote Originally Posted by BC14 View Post
    V4, boxer..... up hill or downhill?
    Quote Originally Posted by Nick_Ninja View Post
    Yep. At 22.5% ALL HELL can break lose
    Also what tires are you running and what is the weather that day? Very sunny? How about the pads and rotors? Also do you gave steal lines? What about the lever itself? What time of day is it?

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    Re: How do you slow down?

    I use engine braking when going down steep mountains, rather than smoke my brakes.
    When I'm two up I tend to feather the brakes and be sure to be at a comfortable speed to take the turn way before it comes up, the last thing I want is to brake hard before a turn especially going down to have my wife slide foreword and push my nuts into my tank.

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    Re: How do you slow down?

    Quote Originally Posted by Grim2.0 View Post
    I use engine braking when going down steep mountains, rather than smoke my brakes.
    When I'm two up I tend to feather the brakes and be sure to be at a comfortable speed to take the turn way before it comes up, the last thing I want is to brake hard before a turn especially going down to have my wife slide foreword and push my nuts into my tank.
    Bro this is why she should have her hands on the gas tank. It prevents much of that crunch. See that? That shit rhymes. Lol

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    Re: How do you slow down?

    Quote Originally Posted by #1Townie View Post
    Bro this is why she should have her hands on the gas tank. It prevents much of that crunch. See that? That shit rhymes. Lol
    She does holmes but if I brake unexpectadly and hard it catches her off guard.


    That ryhmed too!

    My wife pays attention when in the canyons, leans with me and knows when I'm going to brake and accelerate.

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    Re: How do you slow down?

    Quote Originally Posted by Grim2.0 View Post
    I use engine braking when going down steep mountains, rather than smoke my brakes.
    When I'm two up I tend to feather the brakes and be sure to be at a comfortable speed to take the turn way before it comes up, the last thing I want is to brake hard before a turn especially going down to have my wife slide foreword and push my nuts into my tank.
    That's called huevos rancheros ese

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    Re: How do you slow down?

    Quote Originally Posted by Grim2.0 View Post
    She does holmes but if I brake unexpectadly and hard it catches her off guard.


    That ryhmed too!

    My wife pays attention when in the canyons, leans with me and knows when I'm going to brake and accelerate.

    Nice. Yeah my last backpack was trained pretty well too.

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    Re: How do you slow down?

    Quote Originally Posted by madvlad View Post
    That's called huevos rancheros ese
    yo vato you comming at my holms sideways?

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    Re: How do you slow down?

    sideways?

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