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Good to know..!!
must be all that rubber we have on the road...but they do stop quick..!!
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No doubt; ABS, plus all that rubber, PLUS three contact points means that we can bring them down from speed in a real hurry!
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Try braking in a turn... Absolutely NO Contest with any 2 wheeled machine. It's just physics.
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Originally Posted by BajaRon
Try braking in a turn... Absolutely NO Contest with any 2 wheeled machine. It's just physics.
I just let the nanny brake for me in corners now... Was that test with a 2013? My 2009 GL1800 can stop way faster (in a straight line) than my 2012 RT.
Edit: I see it was a 2011.
JT
Last edited by jthornton; 07-20-2013 at 10:05 AM.
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Originally Posted by jthornton
I just let the nanny brake for me in corners now... Was that test with a 2013? My 2009 GL1800 can stop way faster (in a straight line) than my 2012 RT.
Edit: I see it was a 2011.
JT
I have an '01 GL1800A (ABS) & it has never occurred to me to do a brake test side-by-side to see which stops faster. Might be fun to find out. With my Goldwing, my wife's '08 GS and my '10 RT, I could get a pretty good idea. As you alluded to, the 2013 would be a different story.
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Originally Posted by MarkLawson
I have an '01 GL1800A (ABS) & it has never occurred to me to do a brake test side-by-side to see which stops faster. Might be fun to find out. With my Goldwing, my wife's '08 GS and my '10 RT, I could get a pretty good idea. As you alluded to, the 2013 would be a different story.
The current organic pads on the Spyder do not stop as well as the original Semi-Metallic pads. It's one of the trade-offs of going Organic. Some market their pads as 'Kevlar' which is simply an organic pad that sounds special.
I don't know if the Goldwing uses organic or Semi-Metallic pads.
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
I would imagine that Honda uses..."Kevlar"!
Because it's special!
If that were true, then it would stand to reason that you, BOB, are also made out of Kevlar!
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Originally Posted by jthornton
I just let the nanny brake for me in corners now... Was that test with a 2013? My 2009 GL1800 can stop way faster (in a straight line) than my 2012 RT.
Edit: I see it was a 2011.
JT
I know only few people who are able to make a brake-test without a "panic-situation " - both the wing and the spyder would lift their back wheels .. I would say try it once again
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Originally Posted by BajaRon
The current organic pads on the Spyder do not stop as well as the original Semi-Metallic pads. It's one of the trade-offs of going Organic. Some market their pads as 'Kevlar' which is simply an organic pad that sounds special.
I don't know if the Goldwing uses organic or Semi-Metallic pads.
By that definition a banana skin would be an organic brake pad as well!
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I think that Yugo gave that a try when they were attempting to capture the automotive marketplace...
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Well... no.
But I've been told that my head could have been used to make a pretty good cornerstone for a foundation!
or a flotation device....
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Originally Posted by Chupaca
must be all that rubber we have on the road...but they do stop quick..!!
I agree............................here comes the "but". But, compared to my ZX14 or car ('13 Focus ST).........................the Spyder is disappointing. Still thinking about getting EBC pads from BJR. Props to BRP though for putting braided stainless lines on the Spyder.
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Originally Posted by Flanker
I agree............................here comes the "but". But, compared to my ZX14 or car ('13 Focus ST).........................the Spyder is disappointing. Still thinking about getting EBC pads from BJR. Props to BRP though for putting braided stainless lines on the Spyder.
i would have to agree I don't know how they did this test against a bike but my BMW would way way out stop my spyder more room for bigger brake rotors and 200 lbs less weight advantage bike ,also lots of the new bikes also have abs when I see a spyder do a stoppee then ill believe
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Originally Posted by BajaRon
Try braking in a turn... Absolutely NO Contest with any 2 wheeled machine. It's just physics.
That little fact would make a Spyder a good first scoot if the weren't so expensive. Can you imagine the number of first time riders lives that could be saved.
Do things like your life depends on it. It COULD!
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Originally Posted by r1100rider
i would have to agree I don't know how they did this test against a bike but my BMW would way way out stop my spyder more room for bigger brake rotors and 200 lbs less weight advantage bike ,also lots of the new bikes also have abs when I see a spyder do a stoppee then ill believe
Good one; about the stoppee!
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My old GSX-Rs and my current Street Triple both out brake my Spyder. Stopping 450lbs vs 900lbs in a straight line is no contest. Now.. in the rain in a curve.. different story.
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Some two wheelers might? stop shorter than a Trike, But let me tell you with a full bore emergency stop, You'll have a lot less drama with a Trike, ie, when you don't expect to make an emergency stop and have to do it like right now!! And in real world conditions not a controlled test.....
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I don't know, maybe there's something wrong with the brakes on my 2010 RT. They are just adequate, that's all. I don't know what BMW touring bike they tested but my 2000 BMW R1100RT had much better brakes and the 2003 BMW F650CS that I have now stops better, also. Both BMW's have Brembo ABS brakes. My 1972 RD350 Yamaha with non-ABS drum brakes would also stop better. Only my 1975 BMW R90/6 had poorer brakes and it had terrible brakes. I will agree that, in an emergency stop situation, the stability of the three wheeler is an advantage but I'm not sure that will make up the difference in sheer stopping ability. I haven't ridden a 2013 Spyder but I expect that the Brembo brakes on the 2013's are better. Cotton
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