Brake Test : Spyder vs Motorcycle

[chris56]

On a driver safety training ( in Germany) which was mixed - Spyder and motorcycles, they made a brake-test from 60mls/100kmh : BMW tourer needed 140 feet / 42 m , the Spyder(RS 2011) 117 feet / 35 m

[Chupaca]

must be all that rubber we have on the road...but they do stop quick..!!

[Bob Denman]

No doubt; ABS, plus all that rubber, PLUS three contact points means that we can bring them down from speed in a real hurry!

[BajaRon]

Try braking in a turn... Absolutely NO Contest with any 2 wheeled machine. It's just physics.

[Bob Denman]

Ideally; we shouldn't be doing that anyway...
But

[jthornton]

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

[MarkLawson]

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.

[chris56]

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

[spydercowboy]

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.

[Flanker]

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.

[r1100rider]

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

[Flanker]

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!

[asp125]

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.