Agree completely.Oh ya...get the infared thermometer out. Surfaced brakes run cooler. Glazed get hot as heck.
She's amazing. And always laughing, giggling and cheerful. She's a gem in a gravel parking lot of other "content creators".I think I found one of the best riders in controlled chaos....Sarah Lezito kinda funny when she chases her bike and jumps on it like a wild horse.
True story its mid 1990s, we were gathering the clans at a mates farm in North Yorkshire about 20 there.I think I found one of the best riders in controlled chaos....Sarah Lezito kinda funny when she chases her bike and jumps on it like a wild horse.
Same kind thing happen to me in the snow. Bike got faster every spin. I eventually let go.True story its mid 1990s, we were gathering the clans at a mates farm in North Yorkshire about 20 there.
On the car park in front of his building we were playing , wheelies doughnuts stopples etc wile Having beer and barbecue on the grass paddock.
Mate Tommy from Gateshead was wheelieing a old Z750 twin shock from about 1985 and he stepped off the bike and started spinning it round and round milk floating it holding the twist grip and the bike spinning around him in a cloud of smoke, think he was after the tyre banging off, but the bike got faster and faster got a bit out of shape he must have yanked it towards him in that clud of smoke and the bike sudenly launches itself out the cloud and shot off up the yard slowing down as it went and another mate chases it and just stopped it falling over. tomy steps out of the cloud of smoke holding the tomasseli twist grip in his hand. the two screws must have been a bit loose it pulled off ripped the cabe out and made a bid for its freedom
Sound advice for sure! Don't forget good fluid too.Leaving aside higher technology for a moment and going back to basics, brake pads and linings.
Remember not all brake friction material is created equal, and dependent what you are doing it could be the typical parts store oem spec pads are either not up to true OEM performance or down to what you are doing you need a swap for a higher performance pad.
Its not just initial bite its about maintaining feel too, and it could be your typical carbon factory pads are getting a bit hot with what you are doing and robing you of both feel and possibly performance too.
Its all trial and error you need to look at where your stock pads are letting you down and then if say you are on a typical dry weather backroad run getting a bit of wooliness through the leavers 10 miles in a simple swap to a lower end sauntered pad might restore some of that efficiency feel and safety. You dont have to be pushing high speeds to need such an upgrade lots of heavy braking brake dragging etc in low speed stunts or even city trafic courier work will heat up the brakes to such an extent a swap from stock could restore efficiency.
The softer sauntered brake linings wont generally loose out on stone cold bite and feel but hold out longer when needed.
Look into what you got installed and what you are doing and if you are loosing out anywhere a swap could be a braking advantage for your application.
It's funny to read that story so I can only imagine how funny that must've been to watch in person.True story its mid 1990s, we were gathering the clans at a mates farm in North Yorkshire about 20 there.
On the car park in front of his building we were playing , wheelies doughnuts stopples etc wile Having beer and barbecue on the grass paddock.
Mate Tommy from Gateshead was wheelieing a old Z750 twin shock from about 1985 and he stepped off the bike and started spinning it round and round milk floating it holding the twist grip and the bike spinning around him in a cloud of smoke, think he was after the tyre banging off, but the bike got faster and faster got a bit out of shape he must have yanked it towards him in that clud of smoke and the bike sudenly launches itself out the cloud and shot off up the yard slowing down as it went and another mate chases it and just stopped it falling over. tomy steps out of the cloud of smoke holding the tomasseli twist grip in his hand. the two screws must have been a bit loose it pulled off ripped the cabe out and made a bid for its freedom
I think the Old Z750 was a high mileage beater iron he had bought cheap with a clunky gearshift IIRC. It was the ideal opportunity to mercilessly abuse it in the pursuit of mindless entertainment from that Kawasaki before it was broken for parts, and the bike provided plenty of that in bucket loads.It's funny to read that story so I can only imagine how funny that must've been to watch in person.
That's awesome. While I haven't done that with a bike I have had a few beater cars that were cheap enough to not care much about and it does offer a whole new level of fun.I think the Old Z750 was a high mileage beater iron he had bought cheap with a clunky gearshift IIRC. It was the ideal opportunity to mercilessly abuse it in the pursuit of mindless entertainment from that Kawasaki before it was broken for parts, and the bike provided plenty of that in bucket loads.
I thought my GSA had wimpy front brakes. I changed the pads to sintered HH. I got about a 10% improvement. Now, I've been using them for a year and they feel another 10% better. Biting very nicely now.Leaving aside higher technology for a moment and going back to basics, brake pads and linings.
Remember not all brake friction material is created equal, and dependent what you are doing it could be the typical parts store oem spec pads are either not up to true OEM performance or down to what you are doing you need a swap for a higher performance pad.
Its not just initial bite its about maintaining feel too, and it could be your typical carbon factory pads are getting a bit hot with what you are doing and robing you of both feel and possibly performance too.
Its all trial and error you need to look at where your stock pads are letting you down and then if say you are on a typical dry weather backroad run getting a bit of wooliness through the leavers 10 miles in a simple swap to a lower end sauntered pad might restore some of that efficiency feel and safety. You dont have to be pushing high speeds to need such an upgrade lots of heavy braking brake dragging etc in low speed stunts or even city trafic courier work will heat up the brakes to such an extent a swap from stock could restore efficiency.
The softer sauntered brake linings wont generally loose out on stone cold bite and feel but hold out longer when needed.
Look into what you got installed and what you are doing and if you are loosing out anywhere a swap could be a braking advantage for your application.