Thanks for answering however it seems that in such a sudden stop where your concentrating on braking it's hard to figure how you would be downshifting if your braking so hard but i suppose that's how its done. I'll try to preactice it.
@srvera It does take practice, but it's not as hard as it 1st appears. You're pulling the clutch lever and the brake lever. It's vital to get to lower gears, since in traffic it does you no good to get stopped, if you then get rear-ended by a vehicle behind you that cannot stop (That's the point of the "escape" portion of the exercise - to simulate clearing the traffic lane around an obstacle).
@srvera just to add a word to ConeDown's post, ride at slower speeds, this will increase your confidence faster and you learn to keep the lines much better, relax and "scan" what surrounds you
@srvera It doesn't matter what gear you're in at the beginning. Since it's 40MPH, I tend to run this exercise in 4th, but many run it in 3rd, either is fine. As braking begins the clutch lever is pulled, and the gear shift is repeatedly downshifted, without release of the clutch lever. Regardless of the gear (2nd through 6th), The idea is to get down to 1st, as the speed drops, since you need to be in 1st to make the maneuver at the end (or get out of traffic in a situation on the street).
How about that David! Not only does he do picture perfect B&E's on a pattern with tar snakes in it, he also makes turns coming out of the pattern that most riders only wish they could.
Hello. I am the rider that made the brake and escape video. It seems to be generating a lot of interest so I thought a few comments were in order.
1. A Harley Davidson FLHRC motorcycle can come to a complete stop at 40mph in less than 72 feet. This takes A LOT of practice. In the B&E video, the front brake is doing 90% of the work.
2. While your motor is shut off, Practice squeezing, not grabbing, the front brake, with all four fingers while counting out loud, "one, one thousand."
i totally get it now. Thank you!!!!!
srvera 1 year ago
Thanks for answering however it seems that in such a sudden stop where your concentrating on braking it's hard to figure how you would be downshifting if your braking so hard but i suppose that's how its done. I'll try to preactice it.
srvera 1 year ago
@srvera It does take practice, but it's not as hard as it 1st appears. You're pulling the clutch lever and the brake lever. It's vital to get to lower gears, since in traffic it does you no good to get stopped, if you then get rear-ended by a vehicle behind you that cannot stop (That's the point of the "escape" portion of the exercise - to simulate clearing the traffic lane around an obstacle).
ConeDown 1 year ago
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Pioter80 7 months ago
@srvera just to add a word to ConeDown's post, ride at slower speeds, this will increase your confidence faster and you learn to keep the lines much better, relax and "scan" what surrounds you
Pioter80 7 months ago
when you brake, what gear are you in ? And immediately after breaking what gear?
srvera 1 year ago
@srvera It doesn't matter what gear you're in at the beginning. Since it's 40MPH, I tend to run this exercise in 4th, but many run it in 3rd, either is fine. As braking begins the clutch lever is pulled, and the gear shift is repeatedly downshifted, without release of the clutch lever. Regardless of the gear (2nd through 6th), The idea is to get down to 1st, as the speed drops, since you need to be in 1st to make the maneuver at the end (or get out of traffic in a situation on the street).
ConeDown 1 year ago
perfect execution, thanks!!!
TheLadyrider1957 1 year ago
Very good,especially on a bagger.
DRxK 2 years ago 4
Very, very smooth transitions - awesome rider!
ManOfMeans 3 years ago 3
How about that David! Not only does he do picture perfect B&E's on a pattern with tar snakes in it, he also makes turns coming out of the pattern that most riders only wish they could.
omeinv 3 years ago
Hello. I am the rider that made the brake and escape video. It seems to be generating a lot of interest so I thought a few comments were in order.
1. A Harley Davidson FLHRC motorcycle can come to a complete stop at 40mph in less than 72 feet. This takes A LOT of practice. In the B&E video, the front brake is doing 90% of the work.
2. While your motor is shut off, Practice squeezing, not grabbing, the front brake, with all four fingers while counting out loud, "one, one thousand."
GL!
ConeDown 3 years ago 2
Great job, just as it should be done. Thanks for showing us how to do it.
flametopguitars 3 years ago