Quote from: ChristoT on 14 November 2013, 05:36:24 pmBought the Fazer ZX4! New bike, excited times etc. You might be banned from the site for trying to impersonate a Foccer
Bought the Fazer ZX4! New bike, excited times etc.
Dropped it! Thankfully I fitted the engine bars just last week. So no real damage.
Rospa was interesting, missed out on a gold, just,,, I filtered to the front of a set of lights in front of a white van in a 30 section and the examiner said I could have put my self at risk if the van decided to race me, he siad he's seen it bofore and also braking down from a 70 to a 30 instead of using the engine. This contradicted what an IAM guy told me to do on an IDCAM a year ago so a bit annoyed at that. Other than that, it was pretty relaxed really.
Quote from: JZS 600 on 15 November 2013, 04:50:47 pmRospa was interesting, missed out on a gold, just,,, I filtered to the front of a set of lights in front of a white van in a 30 section and the examiner said I could have put my self at risk if the van decided to race me, he siad he's seen it bofore and also braking down from a 70 to a 30 instead of using the engine. This contradicted what an IAM guy told me to do on an IDCAM a year ago so a bit annoyed at that. Other than that, it was pretty relaxed really.I did some driver training years ago & the one thing that i remember is that they did not condone slowing down using the gearbox, all on the brakes til the last minute, looking looking looking braking braking braking, see the gap, off the brakes, select the correct gear & then complete the move.I remember the instructor saying "whats more expensive"" a new gearbox or some new brake pads"So sounds a contradiction to be punished for not using the gearbox really i agree.Foccin instructor!
Quote from: noggythenog on 15 November 2013, 05:22:25 pmQuote from: JZS 600 on 15 November 2013, 04:50:47 pmRospa was interesting, missed out on a gold, just,,, I filtered to the front of a set of lights in front of a white van in a 30 section and the examiner said I could have put my self at risk if the van decided to race me, he siad he's seen it bofore and also braking down from a 70 to a 30 instead of using the engine. This contradicted what an IAM guy told me to do on an IDCAM a year ago so a bit annoyed at that. Other than that, it was pretty relaxed really.I did some driver training years ago & the one thing that i remember is that they did not condone slowing down using the gearbox, all on the brakes til the last minute, looking looking looking braking braking braking, see the gap, off the brakes, select the correct gear & then complete the move.I remember the instructor saying "whats more expensive"" a new gearbox or some new brake pads"So sounds a contradiction to be punished for not using the gearbox really i agree.Foccin instructor! IAM - "gears are for going brakes are for slowing" simples
Quote from: apage16 on 15 November 2013, 08:41:30 amDropped it! Thankfully I fitted the engine bars just last week. So no real damage. phew!! can i ask where you got the engine bars from? only place i can find em is on the wemoto site.think its a good idea to fit them as im planning to ride over the winter oh,and i ordered a Beowulf carbon fibre sleeved exhaust with baffles that you take out on 'track day's'
.Dropping gears as you slow also maintains stability and means you are in the correct gear when you go to take off again, same applies to cornering.If you follow a good rider through the bends on the road they never use their brakes unless they have to.
Hey glad that you got them ok. And glad they did the job already, (not glad you droped it ) but at least you did it the right way around cause I got mine because i droped it about 10 years ago now.
On the engine braking thing ---doesn't anyone "blip the throttle while you are changing down when the clutch is in as that adds speed to the engine and reduces the braking a little and makes the whole thing of changing down a lot smother and means somtimes you dont even have to use the brakes
Quote from: fazersharp on 15 November 2013, 09:01:50 pmOn the engine braking thing ---doesn't anyone "blip the throttle while you are changing down when the clutch is in as that adds speed to the engine and reduces the braking a little and makes the whole thing of changing down a lot smother and means somtimes you dont even have to use the brakes Yeah, been doing that all my riding career so I don't really think about it now - I just do it. Just feels right.
"blip" the throttle coming down the box -in fact with practice & 2 finger braking you can declutch, change gear &, if needed apply front brake simultaneously
Quote from: Skippernick on 15 November 2013, 07:47:57 pmQuote from: noggythenog on 15 November 2013, 05:22:25 pmQuote from: JZS 600 on 15 November 2013, 04:50:47 pmRospa was interesting, missed out on a gold, just,,, I filtered to the front of a set of lights in front of a white van in a 30 section and the examiner said I could have put my self at risk if the van decided to race me, he siad he's seen it bofore and also braking down from a 70 to a 30 instead of using the engine. This contradicted what an IAM guy told me to do on an IDCAM a year ago so a bit annoyed at that. Other than that, it was pretty relaxed really.I did some driver training years ago & the one thing that i remember is that they did not condone slowing down using the gearbox, all on the brakes til the last minute, looking looking looking braking braking braking, see the gap, off the brakes, select the correct gear & then complete the move.I remember the instructor saying "whats more expensive"" a new gearbox or some new brake pads"So sounds a contradiction to be punished for not using the gearbox really i agree.Foccin instructor! IAM - "gears are for going brakes are for slowing" simplesOld school car talk which does not work with bikes , one simple reason is because it takes longer to go down through the box when stopped on a bike than a car. The same which now applies to the sequentil gearbox in cars.Dropping gears as you slow also maintains stability and means you are in the correct gear when you go to take off again, same applies to cornering.If you follow a good rider through the bends on the road they never use their brakes unless they have to.
fitted a carbon can