From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/26/2014 10:42 AM, root wrote:   
   > Alan Baker  wrote:   
   >> While some very capable sport bikes on good tires may be able to   
   >> THEORETICALLY stop faster than some cars:   
   >>   
   >> 1. It is certainly not true as a blanket statement about their   
   >> capabilities. One of the major factors influencing maximum braking   
   >> effort is weight transfer. The more weight transferred from rear to   
   >> front, the less maximum grip the tires can provide. Bikes have higher   
   >> ratios for C.G height to wheelbase than cars and so transfer a greater   
   >> percentage of their weight onto the front wheel. So pick a like for   
   >> like comparison (sport bike vs sports car) on similar tires and the car   
   >> is going to be able to brake to a stop in less distance.   
   >>   
   >> 2. Actually wringing the most braking out of a bike is far, FAR harder   
   >> than doing the same on a car.   
   >   
   > In an emergency no experienced bike rider stops in the manner you   
   > suppose. We lay the bike down on its side and skid to a stop.   
   > Motorcycles are designed to protect both the bike and the   
   > down leg of the rider in this maneuver. When I first taught   
   > my wife (Bev) to ride a motorcycle we went out in a freeway   
   > construction area and she practiced laying her bike down.   
   > It becomes an instinctive thing to do.   
      
   +10   :-)   
      
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