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[Jolley]

Originally Posted by skidlids

2) Rear Brake needs to be working, I bet you will use it if your front brake fails

I didn't!... Didn't even enter my head! I just threw it into the corner and prayed! To my mind the rear brake doesn't even exist.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Jolley

I didn't!... Didn't even enter my head! I just threw it into the corner and prayed! To my mind the rear brake doesn't even exist.

And when there is a bike right in front of you hard on the brakes at the end of a fast straight, would you just run into it, or try and scrub some speed off with the back brake

Having been in that position I know what I did and although I never use the back brake under normal race or road conditions on that occasion I did and it slowed me enough for the two bikes in front to tip in the corner and for me to carry straight on. At the end of the straight we were probaly around 130 to 140 mph

[Jolley]

Kev, it may come naturally to a lot of long term bikers... But when my front calipers had been put together the wrong way at my shakedown before last season and I flew into the hairpin at Brands, the rear brake didn't enter my head or any reflex at all. Unfortunately, if there had been another bike there and I couldn't have steered around it, I would have collected them. I've only had a licence a couple of years, and have never used the rear brake... It seriously is as though it isn't there. In those situations you don't know how you'll behave, but I know even when a possible trip to the gravel on a pristine bike were possible, my brain wouldn't let me access any knowledge of a rear brake (and if I had found it, in this case it could have ended worse).

[kenoir]

Come on Ron..... Hill starts? LOL

[bradders]

Originally Posted by kenoir

Come on Ron..... Hill starts? LOL

you mean from the gravel at Paddock Hill?!

Steve - number boards all you need is some sticky white vinyl sheet cheap of ebay, and if you get a couple of black sheets you can do your own numbers whatever size you need. Have a look around; I'd suggest most probably don't conform to regs entirely

[Bionicle]

Originally Posted by bradders

if you get a couple of black sheets you can do your own numbers whatever size you need. Have a look around; I'd suggest most probably don't conform to regs entirely

Last round last year we were told in no uncertain terms that numbers this year will have to comply with ACU regs or scrutineers will not pass your bike, it had something to do with marshals etc not being able to read the numbers correctly causing confusion when a bike went down or if they needed to flag a bike for any reason or infringment of no overtaking rules etc etc, am sure Bernie will be on the look out for dodgy numbers

[bradders]

Originally Posted by Bionicle

Last round last year we were told in no uncertain terms that numbers this year will have to comply with ACU regs or scrutineers will not pass your bike, it had something to do with marshals etc not being able to read the numbers correctly causing confusion when a bike went down or if they needed to flag a bike for any reason or infringment of no overtaking rules etc etc, am sure Bernie will be on the look out for dodgy numbers

FFS like they don't have other things to worry about

[dunlop0_1]

There's a rear brake.

[steeevvvooo]

Ok thanks, will have to make sure they're compliant. Front one will be fine, but the side numbers seem pretty big, so not sure they will fit on my belly pan properly!?