It varies depending upon the speed. And particularly the rate of
deceleration. The more extreme the braking, the less the back end does. At
the racetrack, some guys disconnet the back completely. (It's in the air
anyway.) Cruisers have more weight on the rear so the back does more work.
And th
> Since 90% of your stopping force is generated by the front tire I
It's a lot closer to 70% than 90%...at least that's what we tell the
students.
Regards,
Henry S. Winokur
94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor
West Bethesda, MD
I have no experience with the Pirelli's but down here in Florida where
it rains quite often, Bridgestone tires are called "Slipstones" I had a
set of BT-57's on my GTS and they sucked in the rain. I'm now on my 4th
set of Dunlop D-207's and swear by them (120/70 front and 180/55 rear)
Since 90% o
