Motorcycle Braking and Stopping Distances

[@nickrider5220]

Great video and information 👍🏻 A good thing a bikes is they're narrow, twice I've been saved from a head on collision when a car was overtaking towards me, it would've ended badly if I was in my car...sometimes bikes save you !

[@TheBikeStig]

Thats true, never thought about that until you mentioned it, the key is paying attention and not being distracted which you obviously practice mate, cheers

[@MrDeepseadweller]

Excellent video, and I love your use of graphics. I know that on my 2020 RR the rear brakes are automatically applied when the front brake is used (although I think this is reduced to something like 10% in Race Pro modes). Not sure if your RR has the same setup?

[@TheBikeStig]

no definitely not on mine mate, they're seperate. Not sure exactly what the new bikes do but I know they would be utilising the rear lift detection as part of the braking system. Cheers mate

[@EdwinNauta-e9p]

Also the weight distribution on the S1000RR leans more towards the front and therefore the rear wheel break only is very poor. 45 meters breaking distance at 100km/h = 7,71 m/s2 = 7,787 G, which is less than a mid to top segment car with ABS. Keep your distance 😎

[@TheBikeStig]

Riders need to recognise that cars will stop faster than a bike, it catches a lot of riders out

[@Niko-qs1sl]

Hey mate. Thanks for video. There is a slight flaw that I want to point out; also an explanation of how the GS was better in the test than the RR In respect to cars for which we have a lot of data, bigger brakes (and better brakes) do not give you better stopping power over OEM. They only prevent brakes from fading. This is clearly demonstrated by trying to stop during wet conditions. Where braking distance is actually increased even though rotor efficiency is higher due to lower rotor temperatures. Here is a video explaining the physics in detail kzbin.info/www/bejne/h52cloyeaJaeitksi=L7KKHRnRf_JYvHil - with the invention of Aero in motorcycles we can actually create a scenario where we can maximise the braking effects above 1G but alas that’s a hypothetical MotoGP scenario rather than for us mere mortals

[@TheBikeStig]

thanks mate, appreciate the information, one thing we have been discussing here is the fact that the GS has that anti dive front end which we believe contributes to it being able to use more of the rear brake at the same time as the front. And yep, I totally agree with the better brakes means less fade. Cheers