Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2024 8:25 pm
So today I read the handbook to find out why the hazard lights were flashing when I braked hard, turns out this is what it does, ie; it's meant to do it, it's quite distracting when you're braking for a corner.
Lots/Most things with ABS, be it car or bike, do that.
When you do an e stop you're supposed/advised to put your hazards on after all, particularly on a motorway. So they just make it automatic on lots of things. Might even be a requirement on cars, I'm not sure.
Being a Honda it wouldn't surprise me if they're one of the only bike manufacturers to bother with such things
It wasn't an emergency stop, just braking reasonably from 100+, if the ABS is cutting in braking like that I must be a riding God, because I've been braking that hard for years on bikes without ABS and never had any problems
It's often based on deceleration rate, not ABS cutting in/out. It's just that only vehicles with ABS have all the sensing installed which allows the vehicle to even work out that you're braking hard. They can also base it on suddenly going from hard power to hard brakes, which is obviously normal for a track but on the road that'd often mean something unexpected happened.
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:24 pm
It's done 10003 miles now, still got a nail in the back tyre, and it's still superb, my only complaint is that the seat could be comfier.
As I've put a little split in my seat from being a prat and dropping it I'm considering getting mine made more comfy. Mines fine most of the time, but the Cornwall trip and anything approaching 3 hrs starts getting a bit uncomfortable.
Pulled the nail out of the back tyre today (been in there for 5 months) as it was pissing air out, used a brown plug to fix it, so far it's holding air, we'll see if it continues to do so, first time I've repaired a motorcycle puncture in 41 years of riding.
Took the afternoon off work to fix a broken double glazing catch, that took a good squirt of penetrating oil and 10 minutes, so I fitted my new bar end mirrors and went for a ride, it's still a fantastic bike, and the new mirrors make it better.
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I couldn't get on with the bar end mirrors on the Zed,it wasn't so much when riding,but pushing the bike in and out the garage they always seemed to get in my way. Ideally I'd like a bike with no mirrors,but I'm way too paranoid for that.
Skub wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:08 pm
I couldn't get on with the bar end mirrors on the Zed,it wasn't so much when riding,but pushing the bike in and out the garage they always seemed to get in my way. Ideally I'd like a bike with no mirrors,but I'm way too paranoid for that.
I bet you have your mirrors pointed inwards at you, so you can see how cool you are
Skub wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:08 pm
I couldn't get on with the bar end mirrors on the Zed,it wasn't so much when riding,but pushing the bike in and out the garage they always seemed to get in my way. Ideally I'd like a bike with no mirrors,but I'm way too paranoid for that.
They do feel a bit in the way as I take my hands off the bars, bit like lever guards on a trail bike, and when I'm riding it feels a bit wide, but the visibility behind me is loads better.
