As a matter of fact the brembo brakes on an F4 Agusta is so good they will put you on your head or a$$ depending on the body position when contact is made with the pavement!
I spent my Friday (Yesterday) at Portland International Raceway. We had no School on this event but did offer instruction to those who ask. So it turned out to be mostly a play day for me, which I took full advantage of. Had a wonderful fun filled day while being entertaining at times by my goofy friends.
I rode most of all three sessions throughout the day other than taking a break for a burger and refreshments at noon. Just after lunch I witnessed first hand why strong powerful brakes may not be the best medicine for the average rider. It could very well be that Suzuki understood this when they gave us a fairly mild front brake.
Early afternoon I was romping around in the 200 level and just happened upon a beautiful MV Agusta F4. The rider was getting around the track pretty well and I'd classify him as above average. As we approached turn one which is a 90 degree righthander the F4 got in a little deeper than usual but no issues. He applied the brembo's but instead of slowing down the front tucked at around a buck forty and down goes the Agusta. He slid some 200 feet before running out of pavement. There is about 300 feet of grass before reaching the tire wall and the poor bloke came within about 30 feet of the tires before coming to a hault. Long a$$ ride on the seat of his pants. The rider was unscathed although his leathers took a beating but his pride and joy F4 looked pretty sad.
The point of my story is the rider had no issues with utilizing his Brembo brakes until he got himself into a little pucker moment and he didn't allow time for the front to load by squeezing the lever and locked the front which immediately pitched him. So keep in mind when you upgrade your brakes to one finger control you MUST BE IN CONTROL or you too can end up on your noggin!
However, the moral of the story is: He ran out of talent just when he needed it most!
I spent my Friday (Yesterday) at Portland International Raceway. We had no School on this event but did offer instruction to those who ask. So it turned out to be mostly a play day for me, which I took full advantage of. Had a wonderful fun filled day while being entertaining at times by my goofy friends.
I rode most of all three sessions throughout the day other than taking a break for a burger and refreshments at noon. Just after lunch I witnessed first hand why strong powerful brakes may not be the best medicine for the average rider. It could very well be that Suzuki understood this when they gave us a fairly mild front brake.
Early afternoon I was romping around in the 200 level and just happened upon a beautiful MV Agusta F4. The rider was getting around the track pretty well and I'd classify him as above average. As we approached turn one which is a 90 degree righthander the F4 got in a little deeper than usual but no issues. He applied the brembo's but instead of slowing down the front tucked at around a buck forty and down goes the Agusta. He slid some 200 feet before running out of pavement. There is about 300 feet of grass before reaching the tire wall and the poor bloke came within about 30 feet of the tires before coming to a hault. Long a$$ ride on the seat of his pants. The rider was unscathed although his leathers took a beating but his pride and joy F4 looked pretty sad.
The point of my story is the rider had no issues with utilizing his Brembo brakes until he got himself into a little pucker moment and he didn't allow time for the front to load by squeezing the lever and locked the front which immediately pitched him. So keep in mind when you upgrade your brakes to one finger control you MUST BE IN CONTROL or you too can end up on your noggin!
However, the moral of the story is: He ran out of talent just when he needed it most!
