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The rear disc of the apache FI is not at all grabby, at times the drum can give it complex
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should it be bleed........
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the rear disc ideally should never lock the wheel, and should have a progressive feel.
i quote from a book " sports riding technique by Nick Ienatsch" He was an instructor at freddie spencer's High Performance Riding School at Las Vegas.here's what he has to say.
i quote" less rear brake is more : A bike's rear brake shouldnt lock up no matter how hard the rider stands on it. modify your rear brake( remove pad material, limit brake lever travel etc )so that it can't lock up. and don't get misled : the best racers use their rear brakes consistently."
dont worry to much about the rear brake try practicising braking by using the front properly and you will improve as a rider and your braking distance will improve by leaps and bound." if WRONG is a T-shirt ; then wearing it inside out doesn't make it RIGHT "Comment
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The rear brakes are more for a progressive stop, unlike your front brake which should be sharp and sensitive, if ride almost all the bikes (220/200/RTR) you'll notice that the rear brake is a bit "weak", this actually stops you from fishtailing in case you slam the rear in panic, a locked rear wheel can cause your rear wheel to wash out and you can lose control of your bike, thre brake balance is 70-80% for the front brakes and 30-20% only for the rearI'm too intelligent to the unintended, and too dumb for the obvious.Comment
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in real world conditions........
the bike do stops 80 % from front brake too...The Magician"
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thanks buddy.............The Magician"
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There's a difference between the brake having bite and being grabby..
Grabby isn't something testers use to describe a good braking system..Motorcycle Snaparazzi. Tourer. Motorcycle addict. And so many things more...
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the rtr's rear brake (disc) has a lot of feel and i was surprised i could modulate pressure in spite of the very little play....i am comparing this with the 220's which lacked in feel....R.I.P kriss.Comment
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I feel otherwise...... though I haven't got a chance to long ride on the RTR Efi.... but as much I could ride.... the brakes lacked feel.... they simply skidded/locked on pressing half way too.... compred to this.... the 220 rear discs feel pretty progressive.....Originally posted by sai_ace View Post
Some 220s have sad rear brakes too .... its just luck and how well you feel the brakes on the 220...
OT: I have seen a couple of RTR Efis... all of them seem to miss-fire everytime while accelerating.... donno whats the issue.... sparkplug of Fi issue.... anybody observed that??Last edited by chetanpulsar; 10-18-2008, 12:36 AM.Chetan
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yups that's true.........
my 50kms old RTR FI shows missing between 2000 and 3000 rpm after that it's heaven.....
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It can also be because the discs pads are pretty fresh, assuming you have ridden a new one, after all it takes some time for the pad to get smoothened initially and the lock-ups can be attributed to this to a certain extent, and about the misfiring system...........no i haven't had any such problems whilst riding my friends RTR eFI (which i ride pretty often), how exactly is the bike responding under such a circumstance? is there a loss of power? although more than once the bike sometimes felt as though it is running out of fuel and sounded as though the fuel line was getting chokedOriginally posted by chetanpulsar View PostI'm too intelligent to the unintended, and too dumb for the obvious.Comment
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i used to have the problem in the initial 100-200kms...especially after keeping the bike under the hot sun....now the problem has kinda sorted out...but i had a couple of instances....the first service is due...lemme see after thatOriginally posted by EL LOCO DIABLO View PostR.I.P kriss.Comment
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The bike i rode is nearly 3k old and had finished two services, and BTW where did you get you eFI? My friend got it at the Adyar showroom, the grey oneI'm too intelligent to the unintended, and too dumb for the obvious.Comment
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I got mine from Goodwill Anna Nagar, Orange oneR.I.P kriss.Comment
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