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Managed to lock up the rear approaching a robot this morning, then pull the front brake too hard and that also locked.

Kept it upright while the bike leaned to the left, lucky in the lane split between 2 cars. Stopped inside the pedestrian crossing lines.

By then the bike was switched off, stuck in 3rd gear and me fully awake.
 
faniebraai said:
Not me. But talking about Akra. How much of a difference does the pipe make to sound and performance?

Where's [MENTION=152330]FNfal[/MENTION] ?
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My akro definitely gives me more power and sounds good (got no baffle in) ,problem was i sacrificed my centre stand for that exhaust but i do not care , the sound is very loud when i am giving it beans.
I have the racing akro .
As for giving it full throttle the bike is governed at 225 .
Cost 13500 .
 
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GhostSixFour said:
Apparently the berseker pipes in SA are quite decent.
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Ja...erm no.

I'm not trusting my rather expensive German engineered motorcycle to a bunch of backyard mechanic hacks that universally use the same boxes across most bikes.

Anyone who claims their stuff is "decent" have absolutely zero clue about fueling of bikes and cars.
 
Sinbad said:
Yes sure.. but dude.. AMG, from the dealership ... That's not normal car ballpark in the first place.
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In fairness 90% of your AMG pipes are hidden away and therefore require very little in the way of engineering to keep them looking pretty and very little effort is made.

Bikes however it's a fine art between function and making it look good as they are in full view and therefore fancy welds and fancy materials etc.

That being said the price is still not remotely justified locally.
 
simm_card said:
Managed to lock up the rear approaching a robot this morning, then pull the front brake too hard and that also locked.

Kept it upright while the bike leaned to the left, lucky in the lane split between 2 cars. Stopped inside the pedestrian crossing lines.

By then the bike was switched off, stuck in 3rd gear and me fully awake.
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That happened to me a couple of times, especially in the rain, one day when I'm big I'll have a bike with ABS....

I found that when the back wheel locks the worst thing to do is grab the front brakes, that just makes the tail swing around.
 
simm_card said:
Managed to lock up the rear approaching a robot this morning, then pull the front brake too hard and that also locked.

Kept it upright while the bike leaned to the left, lucky in the lane split between 2 cars. Stopped inside the pedestrian crossing lines.

By then the bike was switched off, stuck in 3rd gear and me fully awake to change underwear.
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FTFY :p
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
That happened to me a couple of times, especially in the rain, one day when I'm big I'll have a bike with ABS....

I found that when the back wheel locks the worst thing to do is grab the front brakes, that just makes the tail swing around.
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There are a few youtube videos of comparisons of a test bike driver locking the breaks on a skid pad to simulate a wet road. ABS vs non-ABS there is no contest, after seeing that video I will never consider a bike with out ABS.
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
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I found that when the back wheel locks the worst thing to do is grab the front brakes, that just makes the tail swing around.
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Thanks, that was going to happen, but I think the speed wasn't too fast and the stopping distance was very short from the time I started braking.
 
Pipes on a bike are 98% for the sound. Unless you get someone who knows what they are doing to retune the bike properly there will be little to no difference, and in some cases, worse performance.

For example I had a look at the 'officially' returned RR with full pipes. Very small increase of power at top end, but worse power everywhere else. So it would make it slower unless you ride it like its on a race track all the time.

For me it was mostly the sound, and YouTube is a great research tool for that.
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
That happened to me a couple of times, especially in the rain, one day when I'm big I'll have a bike with ABS....

I found that when the back wheel locks the worst thing to do is grab the front brakes, that just makes the tail swing around.
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Squeeze boys, don't grab.

Shouldn't need ABS just to make things work, it's there as a last resort for when things go truly wrong.
 
Pox said:
Pipes on a bike are 98% for the sound. Unless you get someone who knows what they are doing to retune the bike properly there will be little to no difference, and in some cases, worse performance.

For example I had a look at the 'officially' returned RR with full pipes. Very small increase of power at top end, but worse power everywhere else. So it would make it slower unless you ride it like its on a race track all the time.

For me it was mostly the sound, and YouTube is a great research tool for that.
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Also the "official" options in many cases still need to adhere to tree hugger standards.

Unless you sign that indemnity form that it will be used for racing only and they have nothing more to do with it.
 
Ya pipes (slipons) dont give you more power. Even with a header (on modern engines at least). They can change the way the power delivery feels by shifting the powercurve slightly. But the crux of all power is air / fuel mix with timing and compression. Those are the only real things that can change an internal combustion engines power. Thats why Variable Valve Timing engines are so good at getting the most out of a bang. The timing of the combustion / compression and ignition phases change to best suite the rev range.
 
simm_card said:
Managed to lock up the rear approaching a robot this morning, then pull the front brake too hard and that also locked.

Kept it upright while the bike leaned to the left, lucky in the lane split between 2 cars. Stopped inside the pedestrian crossing lines.

By then the bike was switched off, stuck in 3rd gear and me fully awake.
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Yesterday I was behind a rider that lock his rear while lane splitting at around 80kph for a person that changed lanes. Was thanking my ABS when noticing how close he got to loosing it.
 
Scooby_Doo said:
There are a few youtube videos of comparisons of a test bike driver locking the breaks on a skid pad to simulate a wet road. ABS vs non-ABS there is no contest, after seeing that video I will never consider a bike with out ABS.
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Iv seen some of them, pretty informative.
But since I'm a new rider (7 months in the saddle) I made the decision to cut my teeth on bikes that are pure, to get to grips with the essence and feeling of a motorcycle. When I'm experienced and feel that iv earned my stripes I'll upgrade slowly.
I don't want to be the guy who jumps into a 2018 audi RS3 presses launch control and puts his foot flat while the DSG changes gears and then calls himself a racer.
Similarly I did not want to learn on a bike with every ride assist feature in the catalogue and then call myself a biker. That's just me.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Ja...erm no.

I'm not trusting my rather expensive German engineered motorcycle to a bunch of backyard mechanic hacks that universally use the same boxes across most bikes.

Anyone who claims their stuff is "decent" have absolutely zero clue about fueling of bikes and cars.
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Haha! Fair enough. Didn't think about it in those terms.

Tickled_Tortise said:
Iv seen some of them, pretty informative.
But since I'm a new rider (7 months in the saddle) I made the decision to cut my teeth on bikes that are pure, to get to grips with the essence and feeling of a motorcycle. When I'm experienced and feel that iv earned my stripes I'll upgrade slowly.
I don't want to be the guy who jumps into a 2018 audi RS3 presses launch control and puts his foot flat while the DSG changes gears and then calls himself a racer.
Similarly I did not want to learn on a bike with every ride assist feature in the catalogue and then call myself a biker. That's just me.
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Yeah. As a new rider - that sold his car as part of the process. I'd rather have the aids - live to learn not to do that again. Instead of standing at the pearly gates going:"Squeeze, don't grab... That's what that means."

I'm fully able to switch off every piece of assistance I get, when in controlled circumstances and I want to learn, but during the daily commute, between other cars and bikers and taxis and pedestrians and not being fully awake cause the dogs were barking - I'll take every rider aid I get to up my chances of seeing my destination.

Respect to doing it your way. That's just me. :) :)
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
Iv seen some of them, pretty informative.
But since I'm a new rider (7 months in the saddle) I made the decision to cut my teeth on bikes that are pure, to get to grips with the essence and feeling of a motorcycle. When I'm experienced and feel that iv earned my stripes I'll upgrade slowly.
I don't want to be the guy who jumps into a 2018 audi RS3 presses launch control and puts his foot flat while the DSG changes gears and then calls himself a racer.
Similarly I did not want to learn on a bike with every ride assist feature in the catalogue and then call myself a biker. That's just me.
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I would argue that if you are new its even more important to get ABS for the road. If you want to learn what it means to ride a naked bike then take the same ABS enabled bike to the bush and turn off the ABS there.
 
GhostSixFour said:
Haha! Fair enough. Didn't think about it in those terms.



Yeah. As a new rider - that sold his car as part of the process. I'd rather have the aids - live to learn not to do that again. Instead of standing at the pearly gates going:"Squeeze, don't grab... That's what that means."

I'm fully able to switch off every piece of assistance I get, when in controlled circumstances and I want to learn, but during the daily commute, between other cars and bikers and taxis and pedestrians and not being fully awake cause the dogs were barking - I'll take every rider aid I get to up my chances of seeing my destination.

Respect to doing it your way. That's just me. :) :)
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Can you switch off that slipper clutch or quickshifter or electronic suspension?

Aids are great they are the future I just don't want to be robbed of the authentic experience.

I now know how to handle a sliding bike through experience, something I wouldn't know anything about if I jumped straight onto a high end bike.
 
Scooby_Doo said:
I would argue that if you are new its even more important to get ABS for the road. If you want to learn what it means to ride a naked bike then take the same ABS enabled bike to the bush and turn off the ABS there.
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Gravel is actually where I first slid the back wheel, I often go offroad during the commute home. now I slide the back for fun (dirt roads only), works especially well to go around corners on a dirt road.
 
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