From time to time, when freeway traffic is light enough that I'm certain there is and is going to be nobody coming off onto the same exit behind me, I practice maximum braking stops from 60+ MPH when exiting one of the freeways.
Nearly always, the initial 60-40 MPH speed reduction is accompanied by a strange, non-smooth motion. I'm not sure what it is. There is no sideways component to it. Sometimes I think there might be a tiny bit of fore/aft motion of the forks, which I sense through the handlebar. But that is hard to be sure of, what with much of my weight pushing forward on the grips at the same time. (And it's hard to distinguish a braking force variation from a tiny fore/aft motion.) I estimate its frequency at about 1.5 - 2 Hertz, (a little faster than once per second.)
My questions here are:
Is this normal for the V-Strom?
Or does it mean my bike is not setup right or has excess play?
Has anybody found a technique for making it not happen?
Nearly always, the initial 60-40 MPH speed reduction is accompanied by a strange, non-smooth motion. I'm not sure what it is. There is no sideways component to it. Sometimes I think there might be a tiny bit of fore/aft motion of the forks, which I sense through the handlebar. But that is hard to be sure of, what with much of my weight pushing forward on the grips at the same time. (And it's hard to distinguish a braking force variation from a tiny fore/aft motion.) I estimate its frequency at about 1.5 - 2 Hertz, (a little faster than once per second.)
My questions here are:
Is this normal for the V-Strom?
Or does it mean my bike is not setup right or has excess play?
Has anybody found a technique for making it not happen?