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This is from the Yamaha website:
The ABS and Unified Brake System work together to help prevent wheel lock during braking. This new system allows the rider to operate front and rear brakes together by simply pulling the front brake lever, especially helpful when riding while standing on the pegs. Applying the rear brake first overrides the Unified Braking System to provide traditional separate front and rear brake control.
I thought I would try this yesterday while I was in the garage. I had the bike on the centerstand and turned the rear wheel by hand and then applied the front brake thinking it would stop the rear wheel, and it did not.
Next I thought maybe the bike has to be on, so I tried that, still no rear brake action from the front brake lever.
Then I thought maybe it needs to be moving, so I went out to the street and put it in gear while on the centerstand and got it up to about 10mph and tried it with no braking to rear.
I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this with the same results? Maybe it only works at higher speeds? I just wonder if it is functional.
The ABS and Unified Brake System work together to help prevent wheel lock during braking. This new system allows the rider to operate front and rear brakes together by simply pulling the front brake lever, especially helpful when riding while standing on the pegs. Applying the rear brake first overrides the Unified Braking System to provide traditional separate front and rear brake control.
I thought I would try this yesterday while I was in the garage. I had the bike on the centerstand and turned the rear wheel by hand and then applied the front brake thinking it would stop the rear wheel, and it did not.
Next I thought maybe the bike has to be on, so I tried that, still no rear brake action from the front brake lever.
Then I thought maybe it needs to be moving, so I went out to the street and put it in gear while on the centerstand and got it up to about 10mph and tried it with no braking to rear.
I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this with the same results? Maybe it only works at higher speeds? I just wonder if it is functional.