OldJeff
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Got to test the stopping power of the NCX yesterday. I was following a old Datsun truck and a fool ran a stop sign to get in front of the truck and cut off both of us. So we braked hard, then got back up to speed going about 50 mph or so, then the fool locks up his brakes in front of the truck to make a left hand turn. I hear the truck in front of me and the car behind me lock up all four wheels. The NCX also has both wheels locked up and skidding straight and true, I was worried about the car behind me hitting me so I kind of angled the bike to the right side of the truck so I wouldn't get squished between the two cages.
Ended up about two foot from the rear of the truck right at the edge of the road. The car behind me was two foot off my tail and he had angled towards the center of the road, so he would have missed me if he didn't stop in time. I turned and looked at him and I could tell he was glad he didn't hit me, we shared a quick smile then got going again as the fool finally made his left hand turn.
All of that took about 3 seconds, the NCX handled awesome and even in a full skid, the bike was responsive and went exactly where I wanted her to. I'm impressed with this bike!
Ended up about two foot from the rear of the truck right at the edge of the road. The car behind me was two foot off my tail and he had angled towards the center of the road, so he would have missed me if he didn't stop in time. I turned and looked at him and I could tell he was glad he didn't hit me, we shared a quick smile then got going again as the fool finally made his left hand turn.
All of that took about 3 seconds, the NCX handled awesome and even in a full skid, the bike was responsive and went exactly where I wanted her to. I'm impressed with this bike!