| Author | Message | ||
     Beagle_hog |
I'm looking at the Ulysses as my next bike, (former capo owner) but I have a concern. In many of the magazine reviews I've read the journalist have dropped the bike due to grabby brakes on loose ground. Is this a real concern. I've test driven the bike, and I like it a lot. Until I read the brake stuff, the only concern I had was my 30 inch inseam - I can't flat foot with the lower seat. Any thoughts? | ||
| Jlnance |
I've read the journalist have dropped the bike due to grabby brakes on loose ground. Is this a real concern. I haven't heard any complaints about the brakes. There are a lot of stories about people dropping their Ulys. I've dropped mine. I think thats because it's a tall bike. Most of the time it's due to people loosing their footing. It drops well. Nothing expensive breaks. I woundn't worry too much. | ||
| Jmhinkle |
I live on a sand (not dirt) road and also ride mine off road quite a bit. I have no problems with the front brake being grabby. It is very powerful so you have to go easy on it, but it is not grabby at all. The rear could be a little better for off-road, but it still works fine. | ||
| Cochise |
I think it is the rider who was the Mr. Grabby hands. | ||
| Lowflyer |
The front brakes on the Ulysses are second to none. The bike is easy to drop compared to a cruiser, but it protects itself very well. | ||
| Xbimmer |
+1 with Cochise. First time I had to really grab some front brake on the freeway front dove nearly to the bottom. I realized then that I had to re-train my right fingers, since then no problems! Lyndall pads really help the feel though. As advised they do clean up the crap left on the rotor from the stockers but they could only do so much on a 11k rotor. I think it's warped so I'll be visiting my dealer's service dept again for more warranty stuff... Can't speak on the offroad aspects, haven't done much. Rarely use the front brake there anyway. | ||
| Dmcutter |
I like the back brake because it's very hard (or impossible) to lock up. I like to trail brake with the rear because I don't get any front end dive. Now, times like tonight when I came upon a 6 pt buck just standing in the middle of the road when I was doing 60, a little front end dive is a fair trade for very short stopping distances. | ||
| Lovematt |
I have a motard which used to have D208s on it as the stock tires. When off road (i.e. fire roads with lots of gravel) the tires were all over the place and basically I didn't use the front brake unless I was going straight...when turning I only trail braked...had to be careful! However since then I have switched to an MT60 on the front and a Distanzia on the back which has turned out to be a great combination both on and off road. Unless you are running full knobbies...it is probably not best to be grabbing too much front brake when going off road on a bike like the Uly... | ||
| Chadhargis |
Lyndalls pads are the ticket for the front brake. Makes an already good brake even better. |
