So what happens when the front or back tire goes flat? One is not supposed to brake the flat tire. With integrated brakes what is one to do? I've had flats, both front and rear on other bikes. I'm just not clear on handling flats on a K1200 with integrated brakes. Any thoughts?
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Integrated brakes and flats
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volkmare
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first of all, your front tire is never going to go totaly flat before you notice it. unless, of course, your are running mexican racing slicks (cord showing). Then you deserve what you get.
secondly, do not brake at all. Clutch it, and coast to a stop. doesnt matter what type of brakes you have.
braking only transfers weight and unballances the tire load, the last thing you would want when your tires are not optimum.
secondly, do not brake at all. Clutch it, and coast to a stop. doesnt matter what type of brakes you have.
braking only transfers weight and unballances the tire load, the last thing you would want when your tires are not optimum.
The bigger question I have, is that since there are front and rear wheel sensors constantly monitoring wheel speed, why can't a threshold be set to alert the rider of a tire going flat? As a flat tire will start to sag on the sidewall, its speed should change, right? Seems like it would be an easy thing to integrate into the overall electronics package.
