craig007
Senior Member
I was reading these articles ( * All Things Motorcycle * - 031: You Only Hit That Car ... and * All Things Motorcycle * - 032: Stopping Distance And Time ) about stopping, and decided to practice quick stops. In a parking lot, I makred a run up area and marked 5 ft increments after the line. This is what I got:
Speed (mph) Stopping dist (ft) Deceleration (fps/s) g's (fps/s)
15 6.25 38.7 1.2
20 10.6 40.7 1.3
25 15 44 1.4
30 27 36 1.1
I used both brakes as hard as I could without locking either wheel. I wanted to go faster, but the parking lot was too short and I was starting to make marks on the pavement (even though I wasn't skiding). I was pretty happy with the bike's performance. You can pass the state motorcycle driving test if you can stop in 13 ft from 15 mph. This comes to 19 fps/s or 0.58 g. It is nice to know what the bike is capable of.
Do you think these decelerations would translate to higher speeds? (I was able to do one 24 ft stop at 30 mph...about 1.3g) How fast do your practice emergency stops? What is the capability of the FZ6? I thought I saw a 60-0 distance of 121 ft somewhere. This is only a 1 g stop, so unless it gets harder at higher speeds, the bike should be capable of faster stops.
fps/s = feet per second per second..
1g = 32 fps/s so each second you go 32 ft/s slower
Stock tires
dry high school parking lot asphalt
Speed (mph) Stopping dist (ft) Deceleration (fps/s) g's (fps/s)
15 6.25 38.7 1.2
20 10.6 40.7 1.3
25 15 44 1.4
30 27 36 1.1
I used both brakes as hard as I could without locking either wheel. I wanted to go faster, but the parking lot was too short and I was starting to make marks on the pavement (even though I wasn't skiding). I was pretty happy with the bike's performance. You can pass the state motorcycle driving test if you can stop in 13 ft from 15 mph. This comes to 19 fps/s or 0.58 g. It is nice to know what the bike is capable of.
Do you think these decelerations would translate to higher speeds? (I was able to do one 24 ft stop at 30 mph...about 1.3g) How fast do your practice emergency stops? What is the capability of the FZ6? I thought I saw a 60-0 distance of 121 ft somewhere. This is only a 1 g stop, so unless it gets harder at higher speeds, the bike should be capable of faster stops.
fps/s = feet per second per second..
1g = 32 fps/s so each second you go 32 ft/s slower
Stock tires
dry high school parking lot asphalt