faffi Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 From a magazine: In 10 years, the scenery along upper Highway One has changed little. The remarkable thing has been the decade of progress in handling and suspension, brakes and tyres. Riding contemporary bikes at entertaining speeds on unfamiliar roads, you can get into corners, roll off the throttle, tap the brakes, change lines and dieal the power back in without suffering unhappy consequences. Motorcycles and tyres can deal with three simultaneous change-commands. Over bumpy corners the wheels were alive with activiety but the basic platform felt solid, one-piece. It's a confidence-inspiring sensation. When do you reckon it was printed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrmnDuc Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktk_ace Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 hmm... around the time motogp / sbk times began to shrink by not about 10 seconds but instead seconds/miliseconds at a time? I'd guesstimate 1990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Same magazine and year: We would like to have the machine squat down front and rear on its suspension as soon as the brakes are applied to lower the CG height and permit safe, quick deceleration. As the brakes were trailed off in approaching full lean, the machine would rise up to regain the ground clearance necessary for cornering. We could envision a complex system of pumps, valves and microcircuits. We get on the brakes, it squats i proportion. We release them, it pumps itself back up again. Maybe more gizmos to sense the angle of lean, just tho be on the safe side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrmnDuc Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Honestly, I think that I am 10 or 20 years to "the newer" side on my guess. It seems I remember reading that article. Could it be a repost on CSS? Hmm, not sure. it may even be that I missed by 30 years. Anybody else willing to take the plunge? Or is your manly/womenly hood getting in the way? Quack, Quack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Not many taking the bait so I'll tell you that you came really close; it was from 1981. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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