Anyone riding an SMR511 or 499 have trouble brake sliding or backing the bike in to a corner on pavement? I know how to do this, been doing it for several years on a WR250X and an SXV550 but for the life of me can't get my new 511 SMR to do the same thing. It almost feels as though there is a slipper clutch in the rear hub. No matter how much rear brake I use, the back tire doesn't want to slide and just stays in line under braking. Now thats not a hugely bad thing but backing a sumo into a corner is just so much fun, I wanna be able to do it on this bike. The one thing I have noticed is a lack of feel and power in the rear brake. I wouldn't have expected that from the setup that Husky has bolted to this bike.
Good Day, I have a suter clutch in mine and it works great! These bikes handle great, but with enough speed she will slide around trust me!! Chris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvi48PsHUU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHJHQYvqqNk&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hflttx_xfms&feature=relmfu see Mauno 131 factory 2011 Husky SM always good to watch the top guys technique/style (see others on the FIM youtube channel) (PS Gozzini's TM rips)
Awesome vids man. Surprised the 511 could hang with the aprilia and TM530 as i have ridden both and they are FAST.
Interestingly, when I stiffened up the compression and rebound damping front and back, the back tire began to slide a bit easier on the brakes. The rear brake seems very sensitive to pollution. I think I got some crap in there the other day and the brake just went away to nothing.
Remember when you're backing the bike into a corner, its not the rear brake that's doing the work. A combination of hard front brake and slipping the clutch (after downshifting a couple gears). I posted up a good back-it-in help on SMJ.. I'll find the link
