With regard to your first statement; having to brake the engine; what laws of physics, more specifically 'forces', would be propelling the engine 'forward' that would require the brakes to have to displace that energy too? Once the throttle is released, does the engine start and continue to slow...
These are all good replies and I appreciate the time spent.
There was the assumption that there is no skidding or loss of contact with the road of the rear tire so these scenarios aren't necessarily maximum emergency stopping which could result in skidding or loss of contact; these scenarios are...
I could, and probably will, try to test this theory once I insure my bike in about a month but think that my braking will likely not be uniform and so the results of the field experiment will not be, for lack of a better word, valid. My experience/feeling thus far makes me believe that engine...
I thought that maybe, because the deceleration rate using engine braking was less than using brakes alone, engine braking might (in some scenarios) have a negative impact of the total deceleration rate. But when I think about it now, it seems like it would only help deceleration.
Say it takes...
When trying to abruptly stop a motorcycle that is in motion, can engine braking actually have a negative effect on the rate of deceleration?
Scenario: a motorcycle is traveling down a straight highway at 100mph in 6th gear and needs to perform an emergency stop. The weather is clear and road...