...unless it has a rim brake
But on a 'normal' bike, which works hardest? In simple terms it must be the one which does its job of transition the fastest...
Did a bit of googling and it seems that a reasonable 0 to 60mph time is 3.5 to 4 seconds. Bit harder to find 60 to 0mph times (excluding reaction time as nothing is actually happening) but it seems that that too is around 3.5 to 4 secs...
That was a waste of time then!

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'98 M2 Razorback, it's a keeper.

It's got me thinking a bit too . As I understand it, the major problem with tele forks is that they compress under braking and affect the trail. I imagine the forks may flex a bit too, adding to the trail alteration. Does the effective tyre contact patch where the Mass of the bike meets the road, move backwards as well? All these little things could add up to quite a significant change in chassis geometry.
Any thoughts?

Nowt to do with the wheel really, but having seen Robert Dunlops famous rear hub that broke up , I'd be very careful about anything except a good polish

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

Just about any vehicle on the road today can decelerate faster than accelerate, i.e. braking energy exceeds engine output and hence the loads reacted by brakes are typically higher overall. However most cars and motorbikes have twice as many braked wheels as driven wheels (excluding 4wd of course) but in the case of a bike (and especially a Buell lol) the vast majority of the braking force is transmitted through the front wheel either because the rear is off the ground or unloaded or with a Buell because the rear brake is usually almost useless When you brake and weight transfers forward the forks compress and the rear suspension unloads effectively steepening the steering head angle and reducing the trail but at the same time the contact patch lengthens as the load on the tyre increases, whether this balances out I have no idea.

BMW of course have the telelever front end to stop dive and keep trail constant.

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To Lands End and beyond

I'm staying out of the argument, I just want to see the finished product in action...

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08 Specialized Langster