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--- Quote from: Erling on March 10, 2016, 10:36:47 AM ---... 2 fore fingers on front brake and little and ring finger crumb on throttle thus keeping 2 feet firm on ground?
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Depends on how steep the deck is... I had situations where the locked front wheel just slid backwards... so balance on the clutch (operating throttle with ring-finger and pinky) to cling the rear wheel to the tarmac had to prevent the rig from going aback...

Linked brakes are a rather complex system... mentioned PCV senses actual current brake load on front calliper and fork leg to adjust pressure to the rear accordingly, preventing later from locking...
Works best with ABS aboard so modulators can in/decrease brake pressures accordingly...

Building a purely mechanical system, that covers all possible front<>rear load shifts during the various brake force scenarios (even more complicated when considering the changed loads and traction due leaning angles), doesn't seem easy...
You'd need a rear brake control valve (or PBV) like in a car, with linkage/attachment to the rear suspension, recognising the weight shift during braking by the changed position of the swing-arm towards the frame... 
But again: delicate, as whatever set-up might work on dry road in a straight line, will certainly not serve well while leaned on wet tarmac and vice versa... etc, etc...


Big numbers of parking lot tip-overs with the first gen of linked brakes on Beemer bikes, cause a slight dip on the rear brake pedal simply over-braked the (linked) front... fatal with a tilted steering...
Just to point out how delicate balance of brake forces/pressures is...

hondarc166:
honda deauvile has linked brakes like the wing

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