Can you just take it off or disconnect it or eliminate it. Anyone know about this.
That is correct. Either one or two of the three rear caliper pistons is/are actuated by the SMC, the remaining piston(s) actuated by the rear brake pedal. I can't remember how many, would have to look it up. The big question I have is why anyone would want to mess around with trying to revise the linked brake system in the first place?I don't think you can get all the caliper pistons to engage if the SMC is disabled or eliminated....reduced braking capability in other words.......ff
I think the big answer is- to remove a potential point of failure that isn't present in most other brake systems while regaining individual control for applying front and rear brakes independently. There are a lot of riders who dislike the Honda's LBS. But that answer presupposes that the bike can be stopped faster and safer without LBS making the SMC.unnecessary.The big question I have is why anyone would want to mess around with trying to revise the linked brake system in the first place?
...and potentially introduce new ones by making the system operate in ways that were never intended or tested. I doubt de-linking an ST would cause a failure, but I also don't think the brake behavior would be ideal, either. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but my ST isn't Guinea pigging that one.I think the big answer is- to remove a potential point of failure...
Or you can keep the LBS and do it all electronically, which is what you're going to find on a lot more bikes in the future: CLICKY. I think this is a good thing because the suspension can be tuned without making braking-related compromises and the differences made up for by the computer only during braking. They seem to have come up with a system that will survive a failure, which puts my one objection to rest.There are a lot of riders who dislike the Honda's LBS. But that answer presupposes that the bike can be stopped faster and safer without LBS making the SMC.unnecessary.
That mentality comes from thinking everything's still as primitive and horrible as it was "back in my day," completely ignoring the anti-corollary, "things have improved so much that they aren't going to break."It's akin to getting rid of a power brake booster and related parts because of the "old man" axiom "there's less to go wrong" and the corollary "it's one more thing you have to fix."
You can. But do not.Can you just take it off or disconnect it or eliminate it. Anyone know about this.
I tend to agree. Done properly I'd say the result would be notably trouble free just like "back in the old days" of no LBS. Having never seen any testing on Honda's LBS I take it on faith that it generally improves braking at least for most of us. Cost alone would stop me from delinking the brakes.I doubt de-linking an ST would cause a failure, but I also don't think the brake behavior would be ideal, either.
Oh great. Another black box to be removed and replaced instead of repaired. At least the SMC could be maintained by the user.Or you can keep the LBS and do it all electronically, which is what you're going to find on a lot more bikes in the future