possible brake problem??

i think when you slam on your brakes with out the clutch in your bike will bobble espicially in hard braking. if you put ur clutch in it will stop.

Paying a little better attention and anticipating that the light would change to red would be a good place to start. Secondly, don't slam or grab or stab the brake lever...squeeze it. Don't forget to use the rear brake as well. It will greatly improve stopping distance. Thirdly, if this is your first bike (or your tirty first for that matter) spend some time in an open parking lot practicing emergency braking and steeringmanuevers. It may sound silly but it helps...a lot. You'll learn the bikes reaction to severe circumstances (as well as your own). Finally, watch that speed. If you were doing 65mph with stop lights @ 75 feet, you were riding too fast. Ride safe and smile.

corner worker said:

Paying a little better attention and anticipating that the light would change to red would be a good place to start. Secondly, don't slam or grab or stab the brake lever...squeeze it. Don't forget to use the rear brake as well. It will greatly improve stopping distance. Thirdly, if this is your first bike (or your tirty first for that matter) spend some time in an open parking lot practicing emergency braking and steeringmanuevers. It may sound silly but it helps...a lot. You'll learn the bikes reaction to severe circumstances (as well as your own). Finally, watch that speed. If you were doing 65mph with stop lights @ 75 feet, you were riding too fast. Ride safe and smile.

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Have you taken the MSF course yet? I believe they teach a lot of stopping techniques. As stated above, attention to what is going on is the biggest thing....shouldn't have to be stopping that fast for a light....although you do need to know how to get the bike stopped quickly for other things.
My guess is the shaking was from probably not pulling in the clutch as well....same as would happen on a manual transmission car if you came to a quick stop.
Or, you may have just wiggled the bars a little and had a mild tankslapper. Learning to control the bike more or a steering dampener will take care of that. Stay safe....and slower for awhile breaking in a first bike....there's lots to learn my young padawan

Loosen up your elbows(locked elbows make you a steering damper that has no idea how to dampen). Second, as stated prior, squeeze, not grab!! Once you have transferred the weight and traction to the front tire, squeeze harder. You grab the front brake all in one shot you can (and probably did) lock the front and it will slide and then you will probably fall ,unless you release it (like you did).

thanks everybody for the tips and info.....but yea i admit i was goin a tad 2 fast.....i learned my lesson .....as for the msf course im goin in a month since they're not open yet, but i have been practicing alot in a open parking lot including stopping fast as i can even to the point that im picking up the rear end and also to the point that i have a good feel when i lock up the rear wheels just to get know the bike and learn its and my own limits.....but i never experianced the violent wobble(i prolly did forget to squeeze the clutch also) :bitchslap:

thanks again fellez