[DataDan]

From the description on the blog post, it apparently reduces front brake hydraulic pressure when the rear suspension is fully extended and restores it when the back tire comes back to earth. Is that how you understand it?

 

[DataDan]

"Says Jones, 'We think we managed to conclusively prove that Buell motorcycles are capable of some pretty extraordinary things.' Er, certainly…
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Those are some pretty crappy brakes, if it takes a whole 305 metres to haul that junkpile to a stop from 200kph. Why, my conventional-single-disc Hawk can stop well-within 100 metres from 189kph (it probably won't DO 200kph without a push!)................

Crappy brakes indeed. 200kph -> 0 in 305m is average decel of .5g, about half of typical motorcycle road test decel. 60mph -> 0 in 120ft, representative braking performance for current bikes, is 1.0g average decel. (Motorcycle Consumer News is the only US publication that regularly tests braking, and their numbers usually match CW's on the rare occasion that CW includes a complete road test data panel.)

However, I find your 100m braking distance from 189kph -> 0 for a Hawk GT (or any other road bike) a bit hard to believe. That's 1.4g average, the equivalent of 85ft 60mph -> 0, much better than any published motorcycle decel results. Even taking into account the added decel from drag at elevated speed, I don't think it would be attainable under the same conditions as a CW test.