@Sacto Mitch posted:.Notice how much harder and how much earlier the Cutlass is braking than the Cortina. The less available power, the smoother you need to be.
If you're not racing, and on real roads, you can keep up quite a nice clip with almost no braking at all.
Here's a somewhat related article on motorcycle group riding techniques. See the section titled 'Pace'.
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"Notice how much harder and how much earlier the Cutlass is braking than the Cortina". Yeah, because the Cutlass can't go around the corners as well. Your second sentence should read: The less available power, the more momentum you need to maintain. Smooth is fast as well, I agree.
That article applies, IF YOU'RE RIDING MOTORCYCLES. Cars are different. The physics are different. A bike weighs 1/3 or less even what one of our cars weighs in street trim, say 600-700 pounds vs 1700-2400(both with driver/passenger)?
The engine braking effect on a motorcycle is VASTLY different than a car. This I have experience with, and yes, riding in a group of bikes. Untwist that right hand, sometimes just slightly drag the rear brake(or not) and a tiny squeeze(or maybe not) from the right hand gives plenty of slow.
The point is, you'll use far more brakes in a car when going quickly versus a bike. Especially on the street.