What do you think are Iron Maiden's best songs?
Be prepared to take some notes: Iron Maiden (Album): Prowler Sanctuary Remember Tomorrow Running Free Phantom of the Opera Transylvania Iron Maiden Killers: Ides of March Wrathchild Genghis Khan Killers Twilight Zone Drifter The Number of the Beast: 22 Acacia Avenue The Number of the Beast Run to the Hills Hallowed Be Thy Name Piece of Mind: Revelations Die With Your Boots On The Trooper To Tame a Land The Whole Powerslave Album Somewhere in Time: Caught Somewhere in Time Heaven Can Wait Stranger in a Strange Land Alexander the Great The Whole 7th Son of a 7th Son Album Fear of the Dark (Title Track) Brave New World: The Wicker Man Brave New World Dream of Mirrors The Nomad The Thin Line Between Love and Hate Dance of Death: Wildest Dreams Rainmaker No More Lies Montsegur Dance of Death Paschendale Face in the Sand Journeyman Any questions?
If I see the light from a good distance and have lots of time to stop, I usually go down through the gears releasing the clutch for each and allowing engine compression to do its job. Saves on brake pads. If there's not a lot of time to react, I just pull in the clutch and keep it pulled in while the brakes do their job. Mind you, I still downshift, that way if I need a sudden burst of acceleration to avoid a wayward car the bike is already in the right gear, so all I have to do is release the clutch and gas it.
There's the obvious ones: Hallowed Be Thy Name The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden The Trooper Aces High Fear of the Dark Where Eagles Dare Flight of Icarus Rime of the Ancient Mariner 2 Minutes to Midnight Wasted Years The Wicker Man Some of my personal favourites: Phantom of the Opera Remember Tomorrow Infinite Dreams 22 Acacia Avenue The Evil That Men Do To Tame a Land
Wrathchild The Trooper 2 Minutes To Midnight Powerslave Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Caught Somewhere In Time Heaven Can Wait The Number Of The Beast Run To The Hills Hallowed Be Thy Name
I usually coast towards the light in gear until the RPM starts getting low. I then pull in the clutch and use the brakes to stop. As I slow I start downshifting but keep the clutch engaged using the brakes to slow and stop. I want to be in first gear before I am stopped as it is usually easier to change gears while you are moving. By the time I am stopped I am in first gear with the clutch in, ready to go when the light changes. My logic? What is cheaper to repair? Replacing the brake pads once in a while or repairing the transmission or the clutch. Also, if you are too aggressive with the downshifting and compression braking you risk breaking loose the back tire and losing control. Most of your stopping power comes from the front tire and brake. Why do you think the brakes are almost always larger and more powerful on the front wheel? When using the engine to brake you are using more stopping power at the rear wheel which has less traction while stopping.
