Thank you for enlightening me KK. As I said I never felt that the brakes were underpowered, it was just the eplanation I needed.

The tester put a fabric sling around the forks below the fairing to attach the winch to the bike. He did weigh the front and back of the bike
with me sat on it to assess the weight distribution.
 
Don't think I fancy trying to lock the front wheel....I foresee disaster!

What is 'push a ped'......not been able to work that one out????

Thanks...