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Last edited by greenmonster; 05-26-10 at 02:26 PM.
-Originally Posted by TLRMan
Oh, I forgot to add, I charge double for Kawasaki's
"My God, you're gonna have to cool me down, give me an ice block to shove in my pants or something".
-Barbecue Lou
holy sh*t man - rad video- glad to see most did not get hurt
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I was wondering...there are a lot of scenes where the bike gets all wobbly, squirrely...even on what looks like smooth, easy curves, and it high sides...is this from the front tire tucking under? Just looks like they're going along no prob...and boom.
-Oh, I forgot to add, I charge double for Kawasaki's
"My God, you're gonna have to cool me down, give me an ice block to shove in my pants or something".
-Barbecue Lou
Yeah. Boom.
Next thing ya know, yer on yer ass and the bike is on fire. Oooops!
From my experience, limited as it may be, they are typically caused by the back tire spinning up, sliding off to one side or the other and catching traction again, this will cause the bike to snap violently back in line and typically eject the rider off the top of the bike and/or cause the rider to make a violent input to the bars causing the front to tuck.
I can vouch for that.....
Jake
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1999 Kawasaki ZRX1100
Its amazing what a little bad input to the bars can do. I'm just a rookie but this is why setting up for the turn is so important to me. To me its all about making sure I am comfortable and solid so I don't find myself pushing or tugging on the bars after I flick it in.
if the front tucks its gonna be a lowside. the rear losing traction (spinning/sliding) then suddenly regaining traction is what sends you sky high. and just because the pavement looks smooth doesn't mean it is. there's a lot of variables in a front end wobbling. a typical wobble happens when you're hard on the gas and the front end is light and hits a bump.
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thanks for setting me straight on this...it makes sense the front tire tucking/sliding outwards would cause the low side, but the rear losing/regaining traction throws the bike around, sending the rider skywards...a damned painful landing from being high sided! Of the two, I'll take the low, thank you very much!
Last edited by greenmonster; 05-27-10 at 07:24 AM.
-Oh, I forgot to add, I charge double for Kawasaki's
"My God, you're gonna have to cool me down, give me an ice block to shove in my pants or something".
-Barbecue Lou
Smooth easy turns... LOL! Yeah, there's a lot of those in motoGP. Every turn is difficult when you are riding at the limit.
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