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8 comments:
What happened ... NC tags, good rubber, noticed the road was a little wet but it looks like he jumped off ... ??
It was early in the day, and fairly cold...maybe upper 40s. I didn't see what happened, I had moved on to shooting the trailing guy, but he said as soon as he rolled on the gas around the middle of the turn, the back just slid out.
Plus they were running "factory" tire pressures...around 38/42 f/r. I suggested they drop them to around 28/30 like most of us do when it's colder to generate more heat in the carcass.
42 psi??? OMG. I don't even do that on the superslab. I had my rear at 32 and it didn't warm up until half way back down. The front never did warm up and felt really weird. It was just too damn cold.
Hope the bike and rider were both OK.
Thanks for the info ... I was curious. My GL1800 is so heavy that hot or cold it keeps a darn good contact patch ... but I certainly take it easier when the tires are cool.
Glad he was in gear and the bike didn't look too bad.
Take care and enjoy your break as the season winds down.
James
Appears to be a classic low side.
Sorry to see that for a rider who seems to be doing the right things.
Just a friendly heads-up to james scott,
Gravity exerts the *same* pull on all objects, and your "contact patch" is about the same hot or cold. Cold tires/pavement conspire to make you *lose* your contact patch.
The compound of the tire rubber plus cold/hot tires/pavement are the main factors that dictate your grip upon the road.
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