data.3news-bydate.test.rec.motorcycles.103167 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Mr. Bill)
Subject: Re: How Big Is Too Big (was Re: 1st bike)
Organization: The Cafe at the Edge of the Universe
Lines: 42
[email protected](Andy Woodward) writes:
azw>Weight and size over rough roads is a definite no-no. If is starts to
azw>drift, you aint going to catch it.
[email protected] (Mr. Bill) says:
mrb>If you're riding hard enough for this to be of concern, then yes, a
mrb>lighter bike is more beneficial.
[email protected] (Mike Sturdevant) writes:
ms>If you're not riding hard enough for this to be a concern, are you
ms>having any fun?
Sure. I've never been much of a racerboy, as anybody who's attended the
Minibike Spectacular can attest. ;^) I get a great deal of satisfaction
in riding fast, yet now so fast as to be overly concerned about not being
able to maintain a clean line. And while I'm still known to slide the
occasional tire, I much prefer to stay just to the sticky side of that
line. I've found that I don't heal as well as I used to in days of yore.
BTW, how's the knee?
mrb>anyway. Am I more likely to catch a 400 than a 250? Not necessarily.
mrb>Tires, road surface and rider ability are a much more important criteria.
ms>Actually, big horsepower is just as likely to get you out of trouble
ms>when it "Starts to Drift" as your puny body mass pushing on stuff. A well
ms>placed push from 80 or 90 horsepower can do a lot to straighten or change
ms>in a beneficial way the trajectory of the bike/rider system. That's a
Quite true. Another plus for a 500+ bike, the original thread, I think.
Damn circular threads... ;^)
ms>Go fast. Take chances.
ms>
ms> Mike S.
Mr. Bill
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