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06-19-2007, 09:11 PM
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Cheers for the vid link.
Tell you a story... near my UK home we have a bikers route up the A272... awesome road... to get to the road we used to ride up the twisties through some villages etc to West Meon hut... at the cross roads there used to be a Little Chef and the carpark was a meeting point for the local lads prior to blatting all over the place. Anyway we were all sitting on the kerb generally being bikers when this AWESOME R1 turned up and you couold hear the rear tire popping... the bike was carbon this and carbon that... and we all zeroed in on the rear tire.... NO CHICKEN strip and beading all over the place.... man this rider obviously must be a god.... and the shocker... SHE took her helmet off and the double shocker was that she was no spring chicken either. She actually turned out to be a really nice lady (and Mother of three). I knew one geezer that 'kurbed' his rear tire to remove the chicken strip... great idea and looked the biz... shame the front wheel gave away his little cheat. Des :roll:
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06-19-2007, 10:21 PM
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Yeah it is good to get rid of the chinken strip.
Me only being 19 havent got the best of experience in going round corners. Hell give me a bike to rev the sh*t out of a dump the clutch, lean forward as much and pray, i will do that anytime. But to be 1/2 foot off the floor doing 100 +, might take some time. When i come to think of it, the technique in going round corners is to keep the bike as upright as possible making it more stable on the exit. Its the rider that needs to lean out, so this theory of chicken strip kinda contradicts itself in a way. Kev 8)
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06-20-2007, 09:42 AM
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What bike do you have Kev?
I'm trying to save up ATM to get my test done and then get a bike, I want a GSX-R600/750 Saw a 2007 R6 t'other day, my oh my what a gorgeous lookin' bike.
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06-22-2007, 01:47 PM
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Kev... the faster you are in a corner the more lean you can put on the bike.... yes your right, the point is to keep the bike as upright as possible but the faster you go the more impossible that is so the lean becomes more accute... 'hanging' off of the seat is a feat most riders cannot do very well and I have only done that once on the 14.... me being a big bloke and the 14 being a big lady it was something I had not done for about 18 years hahahahahaha but at about 100+++mph she was very stable... unlike my sphincter :lol:
Getting ones knee down is not too differcult and you should not be too impressed by scuffed sliders on the knees of posers.... one can get ones knee down on slow roundabouts so again dont be impressed about scuffs. Always check the chicken strip and look for beading too... that means lots of fast hard over corners rather than the odd one. The actual joy of riding a bike is the bends.... if you get a bend just right there is nothing to beat that feeling on the road. Remember Kev that any idiot can get on a bike and twist choke that throttle so the bike takes off but only a good rider can take the bendies. I highly recommend that you take a bike riding course run by the Police (EDGE was the course down on the South coast) as these guys really do know how to ride. I have been out with Police riders and I could not keep up with them at all.... not the speed... that was easy... as stated above just twist and fly... but the sustained speed through corners and the best road positions is something else. My mate Barry has done all the courses and now rides a Police spec Honda (complete with lights) to ferry emergency organs around hospitals etc... and Baz is a really fast rider and the best bit about it is that he never takes risks to ride that fast either. I did the courses and advanced bike and car courses and truely believe that these should be compusary. Des :roll:
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06-22-2007, 01:56 PM
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Agreed any dude, or dudess, can get on a bike and go as fast as they can, but drag racing isnt all that easy.
We are talking the difference of 0.01 of a second and that takes alot to beat. Its about shifting gears quick, reaction time to the lights, staying straight etc etc. Kev 8)
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06-22-2007, 02:03 PM
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Used to love Zebra crossings on the 14.... slightly damp road... wait for granny to cross then dump the clutch and the rear would loose grip and snack for about 30ft..... great fun... shame the granny would **** herself though :twisted:
Des :roll:
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06-22-2007, 02:06 PM
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Lol, i would love to go to the isle of man one day. They are getting more strict nowdays though.
P.S. to those who dont know isle of man has roads with no speed limits on them, and yes many people have died there. Kev 8)
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