Speed - Page 2

Mork_417 · 03-07-13, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

TT Isle of Man...I gotta hand it to these riders they got balls and nerves of titanium to pull it off at such speeds.

HunterICX

Amen.

Philipp_Thomsen · 03-07-13, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Lionclaw

Edit: Check this out. Just look where the spectators are, they are crazier than the riders.

wow man, those guys are inches from the helmet of the bikers in those turns!

If someone sneezes, a biker dies decapitated.

Platapus · 03-07-13, 09:59 AM

I am amazed at the amount of grip those motorcycles have in the turns.

HunterICX · 03-07-13, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I am amazed at the amount of grip those motorcycles have in the turns.

The Tires they use are soft and very sticky on tarmac but only last a few laps and you can throw them away.

Next to needing good tires you need as a rider to have a lot of faith in your machine and your skill.

HunterICX

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 03-07-13, 12:01 PM

Speaking of the TT Races, when I started listening to some of George Formby's songs I stumbled across this .

Mork_417 · 03-08-13, 06:47 AM

Yeah, those tires have incredible grip, but don't last long. Another part of being a good rider is knowing tires, and their characteristics regarding temps & pressures. I learned that the hard way this past summer.

Maybe if i had those guys incredible reaction times, i could have saved mine. However, compared to them, i react about as fast as a slug.

HunterICX · 03-08-13, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FloppyRat

Yeah, those tires have incredible grip, but don't last long. Another part of being a good rider is knowing tires, and their characteristics regarding temps & pressures. I learned that the hard way this past summer.

Ouch, gotta hurt.
Also knowledge of what kind of tarmac your dealing with helps too in taking your corners. Here in Spain they can go from having grip to nearly having none at all. So one moment you're doing your thing in the corners going flat and then the next corner it's like ''Hey rear tire...get back in line!''

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However, compared to them, i react about as fast as a slug.

likewise and that's still boasting!

btw: what do you ride?

HunterICX

Mork_417 · 03-08-13, 07:06 AM

My "Lady" is a 2007 GSXR 600, not as pretty as she once was, but still a lady.

How about you?

HunterICX · 03-08-13, 07:14 AM

Triumph Tiger 800XC as of this year (Click!), before that I had a Yamaha XT660Z Tenere.

HunterICX

Mork_417 · 03-08-13, 07:36 AM

LOL, i should have known that.

Nice ride.

03-07-13, 09:59 AM	#18
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,384 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I am amazed at the amount of grip those motorcycles have in the turns. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-07-13, 12:01 PM	#20
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,280 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Speaking of the TT Races, when I started listening to some of George Formby's songs I stumbled across this . __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin

03-08-13, 06:47 AM	#21
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	Yeah, those tires have incredible grip, but don't last long. Another part of being a good rider is knowing tires, and their characteristics regarding temps & pressures. I learned that the hard way this past summer. Maybe if i had those guys incredible reaction times, i could have saved mine. However, compared to them, i react about as fast as a slug. __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

03-08-13, 07:06 AM	#23
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	My "Lady" is a 2007 GSXR 600, not as pretty as she once was, but still a lady. How about you? __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

03-08-13, 07:14 AM	#24
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Triumph Tiger 800XC as of this year (Click!), before that I had a Yamaha XT660Z Tenere. HunterICX __________________

03-08-13, 07:36 AM	#25
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	LOL, i should have known that. Nice ride. __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)