Greyfell Proud Nerd Supporting Member Aug 31, 2023 #3 solomon said: View: https://youtu.be/rDJZjdKai24?feature=shared Click to expand... I agree with Qship, but that winning rider seemed to know what he was doing!
solomon said: View: https://youtu.be/rDJZjdKai24?feature=shared Click to expand... I agree with Qship, but that winning rider seemed to know what he was doing!
solomon Meriden fiddler Ex-Member Sep 1, 2023 #4 Qship said: Different. Click to expand... My bike's got thin tyres and high bars. Sort of justifie them! Reading the comments below video on YouTube, he's a well-known ace.
Qship said: Different. Click to expand... My bike's got thin tyres and high bars. Sort of justifie them! Reading the comments below video on YouTube, he's a well-known ace.
brooke Well-Known Member Supporting Member Sep 1, 2023 #5 Amazing rider for sure . I suspect the record for fastest ride on The Dragon Rte 129 is still held by a local Gold Wing .
Amazing rider for sure . I suspect the record for fastest ride on The Dragon Rte 129 is still held by a local Gold Wing .
solomon Meriden fiddler Ex-Member Sep 1, 2023 #6 I think low bars and fat back-tyres must slow a bike down? See from 25 seconds on. I'm on my thin-tyred 1972 Bonneville with high bars. Also got a pillion. Other bike is a 2023 fat-tyred sportmobile. View: https://youtu.be/8jQmyvxa-HA?feature=shared
I think low bars and fat back-tyres must slow a bike down? See from 25 seconds on. I'm on my thin-tyred 1972 Bonneville with high bars. Also got a pillion. Other bike is a 2023 fat-tyred sportmobile. View: https://youtu.be/8jQmyvxa-HA?feature=shared
sikatri Moderator Staff member Staff Supporting Member Sep 2, 2023 #8 That bike looked interesting with the lopsided handlebars and of course thin tires. Seemed it was setup for turns. Looked into tires and found this blog post. https://www.fodsports.com/blog/wide-vs-thin-motorcycle-tires-does-tyre-width-matter/Interesting comparison.
That bike looked interesting with the lopsided handlebars and of course thin tires. Seemed it was setup for turns. Looked into tires and found this blog post. https://www.fodsports.com/blog/wide-vs-thin-motorcycle-tires-does-tyre-width-matter/Interesting comparison.
solomon Meriden fiddler Ex-Member Sep 2, 2023 #9 sikatri said: Looked into tires and found this blog post. Click to expand... I've researched high bars. Do seem to increase speed, at least in (is it?) Finland. ... View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vjFeC7g6_40 Those poor sport bike owners.
sikatri said: Looked into tires and found this blog post. Click to expand... I've researched high bars. Do seem to increase speed, at least in (is it?) Finland. ... View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vjFeC7g6_40 Those poor sport bike owners.