speaking of tires (nearly ate it!)
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speaking of tires (nearly ate it!)
Well, I've known for a while now that my rear Avon AV50SP is past it's prime but it proved it this weekend.
OK, here's the situation I was getting off I96 E at exit 106 to merge onto 127N towards Lansing. The on/off ramp is a pretty tight, decreasing radius turn marked for 25mph with decent pavement. I had been traveling at about 110 and passed a car pretty close to where I needed to get over for the exit so I was carrying a good bit of speed on the ramp before the turn.
I downshifted to 3rd while hard on the brakes. Let off the brake, turn in and then let the clutch out just as I was going into the turn. Maybe about 70mph at this point. It seems that the engine braking in third was enough to lock the knackered rear and it stepped out mightily!
So here I am looking like Hayden going into the turn steerin' with the rear. Unfortunately, I do not have the skills or courage of Hayden so my drawers were getting sucked right into my majorly puckered sphincter!
Pulling in the clutch brought things to right, but I was way off line for the apex and needed more lean than I am generally comfy with.
I made the turn and everything's cool. So "be careful on worn tires" is the moral of this litttle story, but we all know that anyways!
OK, here's the situation I was getting off I96 E at exit 106 to merge onto 127N towards Lansing. The on/off ramp is a pretty tight, decreasing radius turn marked for 25mph with decent pavement. I had been traveling at about 110 and passed a car pretty close to where I needed to get over for the exit so I was carrying a good bit of speed on the ramp before the turn.
I downshifted to 3rd while hard on the brakes. Let off the brake, turn in and then let the clutch out just as I was going into the turn. Maybe about 70mph at this point. It seems that the engine braking in third was enough to lock the knackered rear and it stepped out mightily!
So here I am looking like Hayden going into the turn steerin' with the rear. Unfortunately, I do not have the skills or courage of Hayden so my drawers were getting sucked right into my majorly puckered sphincter!
Pulling in the clutch brought things to right, but I was way off line for the apex and needed more lean than I am generally comfy with.
I made the turn and everything's cool. So "be careful on worn tires" is the moral of this litttle story, but we all know that anyways!
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Glad you came out ok, I had the rear slide out and turned an almost lowside into an almost nasty highside on the track. Rode it out on the tank talk about pucker factor 10....pited in just to slow the heart down. 
talk about pucker factor 10....pited in just to slow the heart down.
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Yup. the first week I had this thing I went out to the local s curves. So I learned that a twin has a HELL of a lot more engine braking than my flat 6. Broke the back end loose twice on brand new rubber, which was my way of learning that just because I can do something on one bike doesn't mean I can pull it off on the other. Also a good reminder to get set up before leaning over...
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