GN250 at full lean.

[racefactory]

Friend of mine wants to practice/learn to turn hard in a carpark and learn corner limits of the machine.

We were looking at those tyres... and we were thinking... Jesus how can that thing actually lean past anything less than upright!? Just the way they are shaped looks horrible for turning and spending time on the side wall.

But having said that- is there some rule on all tyres that they must be able to perform all the way around and be able to support the bike at full crank... full crank being the point when something starts to scrape for that bike the tyre was designed for?

If so i guess a GN can indeed go 'full lean' right? Or wil it just... fall down.. before it reaches that point?

We just struggle to imagine the thing cranked over so it's worth asking before hand.

[nodrog]

please view

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/vbtube_show.php?do=tube&tubeid=26&t=74982

[racefactory]

excellent!!! Look at those tyres! How can they do that?

Was that you riding?

[nodrog]

Was that you riding?

no that was Kiwifruit riding, there is no way i am skilled enough to tame the raw power of a GN.

[Robert Taylor]

Friend of mine wants to practice/learn to turn hard in a carpark and learn corner limits of the machine.

We were looking at those tyres... and we were thinking... Jesus how can that thing actually lean past anything less than upright!? Just the way they are shaped looks horrible for turning and spending time on the side wall.

But having said that- is there some rule on all tyres that they must be able to perform all the way around and be able to support the bike at full crank... full crank being the point when something starts to scrape for that bike the tyre was designed for?

If so i guess a GN can indeed go 'full lean' right? Or wil it just... fall down.. before it reaches that point?

We just struggle to imagine the thing cranked over so it's worth asking before hand.


In truth the biggest issue you have to contend with is the woefully weak fork action on that model, they are VERY easy to tuck and crash.

[slimjim]

In truth the biggest issue you have to contend with is the woefully weak fork action on that model, they are VERY easy to tuck and crash.

:laugh: yes yes yes .....

[CB ARGH]

On a GN250? Haha why not!

I can imagine that they wouldn't have the best shaped tyres for leaning, but you will still get a bit of a lean out of them, just not much turning power - when compared to a fully rounded tyre (semi-circle shaped instead of U shaped for example).

Should be a bit of fun I think. :Punk:

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

good on ya! just make sure ya post the pics of the impending faceplant/s :Punk:

[discotex]

please view

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/vbtube_show.php?do=tube&tubeid=26&t=74982

Love that vid :yes:

[Filterer]

I used to get my pegs down on factory tires all the time

[rie]

haha gotta love the L plate flapping in the vid.

[dwnundabkr]

ahhh the days had one for a couple of years peg scrapping, clutch wheelies (did not have the power pull up hahahah) and did most of the north island on one but that was a few years ago