Slip sliding away... (a warning)

[george formby]

No, it's not so much the roads at all...b I've ridden a GN250 and let me tell you, even in the dry the front tyre locks so fucking easily it's not funny. No wonder they have a shit as front brake... I could bare to think of how many locked front wheels there'd be if the brakes were any better with n00bs grabbing a bit too much suddenly.

It's a well known fact that Gn250 stock tyres, especially that front... are nothing more than rolling plastic even in the dry.

And as for the wet? That compound becomes so much worse I don't want to even start...

As for a contrast, in the rain with Pilot powers or BT090's I can still get my rear wheel in the air on the brakes.

No really, they are so bad that I think when purchasing a ginny, before investing in $$$ of gear, newbies should invest in a set of Michelin M40's which are inexpensive but safe rubber... even good for bucket racing.

Tosh!

When i lived in Auckland the roundabout at the end of my street turned into an ice rink after a lot of hot days then a short shower. I saw a pedestrian step onto the road & slip over, a car travelling sideways take out a sign & of all things a duck from the park step onto the road & land on it's beak. One of the entries to the roundabout was down hill & I saw more than a couple of bikes & scooters come to grief when they hit the brakes.

Dodgy dodgy dodgy.

You don't stand a chance when the water sits on the oil & rubber which coats these wee round abouts.

[racefactory]

Going to have to call BS on that one my friend... pics or it didn't happen.

[george formby]

Going to have to call BS on that one my friend... pics or it didn't happen.

Moi?

I shit ye not. Admittedly it was extreme & only happened after long dry spells then a shower. Regardless of your opinion be VERY cautious in those conditions.
I hope that round about was resurfaced at some point.
If I remember correctly it was in Parnell, top of the rise from the city, turn left & it was at the bottom of the hill. Somewhere round their anyway. I lived their 15 years ago so it might be a motorway now.

This was pre Mark Suckerberg by a long way & mobile phones were used for telephone calls.

[gammaguy]

Always hate when it pours like that here in Taiwan. Lots of roads have potholes that just get even bigger with rain. That said, I've had some adventurous times driving to work while a typhoon was going on.

when it rains here it is usually a torrential downpour,but the roads are mainly free of oil and slippery stuff like that because:

1)they get a regular washing

2)the vehicles are all in good condition and dont drop oil

[cheesemethod]

I had exactly the same thing happen on my GN250, roundabout, rain, 20kph, lowside. That was on the standard tires. I think putting proper tires on a GN250 should be compulsory, it completely changes the way the bike feels and gives you miles more grip.

[racefactory]

I had exactly the same thing happen on my GN250, roundabout, rain, 20kph, lowside. That was on the standard tires. I think putting proper tires on a GN250 should be compulsory, it completely changes the way the bike feels and gives you miles more grip.

Yes, really it must be terrible... people with a shiny new ginny all proud and happy to ride, only to become scared to brake and turn because they drop it from awful front tyre grip. Fucking terrible of Suzuki to let those machines out there like that.

GN owners need to spend 60 bucks on a Michelin M60 front tyre straight away. Save buying those cordura pants for the time being, just get that tyre on there.

[PrincessBandit]

GN owners need to spend 60 bucks on a Michelin M60 front tyre straight away. Save buying those cordura pants for the time being, just get that tyre on there.

We did. Straight after that incident we replaced both tyres, getting rid of the factory ones for decent ones, and noticed the difference immediately.