Learner Ride - Sunday 30th November

[Ixion]

The roads were very slippery today, as is always the case when a period of light rain or drizzle follows a prolonged dry spell.

There is no solution except a large dose of Nanna pills.

[PirateJafa]

Or a motard?

[Ixion]

Motard won't grip any better than anything else. And even a skilled rider on a motard will struggle to control a front wheel slide.

[PirateJafa]

Yes, but they are generally cheaper to crash.

[Ixion]

True. So is a GN250.

[PirateJafa]

Yes, but if you crash a GN you generally pull out a box of matches and a petrol-soaked rag to finish it off, then give insurance a call.

Then consider it a lesson learnt.

[racefactory]

yes quite.

that 'pro' road surface write up is interesting.

[motorbyclist]

That brings me to the question... what are race tracks made out of? I guess they need to have a balance between wet and dry so something in middle of hot mix and chip seal?

race tracks are made of asphalt

chip seal can't stand up to heavy traffic/braking as the stones come loose


in the wet they ditch the slicks and ride with heavily treadded wets


might add i have seen tar bleeding from asphalt

and tar snakes are the most dangerous "repairs" i've ever seen

[macros87]

so are we still doing this again next weekend? cause even tho there was the little hick up with your brother, i still found the experience useful, and i learned quiet a bit... then again since that ride alone doubled my experience en the zxr you would expect it to teach me a thing or two. + i would find it it much more fun in the dry man... has the dent on the tank been fixed yet? your dad didn't look too happy about it :P

[Squiggles]

Yer, we're doing it this Sunday, ill edit the thread name

[motorbyclist]

has the dent on the tank been fixed yet? your dad didn't look too happy about it :P

right now we're focusing on the brake lever

also, it would appear both tyres are borderline for wof purposes so i'll likely be replacing them tomorrow (with the right sizes too)

Yer, we're doing it this Sunday, ill edit the thread name

cheers

[ital916]

right now we're focusing on the brake lever

also, it would appear both tyres are borderline for wof purposes so i'll likely be replacing them tomorrow (with the right sizes too)



cheers

What did you do to the rvf?

[Ragingrob]

What did you do to the rvf?

His bro on the hornet hit a tar snake and the front slipped... I think.

[racefactory]

yeap Hit worn out chip seal where the stones had worn down to the tar.

[ital916]

oh..

tar snakes are tricky bastiges...had the front and rear sliding simultaneously on many an occasion today, not a good day to be riding.

Hope he is not too sore.