Cats-eyes and corners

[Bonez]

Ok here it is;

When I had the bike in the right half lane, in a tight left turn, wheels are very close to the centreline.

No. On the centerline. Where the cats eye was right?

[crazyhorse]

I hate the cats eyes on the road - they are dangerous things, esp in the wet

[MSTRS:Me]

I hate the cats eyes on the road - they are dangerous things, esp in the wet

There's more likelihood of hitting roadmarking paint. That's MoreBadder (TM) than catseyes. You should always know where your tyres are contacting the road and where they are tracking. Catseyes are at least predictable as to where they are placed in relation to the marked lane/s. Hitting them at a critical moment is a sign of a rider not being in complete control. No matter how many of that type I've read of in the obits, there's always a few more along shortly...

[Jantar]

...When I had the bike in the right half lane, in a tight left turn, wheels are very close to the centreline.
.....

If you hit it with the side wall of the tyre while leaning into a corner then you were over the centerline.

[george formby]

It's easy - stop treating the road like a fucking racetrack.

Yup, control your speed & look were you are going. From the moment you sit on the bike, where it goes & how quickly is totally up to you.
If you end up cranked over on a cats eye then you gotta be on the wrong side of the road in the first place. You might clip the left of one as you begin to lean if your still in lane but otherwise, your riding in Europe.

[MSTRS:Me]

From the moment you sit on the bike, where it goes & how quickly is totally up to you.

This man understands...

[carbonhed]

I don't think he's running wide because he's going too fast.

He's turning his corners like the British motorcycle cops advocate where you stay wide right around the corner to maximise sightlines. Unfortunately he's losing track of the actual path of his wheels... which is pretty catastrophically bad DB and can only end painfully.

Now you know there's a problem you can work on fixing it.

[avgas]

So how the hell do I know how close I am to the centerline?

Good god man - get off the road now - before you kill someone.
I can see the centreline when its painted black on a black road at night.......

[hang0ver]

Many of the above suggestions are valid but its also because of hydraulic choke off, there simply isnt enough flow rate in the standard front fork compression pistons. Aside from losing ride height control if you completely removed the compression shim stacks the forks would still jolt. A good piston and valving design will take away a lot of the pain ( but not all of it as you still need to feel connected to the road )
It can also be because the fork springs are too soft meaning the front end rides too low in its stroke.
I have a giggle quite often when people say adjust the clickers, the clickers do not vary the piston port size!!!

Wholly shit that was intense, I just got a hard on.

Maybe instead of a suspension overhaul you should adjust your line?

[CookMySock]

I don't think he's running wide because he's going too fast.

He's turning his corners like the British motorcycle cops advocate where you stay wide right around the corner to maximise sightlines. Unfortunately he's losing track of the actual path of his wheels... which is pretty catastrophically bad DB and can only end painfully.

Now you know there's a problem you can work on fixing it.

Holy mother of god, someone gets it!

I guess when I'm moving quickly I generally apex. That day I wasn't. lesson learned. I didn't know.

Steve

[ital916]

Holy mother of god, someone gets it!

I guess when I'm moving quickly I generally apex.

Steve

Kinky..

[FROSTY:Me]

Holy mother of god, someone gets it!

I guess when I'm moving quickly I generally apex. That day I wasn't. lesson learned. I didn't know.

Steve

Steve--it worries me that you werent aware of your position in relation to the cateye.

[avgas]

Wholly shit that was intense, I just got a hard on.

Maybe instead of a suspension overhaul you should adjust your line?

Where is the sales pitch in that???....Don't be too concerned with Robert - he means no harm.
We all have to earn bread - in his case its selling the stuff that makes the springy bit better. Of course it does help if the bike has a springy bit.

[racefactory]

Why don't you guys just shut the fuck up arguing? Really, it makes you all look like a little pack of bitches... grow up and get along, or if you can't do that, go out and ride your bike. Thanks.

[Hans]

Why don't you guys just shut the fuck up arguing? Really, it makes you all look like a little pack of bitches... grow up and get along, or if you can't do that, go out and ride your bike. Thanks.

Erm...Thinks...No.