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10-22-2009, 12:10 PM
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Cool racing in the rain vid
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10-22-2009, 03:52 PM
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i THINK i have seen this posted before and it is something else. Anyone who has racing experience or just an in-depth knowledge of tires explain to me how the front stays planted in such conditions? the back is everywhere but the front is always sticking, also i was wondering if in the rain does it effect their braking points for each corner? Id imagine it did however i just think its amazing. One more...can you effectively trail-brake into turns in those conditions??
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10-22-2009, 09:47 PM
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Wait! What just happened?
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If you look a little closer the front is being pushed and doing some wiggling here and there. I'm not any expert but I would think that the front stays a little more planted because when on the breaks there is more down force on the tire creating more contact with the pavement below. On acceleration the front doesn't have the force of the engine trying to spin it up and break it free like the rear.
Also interested to see if I'm anywhere close to right....so expert answers needed.
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10-22-2009, 10:14 PM
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Good questions - come on track gurus, chip in 
As for this video being posted before - I think I've seen it posted before on here as well (not 100% sure) but I thought even if it's a repost it's worth it
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Originally Posted by zmeiaspas
People say: if life gives you lemons - make a lemonade.
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Then find somebody who's life made them vodka, and have a party!!
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Originally Posted by Steve Jobs
"You have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever--because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well-worn path, and that will make all the difference."
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10-22-2009, 10:33 PM
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He is not racing, he is qualifying. And he is just having fun.
Also, rain tyres help a LOT! And they get rain tyres you can not buy.
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More engineering goes into a Buell than a BMW motorcycle, and you simply cannot deny that. And the Buell works well.
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10-23-2009, 06:14 AM
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That looks like it'd be fun. I can't even imagine trying to race with the bike being all over the track like that.
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10-23-2009, 02:58 PM
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that looks like some fun and dangerous times. He really looks like he is about to eat shit a bunch of times.
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10-23-2009, 09:22 PM
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holy fuck, is he trying to commit suicide?
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10-23-2009, 11:00 PM
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holy fuck, is he trying to commit suicide?
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Should check out some of the 500GP race videos on youtube. Thoses guys were one step below commiting suicide.
YouTube - MotoGP/500cc 1985-1995 Highlight Clips Part 1 of 2
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Its all the damned Ural Patrol riders thinking the Dragon is a goddamned racetrack and dragging knee, then crashing out...
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Originally Posted by Nightfall
More engineering goes into a Buell than a BMW motorcycle, and you simply cannot deny that. And the Buell works well.
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10-23-2009, 11:27 PM
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^^^ holy crap those machines were some ferocious man-eaters 
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Originally Posted by zmeiaspas
People say: if life gives you lemons - make a lemonade.
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Then find somebody who's life made them vodka, and have a party!!
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Steve Jobs
"You have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever--because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well-worn path, and that will make all the difference."
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10-23-2009, 11:28 PM
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sucks kiyo is having a bad year. the hondas do suck so maybe that has something to do with it, than again rea won a race or two and is competitive.
after haga retires hes the next nippon hero.
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10-23-2009, 11:48 PM
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ah yes silly me, how could I forget the 500cc's. That vid(part 1 and 2) was worth seeing again, thank you.
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11-17-2009, 08:57 PM
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And yet another Thank You for posting such a Great Video. Ahhh the Memories of Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Mick Doohan, and all the other Great Riders that tamed those Famous 500 2 Storke Monsters. 
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