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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: 08087 on January 19, 2014, 08:02:53 PM
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4fa_1390084281 (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4fa_1390084281)
bikes and RR tracks don't mix + everyone will record you and laugh.
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At least it is good info on why you want to avoid RR tracks. Some of those people hit pretty hard when they went down. Hope they are all okay. (People recording are kind of a bunch of a--holes for laughing at other people when they crash, though.)
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At least it is good info on why you want to avoid RR tracks. Some of those people hit pretty hard when they went down. Hope they are all okay. (People recording are kind of a bunch of a--holes for laughing at other people when they crash, though.)
My guess is they see a repeat of this every time it rains, picture yourself bored, stuck in the house on a rainy day with a few beers and a few friends and your 18-21. You've got to laugh, or at least I do.
What can they do, put up a sign, "SCOOTER RIDERS, BEWARE OF THE RR TRACKS, THEY ARE SLIPPERY WHEN WET!" People would still fall.
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...picture yourself bored, stuck in the house on a rainy day with a few beers and a few friends and your 18-21....
Yeah, I guess that's true. Beer+18-21 year olds=IQ dropping at least by half. ;)
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Railroad tracks, man hole covers, cat's eyes, white lines, glazed tiles, etc.... these are the slippery hazards on the road... If you know nothing about motorcycle tires... then you will fall, no matter how slow or careful you are... Scooter racing is very popular in our region and the tires they use have a softer compound rubber compared to OEMs and your regular street tires... they can bank at high speeds even when wet... I changed to them not because I want to race or go fast but because they don't slip even in the rain... regardless of tread design...
If you noticed in the video, when they hit the track they bike slid all the way even after the tire touch the track... With a better tire, the bike will just jerk when the tire hits the steel track because it is just in that instance that there's no traction...
These temporary steel covers are the worst when wet....
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8392617343_9a9156b34a_z.jpg)
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I come to a complete stop to get over these very rough tracks --- and they are perpendicular to my travel!
My habit is to never ride my scoot where I have not recently scouted with my Scion. I understand that a lot of folks cannot do that.
For instance, I would avoid - ever again- traveling on the stretch of road in the posted video.
Stig
(http://i40.tinypic.com/28a10qp.jpg)
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That's why thick (scooter) tires became popular.
They will probably climb up the rail and only feel shaky.
With thin (bicycle) tires you have to cross with an angle near 90°.