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Ok thanks for the replies. So no one knows how to desribe the feeling? I'm very, very afraid to lean any more in the rain.. I want to go further... but am afraid of getting to the angle the wheels will just slip away at. Is it noticeable, do the wheels gradually slide out? Does the steering get very light? Does the bike weave about? Does it simply fall down very sharply after getting to that point? These are the real life examples I'd like to know.... If anyone can describe what I'm talking about that would be great! Even when not on the track, in a small car park like on the video i posted... I can not even imagine scraping my pegs... Am just locked at one very shallow angle that i can't seem to get past. If I knew what kind of signs to look out for i'm sure i'd be willing to crank it over more. I also fear that on the road it may get me into much trouble if i can't make myself lean over more to avoid an unexpected obstacle or coming into a radius tightening corner.

Hi there, Awesome forum! Unfortunately I do not have access to the trainer bikes as you have in USA (god i'd love to go on them) so I have a few questions: I have kitted out my bike with rough fairings and crash knobs and I want to learn a few things before setting out to find out this stuff... My concerns are primarilly wet riding: Obviously in the dry, modern day tyres can support massive lean angles up to and past the pegs and sometimes body work of a motorcycle, so we can be confident that we can crank it right over... as we all do when it's sunny! However, in the wet, lean angles are limited yes no? So what i'm wondering is how far do you know you can lean? What signs tell you that you are at maximum permitted lean and it will fall if you go any further? There must be some sort of sensation that tells us? Check this video out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se9DOJQyW00 and this . I'd love to have those rain skills! Have you guys learnt to peg scrape in the wet?