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only on modern 17" bikes with fat tires i believe... Ride a 10" scooter and you'll be surprised how much degres of lean it can take before turning nasty...

If its not in a state of de/acceleration, yes, from my experience...(because it doesnt upset/change too much the front back tire loading ratio) But without gas or brakes, some bikes can still brake / accelerate (i've ridden a few ...not my cupa tea)

IMHO the suspension might need servicing, either the springs are shot or the oil is too thin (or both) for the forks and/or rear shocks.

and IMHO the occasional tar snake/white line , a bigger contact patch on half the tar snake/line IMHO is going to be so much safer than said small tire where the whole grip surface can go onto said low friction coeffecieont surface and result in something nasty...

I use it in tendem with the front brake. Scooter's rear brake lever is where the clutch on big bikes are.

http://www.sp125racing.com/RS125%20Technical%20suspension%20settings%20vol1.htm I use this to tune my bike~ hope this helps ~ ^^

Hi Eirik, you should check out this series of japan police bike videos too ^^ I personally have tried to mimic the upper body movements to great success in very slow speed / consecutive tight turns ^^

The friction between two surfaces is proportional to the force pressing them together. TADA! > more force = more friction! I read that a larger force makes a larger contact patch (byproduct) and more frcition! imho go ride and learn, you dont learn skills just by reading, you have to practice and try to perfect it.

if u store it and use it on the road often, stick with the anti freeze imho. get it changed to the water wetter when you do track days .

Interesting to hear that. How many others use 4 fingers on the brake? It seems that I mostly see 2 fingers, but maybe we can do a little poll here, so: How many use 1? 2? 3? 4 fingers? Best, CF one finger situations: uphills, traffic speed < 50 KM/H flats two finger situations: downhill , traffic speed > 50KM/H flats I do trial brake alot on downhills thou... but not much on flats and nil on uphills

different maps for different turns possible VIA GPS?

The real life benefits adds speed and stability , which equals to safety (at least for me) on public roads for me. I havnt read the throttle rule for a thousand times but im sure its well above 500 times already , i recite it everytime i hop on the bike.^^

*hands up! was doing the TOTW excercises and too much throttle too soon (my lean speed was real crappy then ,SLOW> 1-10 <FAST, I'm 3 then) -went wide -straightened up rolled slowly off and re-leaned in. unforgetable experience (I screwed up the 75% rule) the lean speed improvement helps lots to help the bike get planted for the smooth throttle roll on. (around at least 6 now ) My bikes set up for some rough terrain so you can feel the suspension get squished/firmed up abit and the G sensation kicks in for me. the G sensation is quite easy to recognize for me, I personally use it to set off the roll on action.

Half a cup of water/isotonic drink to keep me hydrated . Tire pressure, visual,brakes,clutch,noise check before rolling it off to the streets. No riding when on mood swings.

i think its got to do with the amount of force used to grip and hold and rotate. 3 different forces? A delicate approach? its abit on the not so delicate scale when i pin it thou...XD

It sounds like the CVT on your burgman has a very violent engadging/disengadging cycle on the RPMs where you need the power...

I personally find cornering at the right entry speed and right point to be quite a bit to handle already, so doing 1 and 2 together messes up the bikes sus and my 10 dollars worth quite alot! thats just me but maybe if you have more of the 10 dollars worth of attention to spend after getting the points and speed perfect, then i say its probable. but the chances that the suspension will go out of the optimum range (bottom instead of the 1/2-2/3 sweet spot) due to 2 actions (braking+cornering) is high too , so its quite extreme to me. But hey, pro's use extremes as tools so...

I personally use a high performance oil with a hi protection oil additive eg ravenol VSI + X1R redline 5w40 +Break in additive 20CC/L 300V+ militec whatevers easy to get and cheap/ leftovers from the next door car nut. when the mobil racing 4T is on offer on my area , i'll buy it too. generally i dont trust anything below 1300PPM of ZDDP for long term protection, its good to have a second safety net, but thats just me, im flickling fickle. and oh, Shell ultra 4T dies on me after 90KM, dont ask how i ride em, it just ... overheats and i have to let the motor rest.

wow, well put in words, technically its the results that matters, but we have to hone the skills required to do so!

nice article! it kinda is like finding the sweet spot on every tarmac on your own configured bike imho... too much or too little and you miss the spot ^^

<p> IMHO, </p><p><br></p><p>tracks requiring low speed corners will favor the Z1000 </p><p><br></p><p>tracks with HIGH speed corners will favor the S1000rr </p>

A NCX125C Cygnus X old model, 124.9 CC carb model. Daily ride, commuter and weekend recreational bike. The brammo offers top torque from 0 rpm all the way up, and as it doesnt seem to have gears, one less thing to adjust to. Eyeing a CB400 just to practice changing gears and the no clutch technique, I like the sound of the CB400's inline 4's too. Quite comfy too for my size. Burgman's are famous in Taiwan too, being the only red plated scooter allowed on highway bridges .

wow, just wow! PS. thats alot of ponies!

Hi everyone Im John , been sccotering for 2.5 years, learned alot from the books and DVD . Now eyeing a proper bike with gears instead of CVT. Also eyeing the Brammo empulse or similar spec bikes once I get 10K in my bank. Pleasure to be in this forum , I like the atmosphere here.