faffi Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Traction is the same no matter what you know - as long as you act the same. But most of us will tense up if we know traction is reduced. I were reminded of this today when I rode through a patch of sand in the middle of a corner, and the bike didn't even flinch. Not sure that would have been the case had I been told I'd hit sand during my ride. The tiny incident today also reminded me about two different episodes earlier in my career. The first were on a narrow, winding road leading to Lysebotn. Riding in, the road surface looked fine and I rode as normal, but heading out again it had become dark and we could see lots of sand on the road in our head lights. Two things happened; first, I wondered how on Earth I hadn't had any issues riding in, and despite riding slower and experienced several minor slides riding out. The other incident took place on a wet road that looked dry. Well, moist is probably a more accurate description. The road had some excellent corners with rights and lefts taking over for each other, barely a straight piece of tarmac to be seen. And I couldn't understand why my mates didn't take advantage of the road to have some fun, because they immediately disappeared from my mirrors. The difference was that I believed the road to be dry, whereas those that followed could see the tracks forming under my wheels. Hence they feared going anything but slow, whereas I in my ignorance simply rode as normal. Without any grip issues whatsoever. So perhaps sometimes there is such a thing as too much knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslcbr600 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yea with it getting colder out here average of 50-55* degrees I look at reduced traction as well, the roads here don't require too much lean angle to begin with so I am not terribly worried. However if the turns were as tight as Mulholland would be a much different story lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktk_ace Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 im sure triggers for SR's are not good and takes konowledge and practice to overcome imho nothing like too many tools in the toolbox , i could always use a couple extra advantages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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