Death of a GS
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only been riding 40 years i will look out for them
Ha, it's willy waving time.
I've been riding for 46 years and a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists for 27 years.
Like rogue waves at sea, micro climates for pilots, there are those suicide corners for motorcyclists. They are out there...
In my opinion...
Looks like a lowside, so very likely front tyre gave up first - would be my guess. Rear sliding or locking up would most likely leave tyre skid marks on the road and highside him.
If his lean angle was sudden and severe, he could have grounded his engine causing a lowside (or too heavy pressure on bars moving front tyre out of traction), and there would have been zero warning if he wasn't smooth and progressive.
It would've just slammed him down.
Yes it is without doubt the rear that goes
I have watched it frame by frame almost but it isn't the greatest quality video but quite clear IMO as to which wheel looses it
Hitchcock couldn't do this better Put the video on
I've revisited the scene with my CSI investigative team and reconstructed the incident using the latest Time Portal telepathy
This is what happened....
Matey steaming in, severe lean angle as corner radius tightens up mid turn, grounds engine casing (which is the big black centre line).... loses front wheel, bike spins slowly into a broadside while skipping along the road. Job done.
Left hand scrape is Handlebar as it moves about. Right hand scrape is rear tyre tread scuffing.
This is what happened....
Matey steaming in, severe lean angle as corner radius tightens up mid turn, grounds engine casing (which is the big black centre line).... loses front wheel, bike spins slowly into a broadside while skipping along the road. Job done.
Left hand scrape is Handlebar as it moves about. Right hand scrape is rear tyre tread scuffing.
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I washed out on my daughter's scooter in Regen'ts Park. She was only nine and she laughed a lot. This gives me an intimate knowledge of how two wheeled appliances (not to be confused with wheel barrows - which have but one - though the average GS is as about as agricultural, no matter how awesome the jockey of the steed might be ) which will leave me excellently paced to lead the enquiry team. Smoked salmon, I think and a crisp white, please Mr Bear.
Now, where are those video clips......
Now, where are those video clips......
Tiredness kills, take a break
And a famous mantra for biking " Loose your view loose your speed"
Or even "lose"
Giles will be ok to work it out as he is used to looking at things that are out of focus
Those sticky out cylinder heads are an obvious design error, anyone can see just how dangerous they are - BMW should do an immediate recall to fix the issue - it's a disgrace!
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Seven pages in and no sign of Mr Bear and the sandwiches
I did ask about them yesterday and still no sign
Free knee sliders !!
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Ok thanks for the tip
No charge if it stops you committing suicide when you come across an unexpected bend that's great.
Another tip from a now ex BSB racer, if a corner tightens don't brake just lean and lean some more and always remember the tyres are far better than the rider, believe in your tyres not your brakes to get you out of trouble, still no charge and if it helps you get around a unexpected suicide corner that's great
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The cylinders are designed to stop the bike going under the armco and down the mountain in the event of a tumble, a well thought out addition to the mighty GS, now if they could just fix the corrosion and the forks
No charge if it stops you committing suicide when you come across an unexpected bend that's great.
Another tip from a now ex BSB racer, if a corner tightens don't brake just lean and lean some more and always remember the tyres are far better than the rider, believe in your tyres not your brakes to get you out of trouble, still no charge and if it helps you get around a unexpected suicide corner that's great
Ok you win haha
Though the, 'I'm off to the west coast of France and my bike will surely rust away if I don't watch out' thread is causing some troubling diversion.
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Ok you win haha
Its a genuine and quite a good tip the average rider wont run out of lean angle we just don't have the confidence to use it all, and genuinely it was from a BSB race I used to ride with, panic braking will end in tears leaning more will get you round.
I ride very very very slow so all the time less than posted speed limits so rarely need to use more than 20% of lean, but its nice to know there is plenty more if needed
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Though the, 'I'm off to the west coast of France and my bike will surely rust away if I don't watch out' thread is causing some troubling diversion.
French rain is fine, English rain will rot it away before you have had chance put your boil in the bay oversuit on
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I've revisited the scene with my CSI investigative team and reconstructed the incident using the latest Time Portal telepathy
This is what happened....
Matey steaming in, severe lean angle as corner radius tightens up mid turn, grounds engine casing (which is the big black centre line).... loses front wheel, bike spins slowly into a broadside while skipping along the road. Job done.
Left hand scrape is Handlebar as it moves about. Right hand scrape is rear tyre tread scuffing.
How did the bars and rear tyre touch down at the same time?
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