If you're lowsiding..

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Shiv · #1 Unread post by **Shiv** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:46 pm

And you're at like, a 70 degree angle and you know that you're gonna go down, could pinning the throttle save you? Tires wouldn't have much contact (if any) with the road at that point but if you sped up their spin could the bike possibly up right itself?

We've all played with a gyroscope before and when you knocked it over it would right itself right back up as long as it kept spinning. Could you apply the same theory to the motorcycle and just open up the throttle if you feel yourself going down?

Edit: I know the throttle (and thus speed) stops wobbling and makes you more stable but I'm talking about an extreme angle.

ZooTech · #2 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:52 pm

First off, your avatar makes my eyes water......I'm tempted to install Firefox just so I don't have to look at it!

Anywho...if you're low-siding, traction from the rear tire is gone. Flicking the throttle won't do ya any good. If you happen to regain traction by any means, you're destined to high-side instead.

#3 Unread post by **Jamers!** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:53 pm

this is 100% a guess, but part of me would think that if say your turing and your leaned that low and pin the throttle its just gonna slide the back tire around and your gonna beon the ground anyways just maybe facing a different way.

JWF

camthepyro · Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:02 pm

ZooTech
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First off, your avatar makes my eyes water......I'm tempted to install Firefox just so I don't have to look at it!

Anywho...if you're low-siding, traction from the rear tire is gone. Flicking the throttle won't do ya any good. If you happen to regain traction by any means, you're destined to high-side instead.

I use firefox, and I can see his creepy-"O Ring" avatar just fine.

ZooTech · #5 Unread post by **ZooTech** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:04 pm

camthepyro wrote:I use firefox, and I can see his creepy-"O Ring" avatar just fine.

Yes, but Firefox has a handly little "show no images" feature. I'm sure IE does too, somewhere, but most Firefox users I've run into actually use that feature and seem to be proud of it for whatever reason.

Sev · #6 Unread post by **Sev** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:07 pm

If you're lowsiding it'd over.

If you're going over to far, but haven't dumped then you lean into the turn and hope for the best.

Mintbread · #7 Unread post by **Mintbread** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:33 pm

It is not over once you have lowsided but as Zoo said, the throttle is no help at all.
I have seen Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi push their lowsiding bike back up with their inside leg until the front regains traction. Amazing.

camthepyro · Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:03 pm

As far as I'm concerned, once I know I'm going down, I'm going to focus my mind on how to best avoid as much injury as possible. Like turning to see that semi right behind me, so I have time to dive out of the way before I become a pancake on the road.

skoebl · #9 Unread post by **skoebl** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:15 pm

Mintbread wrote:It is not over once you have lowsided but as Zoo said, the throttle is no help at all.
I have seen Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi push their lowsiding bike back up with their inside leg until the front regains traction. Amazing.

And that's why they are the best...I hope to someday have at least a 1/4 of the skill they have....Can probably only dream...

Sev · #10 Unread post by **Sev** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:50 pm

Mintbread wrote:It is not over once you have lowsided but as Zoo said, the throttle is no help at all.
I have seen Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi push their lowsiding bike back up with their inside leg until the front regains traction. Amazing.

See the thing is that to me, the low side means that the bike has already tipped over and the wheels are off the ground and it's sliding down the road on the plastic. But that's just semantics.

I think what those guys were doing can be considered preventing a low side.