i've seen and DL'ed this a few weeks ago but i still watch it everyday.
make no mistake though, i don't intend to emulate them while riding on the streets and freeways. it's just very inspiring. some day when im ready, i hope my budget will be ready too to experience some trackdays.
im curious though, it's obvious why the racers wipeout when they hit another bike but what caused some of them to wipeout on their own? can the vets here shed some light from that vid?
Last edited by VermilionX on Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
That's a great video. Anyone know what the song is?
As far as them wiping out... the easiest explanation is the back tire gets going faster then the front one. Those bikes are running on the positive side of 200hp, and during a turn the front and back wheel are out of alignment. If you put all that power onto the back at the wrong time during a turn you end up with headshake, the bike virbates back and forth underneath you, and you're no longer a rider but a projectile.
Either that or the acceleration and force exceeded the grip of the tires. Low side.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.
why did rossi's bike shake before entering the turn in the early parts of the vid? i assume it's normal since some people refer to him as a racing god.
also, this vid is so inspiring that last monday, i was really bored since i don't have any planned routes. so i watched the vid then it made me wanna go out and practice.
i still got bored of the roads around here quickly but at least i got some bike time.
Mintbread wrote:
A distinct lack of traction.
The tyre manufacturers can't keep up with the power output of the bikes and the skill level of the riders so they will either lowside the bike when the front wheel breaks traction or highside when the back wheel grabs on from a slide.
interesting... so how about those other riders that didn't crash, do they have better tires? what made them successful on those turns when others crashed?
