shake half gone! - thanks
Guys, you may recall I asked for help about some furious shaking after installing a wingrack. I knew half gone tires were partly to blame, but it was too sudden and vicious to be related to that only. Many answers, most of them helpful, but no joy. Enter RSRBOB with his exacting comments and procedures: voilá! there it is! after following his advice step by step, whatever little shake there is left I can easily manage and blame on the tires, I'm sure it'll go as soon as I get new rubber. Morale: -yes Dorothy, installing a wingrack may bring to light a problem lurking at the other end of the bike (a bit of play in the steering in this case) -ask the guys on the list. They know more than you do. Except if you _are_ RSRBOB, then maybe you know more than them all together. Man, I hope you're a pro mechanic, because if you're just an aficionado, I'm off to shove myself off a cliff. Roberto.
Parts bike
I see in traderonline that there is a guy in Vallejo, CA that is selling his bike, and a GTS "parts" bike. If you are that guy, let me know - I may want to buy some items before you sell your bike. (7 grand for 2 GTS's doesn't sound too bad) -Sven
RE: shake half gone! - thanks
RSRBOB, then maybe you know more than them all together. Man, I hope you're a pro mechanic, because if you're just an aficionado, I'm off to shove he is.
sorry Jay (and list)
Dang. One of these days I'll learn to read all my messages before I start replying. I basically just clogged the list to make the same point Jay already had. Apologies. On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It varies depending upon the speed. And particularly the rate of deceleration. The more extreme the braking, the less the back end does. At the racetrack Snip
Braking weight on front vs. rear
Can you make generalizations like this, without taking into account factors such as the speed of the machine, position of the rider(s), geometry of the motorcycle, etc? I've heard riders, commenting on Mick's thumb-operated rear brake, brag that they never use it, 'cause the rear wheel's waving in the atmosphere under hard braking. I say they're blowing smoke (as we used to say back in Texas), and that everybody uses the rear for machine control. Read the excellent 3-part interview with Mick in MotoGP: he discusses using braking for balancing. Henry, just a note to say how very much I enjoy your thoughtful submissions. -Original Message- From: Henry S. Winokur [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 10:39 AM Subject: RE: Superbike kit effect on steering: much lighter; misc questions Since 90% of your stopping force is generated by the front tire I It's a lot closer to 70% than 90%...at least that's what we tell the students. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD
