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- Path: sparky!uunet!tcsi.com!sparcplug!markk
- From: markk@tcs.com (Mark Kromer)
- Subject: Re: What would you ride on a long distance
- In-Reply-To: spencer@hailwood.asd.sgi.com (Paul Spencer)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.030230.5830@tcsi.com>
- Originator: markk@sparcplug
- Sender: markk@tcs.com
- Reply-To: markk@tcs.com (Mark Kromer)
- Organization: Teknekron Communications Inc.
- References: <1992Nov17.220833.7211@spdc.ti.com> <1edp07INN8l1@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> <1ee94mINN456@fido.asd.sgi.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 03:02:30 GMT
- Lines: 21
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- In article <1ee94mINN456@fido.asd.sgi.com>, spencer@hailwood (Paul Spencer) writes:
- >egreen@east.sun.com says:
- >> Throttle steering?
- >> Sure, on a bike with a sidecar, but on a motorcycle?
-
- >Ever seen a flat tracker, or a speedway bike, go around a corner?
- >Both are great fun for the beginner; if you back off the throttle,
- >you head straight for the outside wall. If you get on the gas, you
- >head down towards the rail.
- >
- >You can also try this on dry pavement with a V-Max. GREAT fun.
-
- Don't even need a V-Max. Anything will slide the rear if you're
- leaned over far enough when you ease into the throttle. I can easily
- slide the rear of my 55 hp, race compound shod FZR400 though I
- wouldn't recommend this be done regularly in the street.
-
- --
- )V(ark)< markk@tcs.com DoD #400
- 1988 FZR400 1985 ZX900 Ninja 1977 RD400D
- "I'd rather shoot back."
-