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- From: jevans@Apple.COM (David Jevans)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: Thoughs on squishing bananas
- Message-ID: <77602@apple.apple.COM>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 23:53:28 GMT
- References: <1993Jan24.205023.4538@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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- >
- >Before I went out for my Suzuki racing school last year, a racing
- >friend, Stefan I-F suggested I go out on some back road and learn how to
- >do stoppies from 140. I countered with a "Hell, if I could do stoppies
- >from 140, I don't know that I'd bother with the racing school." I was
- >primarily out for a (legal) speed fix. I took the advice to heart,
- >however, and went out on a back road and ran the bike up to 100 and then
- >started seeing how fast I could stop.
-
- Be careful doing this on public roads without ambulance nearby. Public
- roads might have a little gravel or dirt or banana skins or banana slugs
- that can cause you severe probs when you hit them at high speed in a
- stoppie.
-
- I had an exciting moment last month when bedding in some brake pads in
- the manner which you describe.... I encountered a manhole cover while
- doing a 95mph stoppie. Sheeeeit. The good part is, at those speeds,
- there's enough momentum to give you time to ease off a bit before the
- front end tucks under.
-
- -dj
-
- --
- "...but C++ gloggles the cheesewad, thus causing a type conflict."
-
- David Jevans jevans@apple.com (408) 862-3025
-