A little Lean Angle fun

[Claviger]

A lot of people under estimate the rockets actual ability to carry speed through corners, yes it's big, yes it's heavy, yes it has a long wheel base and fat back tire, all which work against it but it will hook corners at a pretty good pace as you know

It's a shame the video posted doesn't show the speedometer, as the way the GoPro records absolutely does not convey a sense of speed very well.

 

[Paul Bryant]

You should come out for a ride with me !

 

[1K9]

Exactly right



Just the once, one of the blisters burst early so it started healing a few days ahead of the others. I mostly blame the ceramic coating that is uh..burned off, need to get it re-coated over winter.



I am glad the bike is behaving now, will make riding it a lot more rewarding Try turning up preload, bottoming out is usually a factor off too light a spring rate on the shock. I would avoid the Triumph Comforts, they're an upgrade from stock, but they have the same problem as normal stockers, not enough damping. As a result they'll bottom out easily, exacerbated by the car tire.

Best I have in the garage. The old 440s that were on the bike were leaking oil. Had to come off. Will order something else.

 

[Claviger]

I think Hagon and Nitron make reasonably priced shocks that are sprung to your weight. The comforts will certainly work for riding, just not the most comfy, but they'll keep you on the road!!

 

[WyldCFH]

Email Klaus @ EPM. He can give you options... High Performance Motorcycle Suspension Sales and Service from EPM Performance Imports

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[warp9.9]

Thank you for the visual que class. I am in heaven just going straight Following my coach I try to focus on where he is and copy the line. Anthony has a lot of exit speed. I slow down too much and don't throttle up fast and hard enough. The newly found consistent shallow or throttle-off response is helping to keep some of the throttle on through the turn.

One of the old 440 rear shocks has been leaking oil. Perhaps that's why the bike has been bottoming on me. Should I install 12.5 Triumph comfort touring or showa 13"?

You almost idle into the curve. You need to enter at a higher rpm say like 2500 then you can wind it up on the way out ! Oh and get up on that tank and slapp the beach . Tell her where to go quit riding her like your on a barcalounger save that for the super slab !!!!!

 

[Claviger]

While I didn't do it on video at all, my absolute favorite thing is coming into a turn at about 4000-5000 in 2nd, maintenance throttle, then pin it at apex and hold on for dear life.

I think @WyldCFH may have seen me do it once or twice on 337 in Leakey, go**** it feels so good on the rocket. Like riding a wave of OMG WHAT HAVE I DONE coupled with HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING.

Trust your tires, they'll stick, I promise!

 

[GPMAZ]

The idea of looking where you want to go can also be demonstrated in a car. When we had our track Vipers I once got a picture of my friend approaching a right hand corner, probably a 100-110 degree corner. I was on the inside of the turn and he could be seen looking out the drivers side window, past me, to the exit point of the turn. His head stayed turned to the right until he hit the apex and then swung down track to the entry point of the next turn.

If you're not accustomed to doing it, getting your eyes up can be a challenge. But you'll find out that you're making far fewer steering corrections the further out you can look.

 

[TXtriple]

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Trust your tires, they'll stick, I promise!

This is what I have the most trouble with.

 

[Claviger]

This is what I have the most trouble with.

Sometimes I do too, it's a survival instinct. Part of learning to ride better, for everyone, is defeating your own brain and putting those survival instincts into little boxes where they can't bother you, then when your done with the ride they all come back and slap you about the "wow I shouldn't have done that" complex.

At some point you'll reach a pace where you just don't want to go any faster, and that's great. I got there on track, was scaring the piss outa myself, and decided that was enough. That's why I've not been back, don't need to, though I will eventually for skills maintenance.