Wow how theRocket Handles

PaddyO said:

I appreciate all of this info. I know that, when in the rain, I am much more cautious when going through curves. It appears that my fear of losing traction in the rain is maybe a little over blown.

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PaddyO said:

I appreciate all of this info. I know that, when in the rain, I am much more cautious when going through curves. It appears that my fear of losing traction in the rain is maybe a little over blown. Now this does not mean I am going to "hoon it" in the rain, but it does mean I can relax a little bit because I probably have more traction available to me than I previously thought. Since I live in Florida and am a daily rider, I will have plenty of opportunity to "gently" explore where my traction limits are in the rain.

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Journeyman28778 said:

Wait, somethings wrong here. The extreme angle you drew doesn't nearly match the picture I have in my head when the peg balls on my roadster just start to drag. I mean at that point the handlebar grips are mere inches from the pavement too, right? I mean, well, aren't they?

I forgot if you said you were coming to Maggie Valley, but if so I'd sure like to follow you on a ride. You can have coffee while I catch up.

Good video. What I take away from all this is that in ideal conditions with good tires you can safely lean at least to where the pegs start scraping, even using @1olbull 's more conservative friction factor (I'm going with that- our roads here are definitely not ideal). This matches my instinct, but I have to say that when the pegs drag it is not music to my ears. My fears are gravel, a random oil spot, or getting too far beyond that lean angle where, as he mentioned, the dragging metal can start to lift the tire.

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barbagris said:

It depends to no small extent how much diesel is on the surface. I have managed to drift both ends of my R3.

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