Posted on 08/25/2020 6:44:15 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
He’s a motorcycle racer. All racers face a similar prospect.
8>) How silly of me.
pulling in the clutch will not be effective as engine braking needs the drivetrain engaged, same with down shifting.
>a suit like that
Yep, and you can have most of it if you want these days. Vinales made a good choice to not be attached to the bike when it hit the wall; the track is free of things we street riders get hurt on (like trees, guard rails, trucks), the suit is awesome, and he’s been around long enough to have the knack of falling safely.
Probably lost the front brake. Rear brake won’t burn off enough speed without sliding out from under him.....maybe it did?
Now do the TRUMP TRAIN (no brakes!)
So what You are trying to say is: His BRAKES were Broken and He got a lucky BREAK on being Broken by the BREAKED Broken BRAKES.
Then again He was going to take a Break on the next Lap, before the Brakes were Broken so He had a lucky Break when He was Braking.
Ha, I see that I used the wrong brakes.Good one.Thanks for the tune up.
I have a Ducati and a lot of riders put “slipper clutches” in them that limit the amount of engine braking. Don’t know if this class of bike might use one.
That's it exactly, and with MotoGP, not just slipper clutches, but also very serious engine control and also constantly variable transmissions, the idea being to decouple the engine from the drive train while shifting.
MotoGP bikes are the highest level of racing in the world, with bikes having about 200+ HP, weighing less than 400 pounds. These are all custom-designed, factory bikes.
Mark
I found a large screw in my rear tire so I unscrewed it out and it hels air so I forgot about it.
2 days later I opened it up to about 110 mph.
Suddenly I felt like I was driving on glare ice. The centrifugal force caused the screwholw to open up and release all the pressure at once. The slower I went the worse 5hings got until at around 60mph I was nearly sideways and knew I was going down. I was wearing shorts and was in big trouble and decided is rather go down on gravel than asphalt so I got it on the shoulder where the bike instantly straightened out as the flat tire dragged and I was able to get stopped.
37 years later I still ride but only so very conservatively. I want to survive having fun dangit.
“that limit the amount of engine braking. Don’t know if this class of bike might use one.”
yes
At the point where he nailed the brakes and found nothing, he was in far too deep to do anything but bail out or crash. Part of racing is to not brake from full throttle until the last possible moment, with the corner right there in this case.
I crewed for an EBC Endurance bike in the ‘90s. It was basically a Yamaha OWO1 with the 1100 motor stretched to 1240. 165 HP at the rear wheel and 387 lbs. I’m a competent rider but no racer. I took it out once to check my work and opened it up a bit. I quickly came to the conclusion that I would have as much business riding it at 90% as I would flying an F-18.
I understand exactly what you mean...
I’ve been to a couple of riding schools (California Superbike School and both CLASS and STAR, with the Pridmores.) During CLASS, I was riding at what I felt was a great ride for myself, but then Reg Pridmore went blasting bye me as if I was standing still, WITH a rider on the back of his bike! She had paid the charitable fee to the pediatric brain tumor association, and got on the back with Reg Pridmore (former AMA Superbike Champion) for what had to be an E-Ticket (more likely an F or G-Ticket) ride on the back of his bike. I thought about trying it, but then chickened out!
I don’t recall the year, but it was when Jason was in the hunt, and eventually won, the AMA SuperSport title, riding for Hypercycle Suzuki. It must have been an off-week for the racing season, since both Reg and Jason were working as instructors. The reason I remember that year so well was running into them in the Las Vegas raceway pits, and they invited me to hang out (having recognized me from my CLASS attendance earlier in the year,) and have lunch with them.
It made me realize that I wasn’t even coming close to the limits I might have been able to take my Ducati 900SS/SP if I had both the nerve and skills.
Mark
I met Mr. Pridmore once, I think it was at Road America. I would have loved to had some instruction from him, he seemed like a natural teacher.
What year is your SP? Mine is a ‘95. #323. Love the thing, it’s got tons of character.
Mine was a 96, however I sold it back in 2010, thanks to serious arthritis that won’t even let me get a leg over the bike.
I have to say I really do miss riding, but I’m just not physically able to. You’re right about character. I simply LOVE the sound of the dry clutch! And the 90 degree “L-Twin,” combined with the open air-intake, left really opening the throttle sound like a NASCAR V-8!
Mark
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