27-10-12, 07:29 AM
I had a sudden rear slide on my fazer a couple of months ago, dry warm conditions , doing about , 80 mph ish , had to move onto on white paint hatchings to pass a car which had pulled out of a side road ( the usual cage tosser move ). Seemed dry , then back end just slid out a foot , thought that was it, shi*, this was gonna be bad ...massive highside ??,... luckily cos I didnt shut off she regripped and with a rear wiggle kept going. Frightening stuff.But that was 023 s! No wonder so many racers crash on white paint...the grip difference is massive.Probably happened cos I was at a slight lean angle with 100 + bhp goin through the rear wheel...
My other bike has traction control, and all you feel is the throttle bogging down....who says modern rider aids are fanciful !
My other bike has traction control, and all you feel is the throttle bogging down....who says modern rider aids are fanciful !