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Danny_h__jesternut
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 10:02 am: | 
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Didn't/Doesn't BMC give/state the max lean on the XB's on the spec page of the different modles? Somewhere around 49*-50* degrees? One # for light touch and one for heavy touch down, even diff # for right side vs. left side??? |
Danny_h__jesternut
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 10:18 am: |
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Ok if youall want to go and check, BMC does indeed list the lean angles on the spec and pricing page of each modle produced. No info on old tubers. XB12R list a lean angle of 47 degrees for light touch on both right and left sides. For hard touch down they list 50 degree on the right side and 48* on the left. |
Kowpow225
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 11:20 am: |
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Nice pic, and good form Saint. |
Saintly
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 11:23 am: |
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Hey Danny,
your °'s look like *'s |
Mikexlr650
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 11:35 am: |
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saint, no ride this morning?
just about to take the bike over to the inlaws, just down the road from you. vails gate |
Vaneo1
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 04:06 pm: |
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holy crap. I dont know what has more dramma in it...A Spanish novela or this thread. Comming from a nautical background, I can tell you on the ship (as an engineer) I took readings of different fluid levels and in order to determine the lean angle of the ship while taking these readings we has a simnple level that was curved like a protractor/ semi-circle marked off at different degree increments. If the bubble was directly up in the middle the angle of lean was close to zero. Remember the sea is not a flat perfectly paved road, if a device of this sort works out on the sea, why wouldnt it work on an avg. road? |
Tramp
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 05:51 pm: |
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the difference is, who cares?
on a ship, knowing your list is pretty important...
on a motorcycle, it really doesn't matter.
most scoots will lean safely over (given the correct centripetal force) mucccccccccccccccchhhhhhh farther more than their operators realize |
Vaneo1
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 07:29 pm: |
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ok, thanks guys for a few laughs. I can see I am alone on this one. Will post pics when I find what Im looking for. |
Cochise
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 07:40 pm: |
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You guys may think you lean your bike over far, I lean my bike so far..."HOW FAR DO YOU LEAN YOUR BIKE?" I lean my bike so far that I scrape the OPPOSITE knee, when I drag knees.
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Johnnylunchbox
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 10:15 pm: |
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The scuffmarks on my helmet are from guardrails. |
Saintly
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 11:58 pm: |
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Lean? I'll show you lean!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid212/pc7a62381c7ba41cb5d3797225887c7e1/e d65bc8b.jpg
Thats so lean, it can't be detected by an OČ sensor.
And JLB those scuffmarks aren't from leaning they are from being strapped to a diamond plate shelf!
(Message edited by saintly on August 21, 2006) |
Johnnylunchbox
| | Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 12:06 am: |
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Saintly, is that you spreading those nasty rumors about lunchboxes, strap-ons, and diamond plate???????? LOL |
Buellgirlie
| | Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 12:59 am: |
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just ride - lean angle as an achievement in itself is pointless. kneedragging as a singular goal is also pointless. its about smoothness, comfort-level, and speed. (and you probably ought to be doing this kind of riding on a track...)
if you're dragging hard parts (shifter, brake pedal, chin fairing/bellypan), then work on body position so you can stand the bike up more.
my 2 cents and my experience (see profile pic)
D |
Tramp
| | Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 08:13 am: |
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caseclosed.buellgirlie |
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