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PhiSig1071 · 09-15-2008, 04:31 PM

I have drug knee in the rain at JGP and again at Barber, once on the GSXR, once on the KTM. DOT's have an amazing amount of grip in the wet, plus the further off the bike you are the better in the rain.

Dave · 09-15-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

I have drug knee in the rain at JGP and again at Barber, once on the GSXR, once on the KTM. DOT's have an amazing amount of grip in the wet, plus the further off the bike you are the better in the rain.

troof. its very surprising how much grip is there (tire dependant)

No Worries · 09-15-2008, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KycZk1M7g24

I barely go over 40 when the roads are wet...this guy is Drifiting it into the corners hard on the brakes.

Guys got skill.

Race rain tires are ultra sticky. Your fingers can stick to it.

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Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

I have drug knee in the rain at JGP and again at Barber, once on the GSXR, once on the KTM. DOT's have an amazing amount of grip in the wet, plus the further off the bike you are the better in the rain.

Right. In the rain, you lean off the bike, not lean the bike. You can actually lean so far off the bike that you are pushing the bike vertical. Makes riding in the rain easy. But still look out for manhole covers and vinyl ped-crossing strips. Those are slippery when wet.

JK · 09-15-2008, 10:40 PM

man that looks like fun-

NONE_too_SOFT · 09-15-2008, 10:43 PM

i was drifting into some corners on friday during the trip to indy. very scary/fun

Mudpuppy · 09-15-2008, 10:58 PM

that is definitely riding on the edge.. amazing.. i don't mind the rain too much.. its all in the tires.. did a track day at mid-ohio and it poured rain.. had the wrong tires and came close to paying the price for it.. did one at vir and it rained in the morning had better rain tires and other than the oak tree last turn it wasn't bad at all..

jtemple · 09-16-2008, 10:26 AM

I'd push my bike that hard if I wasn't the one paying for it when it got wadded up.

PhiSig1071 · 09-16-2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by No Worries

Race rain tires are ultra sticky. Your fingers can stick to it.

Right. In the rain, you lean off the bike, not lean the bike. You can actually lean so far off the bike that you are pushing the bike vertical. Makes riding in the rain easy. But still look out for manhole covers and vinyl ped-crossing strips. Those are slippery when wet.

Yeah, I don't ride like that in the rain on the street, only on the track. I ride pretty sedately in the rain on the street, unless I'm on the 'tard, in which case I'm backin' it in everywhere I go!

ceo012384 · 09-17-2008, 04:08 PM

riding hard in the rain is fun you just need to hang off well and stay relaxed and smooth.

With good tires you can do most things almost as hard as you can in the dry (braking, accelerating, and turning)... but you just CAN'T do any of them at the same time

jeeps84 · 10-30-2008, 11:06 AM

Smooth being the operative term.

09-15-2008, 04:31 PM	#1
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	I have drug knee in the rain at JGP and again at Barber, once on the GSXR, once on the KTM. DOT's have an amazing amount of grip in the wet, plus the further off the bike you are the better in the rain. __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda necessitatem

09-15-2008, 10:40 PM	#4
JK noodles... dont noodles.. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 427	man that looks like fun- __________________ Theres no sense crying over every mistake, you just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

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Mudpuppy South of Heaven Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan Moto: 2006 Yamaha R1 50th Anniversary Edition Posts: 1,491	that is definitely riding on the edge.. amazing.. i don't mind the rain too much.. its all in the tires.. did a track day at mid-ohio and it poured rain.. had the wrong tires and came close to paying the price for it.. did one at vir and it rained in the morning had better rain tires and other than the oak tree last turn it wasn't bad at all.. __________________ Mudpuppy Redline Superbike http://www.redlinesuperbike.com/ Learn about photography: ATP Members

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ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	riding hard in the rain is fun you just need to hang off well and stay relaxed and smooth. With good tires you can do most things almost as hard as you can in the dry (braking, accelerating, and turning)... but you just CAN'T do any of them at the same time __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

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jeeps84 No longer MIA Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western NC (The Great Smoky Mountains) Moto: 1987 GSXR 50, 1996 Ducati M900, 07 GSXR 750, 07 Harley Davidson Night Train Posts: 984	Smooth being the operative term. __________________ Lets ride!

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NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	i was drifting into some corners on friday during the trip to indy. very scary/fun

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jtemple Geek Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Papillion, Nebraska Moto: 2011 Husqvarna TE630 Posts: 1,437	I'd push my bike that hard if I wasn't the one paying for it when it got wadded up.

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