How far can you lean....

[cc123]

.....in the wet?

Just on my way home I was hitting dry patches and wet patches. But then I was thinking it was dry when it was actually wet and cranking the bike over on a wet surface, and quite a bit too! Stable as you like!

I've kinda slatted my D207's but they seem fine in the wet.

Just wondering how far you can lean a bike in wet conditions before it all goes wrong? Do tyre companies test this?
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[Shaun]

[cc123]

Have they not!! Feck!

Well stupid question but to what extent, if your talking sports tyres they will mainly be used on dry tarmac you think?

I've got some Yokohama's on my car but they sure never tested them in the wet because I can turn the steering wheel and the bugger keeps on going straight!!

Just wondering how far and fast you can push tyres in bad conditions before the worst happens?
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[Rookie]

This far.

[fazed]

[Dom_]

Think cc123 was being sarcastic mate.

My MT75's can't lean at all in the wet, they spin up off the throttle as well...(on a rs50) They arn't exactly the stickyest of rubber.
Have had a couple of very close calls in the wet, the back slides very easily with hardly any lean.

[Yoshi]

[cc123]

I know Shaun was taking the piss and I was being sarcastic!


Just coming into winter, when I know the road is wet I slow down but this week, its been hard to tell if the road is dry, damp or soaking through my visor. On some occasions I've hammered through wet roads and not realised it was THAT wet...


Don't want to come a cropper so was wondering how far you can push?
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[VFR400UK]

No one can out lean me in the wet!

But then after binning it at about 40mph on my last bike i keep is slow as possible, or even take the carwhen it rains these days


Wet still gives plenty of grip, it's just more irratic.

[AcIdBuRnZ]

Try not to lean the bike in the wet very much. Hang off like a monkey and you can keep the bike more upright.

It does work and inspires more confidence, I lean off (upper body only, not KD position) and push the bars away from my body.

I learned that from G
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[Visitor Q]

I love wheelspinning...

but it dont half wake you up when they /semi/ grip.

Went up and sideways earlier... funny as fuck but woke me up i tell thee.

And you can lean fuckloads in the wet, long as its stopped raining, you're smooth, and your tyres are warm.

Opening and closing throttle mid corner will have you off mind.
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[mrchips]

[Walloper]

Give loads of lean on wet roads. You find out quickly how much is too much.
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[lurker]

wouldn't lean d207's too far in the wet
had a pair on my zx when new and couldnt get rid of them quick enough
notoriously kack in the wet
get a set of bridgestones on and youll feel much safer.

[Saint Matt]

Sweet f.a, I hate the wet and I'm shit in it. I get really tense and nervous.

[mistergixer]

[quote="mrchips"]

[M1ke]

Not that far really if you don't hang off.

Here is a photo of me on 090's in standing water... and horrible conditions

https://img310.imageshack.us/img310/3028/tnimg46569kv.jpg


Heres a photo after the next bend...

https://img310.imageshack.us/img310/576/tnimg48240qq.jpg

If you hang off alot more you could probably take the bend faster but I pretty much found the lean angle limit in the wet on 090's that day

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[Mr.Everready]

Just shows how a post can come back and bite you in the ar$e.
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[dainesefreak]

It all depends on suspension set up, power delivery and the kind of wet conditions too. I take it very easy on the Blade in these conditions even though the power delivery is very smooth. I'm still aware of the amount of HP it puts down through the back tyre and how much heat they tyre is likely to be carrying. In the summer it's a different story as the roads are warmer even if it has been raining.

[cc123]

[Walloper]

So from your recent experiment we can deduce that one can't lean that much in the wet.
How public spirited of you cc123 to provide us with the results so soon.
You walking yet?
Been to the pub?
ps
What Sad Distic B4start dug this gem up.....? Couldn't you flame him?
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[cc123]

It was that Paul fooker!! I did expect this post to come back up after my wet off....

Not been near a pub, why go to the pub when I can bring the pub back to my home!!??
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[Walloper]

You waster you
Go well..
Now,,, Wheres that can of Tennants?
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