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Had To Lay'er Down
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ka5ysy
2011 R1200RT
Next subject, please. This horse done been beaten enough.
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OIL, anyone...... maybe... ?
Darryl Cainey
Sir Darby
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.......................
fastdogs2
New member
No oil, what about tires?
What are the best tires to use when laying a bike down?
Metzelers - It depends upon whether or not it is raining when you lay the bike down. They tend to slide better on dry pavement, than on wet, since they are a great wet surface tire. The jury is still out on whether you should mix a Metzeler 880 fat rear tire with other Metzeler tires, in order to obtain optimal mileage prior to and after the lay down.
Michelin Pilot Roads - The 1, 2, 3, 4 series tires are the best for lay downs, on both dry or wet surfaces. However, they tend to make noise prior to the lay down. Perhaps the series 5, 6, 7in future releases will be more quiet.
Bridgestones - They tend to cup on the front wheel, which could present a serious problem in lay downs. Instead of following a typical low side/high side crash pattern, the cupping causes the front tire to "catch" on road surfaces and a resulting "pinwheel" spin will occur. Just like on "Let's Make A Deal," it will depend on where the pinwheel stops to determine if you have layed the bike down correctly.
Continentals//DunlopsAvons/Pirellis and any other brands who promote a "racing" image when advertising their tires - These all lay down with equal capability, especially at high speed, but the mileage prior to and after any lay downs will be much less than any other tire brand.
Any others with experience on other brands are welcome to contribute to the thread.
Bill
What are the best tires to use when laying a bike down?
Metzelers - It depends upon whether or not it is raining when you lay the bike down. They tend to slide better on dry pavement, than on wet, since they are a great wet surface tire. The jury is still out on whether you should mix a Metzeler 880 fat rear tire with other Metzeler tires, in order to obtain optimal mileage prior to and after the lay down.
Michelin Pilot Roads - The 1, 2, 3, 4 series tires are the best for lay downs, on both dry or wet surfaces. However, they tend to make noise prior to the lay down. Perhaps the series 5, 6, 7in future releases will be more quiet.
Bridgestones - They tend to cup on the front wheel, which could present a serious problem in lay downs. Instead of following a typical low side/high side crash pattern, the cupping causes the front tire to "catch" on road surfaces and a resulting "pinwheel" spin will occur. Just like on "Let's Make A Deal," it will depend on where the pinwheel stops to determine if you have layed the bike down correctly.
Continentals//DunlopsAvons/Pirellis and any other brands who promote a "racing" image when advertising their tires - These all lay down with equal capability, especially at high speed, but the mileage prior to and after any lay downs will be much less than any other tire brand.
Any others with experience on other brands are welcome to contribute to the thread.
Bill
pffog
Small road corner junkie
Surely you don't understand the principle, tires have no effect, the question should be what are the best foot pegs, hand grips and saddle bags, maybe engine guards too.
ka5ysy
2011 R1200RT
Hey BMW Engineering... New Product Idea
Add a new ESA Mode:
"Lay 'er Down Mode" .
Add a doppler radar module to detect impending crashes and program modulated brake application to lock up whatever brake can initiate a low-side slide. Manual mode can be pressing some combination of the starter switch and the turn signal cancel switch along with no brake application. Computers on-board sort out what is going to happen next, irrespective of rider input after this is initiated.
Add a new ESA Mode:
"Lay 'er Down Mode" .
Add a doppler radar module to detect impending crashes and program modulated brake application to lock up whatever brake can initiate a low-side slide. Manual mode can be pressing some combination of the starter switch and the turn signal cancel switch along with no brake application. Computers on-board sort out what is going to happen next, irrespective of rider input after this is initiated.
Add a new ESA Mode:
"Lay 'er Down Mode" .
Add a doppler radar module to detect impending crashes and program modulated brake application to lock up whatever brake can initiate a low-side slide. Manual mode can be pressing some combination of the starter switch and the turn signal cancel switch along with no brake application. Computers on-board sort out what is going to happen next, irrespective of rider input after this is initiated.
I was thinking of a Lay 'Er Down track day or some type of instructional video to learn technique until this post came along. This borders on genius for its simplicity of just letting the bikes electronics determine the when and how of the lay down. With luck this module can be retro-fit to older bikes.
I know back in the day, when brakes were not what they are now, you could just go from say fourth gear to first, and get a real good lockup, slide and fall and maybe break the chain or shaft and then slide into whatever the obstacle is. But I never thought to do this on purpose.
rxcrider
New member
We'll tolerate it, but it would have been better if you had laid your 700th post down, instead of just getting it in and staying "Up Right".
