Saw a ninja eat it today

[keithaba]

I saw a guy on a Ninja making a left turn, rather aggressively, but nothing too crazy. Tires just shot right out from underneath him. Fortunately, the guy was geared up properly. He only got a little road rash on his leg and twisted his ankle a bit.

When I asked him what happened he told me he his tires were cold. He only rode out of the neighborhood and tried to take a corner like that. With a little gas and cold tires is just spun right out.

Anyway, Just a reminder for everyone to be safe and remember to warm up your tires before taking any aggressive turns.

Keith

 

[boogahboogah]

I always take it easy when starting because I know the bike is cold & my mind is not attuned to the ride yet.

When starting a ride I usually do a few minutes of lazy 'S' weaves to lightly scrub a layer off of the tires. Nothing too strenous or forced, just enough to get things going in the right direction. After that road there's a few miles of highway, so I figure they're at operating temp after that. Not that I corner the bike that hard though, my chicken strips are usually 1/2-3/4 inch & my last set of Avons lasted me 12K miles ...

 

[odot]

I like that excuse....."my tires were cold". Mine from here on out.

 

[FJRottie]

Tires were cold??

I prefer, "I leaned so far over that I was spilling my beer on the road and then the rear washed out in the suds".

 

[fjrchooser]

That would imply a lack of skill on Odot's part. Better to stick with the weather, we all know he wouldn't lose a drop even if the tires were cold !

 

[TriggerT]

I like to keep my beer in one of my sons "Sippy Cups" while on the bike. That way it doesn't spill, and cause me to wipe out. Also, if I don't finish the beer, I can just give the cup back to the 11 month old, and he sleeps better that night.

Anyone who guns it right out of the gate, without allowing things to get warmed up falls into the dumb-ass zone.