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Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 06:06
by Blade
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Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 09:39
by Kwacky
64 degrees must feel like you're falling off.

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 14:48
by D41
Pussies.....Rich, you and me have both done 90.

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 14:54
by Kwacky
I did a 180.

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 15:13
by D41
Show-off!!

I did too....mine was at about 110mph....judging by the damage, the bike flipped twice....I can't read that damage another way....and believe me I've tried!.....looked like it slid on it's front end for quite some way, then came to a stop after a couple of twirls.

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 15:21
by Kwacky
Nose over tail for me. I've got a photo somewhere showing the scuff marks all over the rear seat cowl.

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 16:09
by D6
My dad is in the green section

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 17:38
by duke63
Kwacky wrote:64 degrees must feel like you're falling off.
It does. Because i was. :D

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 18:58
by Blade
This is what's 64 degrees looks like, and definitely would have us mere mortals falling off.


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Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 20:09
by D6Nutz
I'm sure I've seen that photo before, it's insane..

What surprised me the most is the difference, or lack of, between street bike and super bike.

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 20:11
by D6
so why can motogp beat WSB?

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 20:29
by duke63
Here's the video piece that goes with that Yamaha at silly lean angles.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J73XRDGPcpE[/video]

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 21:06
by D6Nutz
D6 wrote:so why can motogp beat WSB?
My educated guess says it's got to be down to tyre profiles and compounds.. I guess the boys in the moto gp paddock have access to more prototype tyre compounds than the WSB boys..

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 21:25
by Perkles
D6 wrote:so why can motogp beat WSB?
Tyres and bespoke chassis

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 23:04
by edd1e
easy... :D

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 11 Dec 2014, 08:20
by Frankie
Ha ha I don't think I would ever get anywhere near that kind of lean, it's just amazing to watch.

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 11 Dec 2014, 08:34
by Blade
Perkles wrote:
D6 wrote:so why can motogp beat WSB?
Tyres and bespoke chassis
As Perkles says. Wsbk use a stock production frame the same as the road bike where motogp are full prototype chassis's with varying degrees of flex to maintain tyre grip at extreme lean angeles when the suspension is virtually redundant.

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 13 Dec 2014, 20:57
by Rossgo
The guys who get them sort of angles are insane...Anyone fancy going on the back on one when at that angle!!

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 13 Dec 2014, 23:11
by Blade
edd1e wrote:easy... :D
Which track is that Eddie ? I know Indianapolis has a yard of bricks but I don't know which track has a yard of decking (blush)

Re: Motogp Lean Angle

Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 20:45
by Tuffers
I went further than the MotoGP lean angle on Sunday. I didn't stay on it suffice to say (shake)