Well 4wd
here we go
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smilie
yes sometimes we all Fup and where headed into someplace much faster ( or with no brakes or a flat tire --those were the days lol)) than we are accustomed to
the trick to riding is to make your corrections and a commitment and stick to it
theres no getting half way through and saying "not today"
thats when you have to pick yourself up in the ditch if your lucky
a quote from a track mentor of mine
and its true weather you believe it or not trust me
"the bike will go faster and handle better with out you on it than with you on it"
you just have think I can make it through this turn no matter how uncomfortable you feel
unless your completely out of control you can probable add an additional 20% more mph and make it just fine
the curb theory isn't something to be practiced on the street (although it works and looks really cool) but keeping it in the back of your mind may save your ass someday
As far as counter steering
counter steering is like masturbating
EVERYONE DOES IT
the ones that claim they don't do it unconsciously
oh yeah and my grandmother doesn't do either
but honestly if you ever ride aggressively or at high rates of speed
you have to be doing some level of counter steering and the more you use it the easier it becomes to use and the bike will start to feel better
eventually it becomes second nature and instinctive and you don't even realize your doing it till you come across some event (like yours) that you latter diagnose in your mind and you realize what you were doing and why it worked so well
think of the profile of your tire as a cone
the center of the tire is the big diameter and the neck of the cone as the side wall
now roll the cone and notice the radius it makes
well as you lean your tires they do the same thing
the front tire doesn't steer the bike (unless your in a parking lot)
what actually steers your bike is as you counter steer and instinctively leaning your putting the bike into the side wall and the cone radius starts to take effect
as far as the street roads
let me see if i can make this clear
public roads SUCK
no curbs to help save your ass
soft runoffs, gravel and sand will only suck you into the marbles
and if you've ever been banked over and traveled across the high point of the road and started to (what feels like sliding on ice) ride the negative camber side of the crown its what you call unsettling
and lets not get into pot holes, sewer grates or man holes
again if you've ever ridden the track you'll find in some instances its a much safer feeling ride
as far as the busa
owning a hayabusa is like handing a loaded gun to a child
with that much handling braking and acceleration its real easy for ANYONE to get them selves into trouble
damn i love my busa
but enough of my opinions
I'm getting away from the computer screen and taking my busa out for a ride
