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Number plate to be kept clean (2) Every number plate shall be kept free from dirt and obstruction and shall be affixed so that the entire number plate, including the numbers, is plainly visible at all times, and the view of the number plate shall not be obscured or obstructed by spare tires...

They are talking about a CLUTCH LEVER on broken clip on bar. You are talking about a shifter linkage!

Just because one is experienced, does not mean one can comply with the current laws. Regarding the language, when the electronic road signs have pertinent info on them, he won;t be able to read them...

Re: Lone SS rider on hwy 2 in Trenton@ 2;30ish We both have something each other wants. lol.;)

Re: Lone SS rider on hwy 2 in Trenton@ 2;30ish The year starts Jan 1st 2010. The Gregorian calendar is independent of a "chick on a busa"'s personal riding schedule. I've gotta ask - did you miss new years? usually people celebrate a little bit to "Mark the occasion". But if you don't know...

Thank you as well. half way through this thread, I was beginning to loose faith that anyone would come around... But then luckily a few fact based posts brought us all back on track. I too used to think a light bike would stop way faster than a heavy car/SUV.. People have such a difficult...

my gut feeling is the same. perhaps as weight increases, traction might actually increase initially at a greater rate - until an optimum balance of weight & temperature is reached, and then beyond that point - adding more weight would cause traction to increase at a lesser rate. just a guess...

Glad you brought this up.. short answer = YES! Of course - as with anything else there are a few minimum conditions that must be met first, the braking system on that 1000 lb car must provide adequate stopping force to still be capable of locking the wheels with the full 1500 lbs of weight...

Some people don't get it though... give 'em a chance, they'll come around. It's an absolute definitive maybe

OK... 1. - you view weight transfer as a good thing? the reason your rear brake doesn't stop you is because weight transfer occurs. If you could somehow prevent or reduce the weight transfer, you'd be able to stop by using both tires, and eliminate the risk of a flipover (see point 4). (do...

1.3G's of deceleration without the assistance of supplemental downforce? Are you sure about this? (source please). 1.3g's is quite a bit. This is beyond what I would have thought possible without adding downforce.

Wow.. This thread is getting good. mccarthy - don't leave the debate. Simply calm down and counter debate as you see fit. It's clear that our opinions on the matter differ completely - but that's no reason leave the debate. It certainly won;t be easy, but if you can prove to me that I am...

Might as well just say.. it's all about the relationship between how fast one vehicle stops VS the other vehicle. Weight = NOPE Contact patch = NOPE Quality of tire = yup brake efficiency = Nope so close.

Oh my :(. Did you skip the entire thread and then just post this absolute nonsense? Where has it been "proven, many, many, many times"? FYI - you are presently very deep into the loosing side of the argument. LOL - because of weight. - LOL the VERy FIRST POST specifies that posts like...

There are a few who are genuinely participating, and it's pretty clear who they are. Unfortunately there is no "troll" filter. As for actual physics - there have been several posts with very useful links. Did you take my last post with a link to http://www.physicsforums.com as mere hearsay?

exactly :)

Stickier - yes. weight transfer/flip over is still the problem But wider isn't necessarily better. there is of course an optimum width.

nope... say your bike is 100 lbs (ease of use number). and your current contact patch is 1 sq inch (ease of use number) you would have a contact pressure of 100 PSI, and a contact force of 100 lbs If you double the contact patch to 2 sq in... the contact force doesn't change, but the...

yup +1

Exaclty... I fail to see where SunnY S is coming from. it would seem, according to that article, that all modern day sport bikes took longer to stop than that modern day common car - under those wet/damp conditions, and the exception was one single super advanced german $17,000 machine