Shaft Effect and Technique

1olbull said:

Actually losing traction while in a curve takes very little HP with either tire.

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Claviger said:

Regarding round abouts here, there are quite a few in my area, but they were designed my the mentally deficient and they all have nasty off camber angles to them so need to be tip toed around as they eat up a ton of clearance just going straight through them, German ones are much much better!!

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concours said:

Shaft drive JACKS the rear suspension UP when pulling hard, as the pinion tries to climb the ring gear... The longer the swing arm, the less leverage it has to do so. My 1980 XS1100 was BAAAAD (short swing arm), my 1986 Concours was MUCH better (longer swing arm). The Rocket has SOOO much steam though.
I haven't wrung it's neck in the twisties yet, will report in. Generally speaking, if you're hard in a corner, layed over near the limit, chopping the throttle abruptly could cause squat, and slam chassis into the tarmac upsetting you. But you'd have to be riding at 99% gonzo bank robber level. The RIII fat rear tire is a bigger contributor to corner behavior, than the shaft VS chain/belt, IMHO.

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Paul Bryant said:

Similar here.
Others will beat me into a corner, but coming out, as soon as I see the exit line, or am anticipating the exit line, maybe 10-15° before the apex I give it full throttle.
This tends to stand the bike up, but I know this so have gone deeper (lent over more, which gives me a tighter line into the corner) I then use the throttle to pull me up and out.
I absolutely blitz those that lead me in.

Could be why rear tyres don't last long

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Claviger said:

Here’s the video

@Claviger Thanks for posting that Rob. Going to have to get me a copy of the book. Just happened to have ridden the Rocket to work yesterday so I had the opportunity to try it out on the way home. Amazing how after all the years and miles that ya can 're-learn' the wrong way to do things. What was even more amazing was how much that twist of the throttle at the apex changed the R3T from wallowing like a drunken water buffalo to feeling almost agile.

Makes perfect sense when you think about it. Duh!

I have one extra personal SR: Never even attempt to set up for a left apex that I can't see at least 200 yards past the exit. Never know when some &%$!ing cage jockey texting is going to blow 6 feet across the center line.

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