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following my friend this fall i had my bike break loose on some sand the crest of a hill in a turn ...
It was a combination of sand and the suspension unloaded. The problem was my friend on the VFR1200 in front as I creseted the hill apeared to be a little hot and running wide so I slammed the throttle shut and tapped the front brake ... my mistake... with the unloaded suspension and sand on the hifloat surface it was enough to break both wheels loose. it gave a heck of a twitch and by the time i was back under full control the bike was heading for the ditch. I kept the throttle steady stayed off the brakes and finished the turn with a foot or so to spare all while traveling aprox 90kph.
The video does not depict very well the sharpness or steep ness of the hills or turns but u can see the sand and dust coming off the bike out front. This road is called the Rollercoaster and is 15 minutes of wheelie poppin over the crests and smooth fast twisties...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzl54H_bor4&list=UUPKl6Toa2DBSb5HtNm3pFrw& index=1&feature=plcp"]Rollercoaster Aug sept 2012 001 - YouTube[/ame]
following my friend this fall i had my bike break loose on some sand the crest of a hill in a turn ...
It was a combination of sand and the suspension unloaded. The problem was my friend on the VFR1200 in front as I creseted the hill apeared to be a little hot and running wide so I slammed the throttle shut and tapped the front brake ... my mistake... with the unloaded suspension and sand on the hifloat surface it was enough to break both wheels loose. it gave a heck of a twitch and by the time i was back under full control the bike was heading for the ditch. I kept the throttle steady stayed off the brakes and finished the turn with a foot or so to spare all while traveling aprox 90kph.
The video does not depict very well the sharpness or steep ness of the hills or turns but u can see the sand and dust coming off the bike out front. This road is called the Rollercoaster and is 15 minutes of wheelie poppin over the crests and smooth fast twisties...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzl54H_bor4&list=UUPKl6Toa2DBSb5HtNm3pFrw& index=1&feature=plcp"]Rollercoaster Aug sept 2012 001 - YouTube[/ame]
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Like the vid, that road looks like tons of fun 
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