In your message dated: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 20:42:03 MDT,
The pithy ruminations from Phil Benson on
<Re: Recommended tire size> were:
=> On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Henry S. Winokur wrote:
=>
=> > It seems to me, and I'm no expert, that in order to come that close to the
=> > rim, you'd have be leaned over pretty far, which either means you're going
=> > way too fast, or something else is likely to touch down first.
=>
=> What touches down first is foot pegs. What touches next is suspension
=> parts from our wonderful RADD front ends. Use the foot pegs as a form of
I don't think that the front suspension bits touch when you're making a right
turn, only a left. Of course, peg feelers and saddle bags and probably the
centerstand and exhaust will touch before you run out of tires (in a right
turn).
=> "curb feelers" and you'll be much happier. By the way, this was the end
=> of the GTS "Great White Whale" endurance racer a few years ago at Road
=> America.
Yep.
=>
=> We have inherently limited cornering clearances folks.
So does everyone else.
Mark
=>
=> Phil
=>
