Sunday Stormageddon [Jan. 8]: Anyone riding?
- Thread starter ariacode
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Cafe Racer
King of this hill
I'm in!
SF to Alices for breakfast. And a bunch of twisties shoved in the middle.
915 meet up?
SF to Alices for breakfast. And a bunch of twisties shoved in the middle.
915 meet up?
Sounds great!
Where to meet? Java Beach Cafe for Great Highway -> Skyline -> 1?
:ride
Cafe Racer
King of this hill
Is Noah Bagels on Sloat okay? I wanna eat something.
two wheel tramp
exploring!
Yes! But I'll be riding Marin. 
Cafe Racer
King of this hill
Great news!
I heard reports that the roads around Alices are very dirty and littered with rain and mud run off!:thumbup
Lube your chains and get ready to ride. If you dare.
I heard reports that the roads around Alices are very dirty and littered with rain and mud run off!:thumbup
Lube your chains and get ready to ride. If you dare.
Smash Allen
Banned
that's actually not true, motorcycles are much less susceptible to hydroplaning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaplaning#Motorcycles
Cafe Racer
King of this hill
(Almost) Nothing like a warm bagel and coffee on a stormy morning ride.
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Schnellbandit
I see 4 lights!
Not according to your source:
"Motorcycles benefit from narrow tires with round, canoe-shaped contact patches. Narrow tires are less vulnerable to aquaplaning because vehicle weight is distributed over a smaller area, and rounded tires more easily push water aside. These advantages diminish on lighter motorcycles with naturally wide tires, like those in the supersport class. Further, wet conditions reduce the lateral force that any tire can accommodate before sliding. While a slide in a four-wheeled vehicle may be corrected, the same slide on a motorcycle will generally cause the rider to fall. Thus, despite the relative lack of aquaplaning danger in wet conditions, motorcycle riders must be even more cautious because overall traction is reduced by wet roadways."
Less, not much less. It does say that the lighter bikes with wide tires have a dimished benefit.
If you're driving or riding fast enough that it makes a difference it becomes Darwin's call.
Here you go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDi9uFcD7XI
Smash Allen
Banned
Okay let's argue the difference between less and much less
you know there's a sled keeping the bike above water, right?
The propulsion is coming from the rear wheel, so it's penetrating the water and not hydroplaning.
Cafe Racer
King of this hill
Good time today. We all made it back....... alive. And with an interesting experience.
Love the DR650SE!!!
Love the DR650SE!!!