Here's Ben Bostrom doing almost that exact thingImagine being on your R1 on a track day, thinking you’re hot stuff, then some dude comes around the outside of you on a bagger !
Love it !!
Like riding a two-stroke production racer and being beaten by a Commando ? Nigel, when you can do that often, you have arrived.Imagine being on your R1 on a track day, thinking you’re hot stuff, then some dude comes around the outside of you on a bagger !
Love it !!
Under normal circumstances a race bike which is simply a converted road bike, is usually unsatisfactory for historic racing fora few reasons. 1. The the steering geometry is usually designed to avoid crashes rather than being nimble or even over-steering. 2. Weight-saving is difficult. 3. The gearbox is deigned for flexibility rather than performance.
A production racer is always better, but a works racer usually reigns supreme because it has all the trick bits which nobody else can get.
What is a Harley ? - Not even an attempt ! - Like playing tennis while wearing snow shoes ?
or even worse about 18 seconds into the videoWell I’d LOVE to rock up at a track day and do that on my Dyna.
But I rather suspect the video of me doing so might turn out somewhat shorter, and end with me in the gravel...!
I shall try and refrain.
He was probably thinking “it’s only a Harley, just gas it and drop the clutch, what’s the worst that can happen”?Mad fool, can't even do a wheelie !
one question, HTF do these Harley's get round the race track in possibility a decent time when leaning over anything like 39 degrees will have all sorts of the undercarriage kissing the tarmac ?
Take a good look at those bikes at the starting line, their geometry is not stock.one question, HTF do these Harley's get round the race track in possibility a decent time when leaning over anything like 39 degrees will have all sorts of the undercarriage kissing the tarmac ?