Roundabout speeds

If you want to be scientific, A=v^2/r,
where A is the lateral acceleration, v is in m/s, r is in metres.
To get it in terms of g, divide by 9.81.

So 50mph on a 40 metre radius roundabout is about g,
which is quite respectable.

 

The Older Gentleman wrote:
[snip]

Thank you

 

This varies enormously, on a small tight roundabout I tip in about 40
on my GS500 when showing people how to get their kneedown but it
really depend on the bike, road surface etc. To be honest it's almost
impossible to answer.

Nope not me.

 

[snip]

We can compare notes

 

Well said that man. In any case, there's an advantage (less lean) to
keeping the weight high up, so for a taller rider who has to crouch
down to hang off the amount of lean required may actually be less if
he sits bolt upright than if he hangs off.

Oh, I've seen quite a few, but many more whose body movements across
the seat serve to upset the stability of the bike, which certainly
doesn't help them go any faster.

 

*you*, playing *sport*?

I'm trying to visualise you and Cane in shorts - the best I can come
up with is some sort of horribly mis-matched gay wrestling tag-team.

 

I played one of my interns at /squash/ on Sunday. I got horribly
beaten - not only is he younger and fitter than me, but is actually
good at squash.

The *main* problem is that racketball has fucked my squash game - the
perception of where the ball will be/how it will behave is completely
different.

I can play you pretty much any weekend, except this coming one, as
I'll be in Paris on Friday and in N.I. Sat/Sun.

Let me know.

 

*snort*

 

If the roads clear you can just bomb round. Go like **** along the straight
to the first bend, on my 600 its prolly best to drop to forth for the first
corner and just hold it. Let your self run wide on the second and then lob
it in so the last corner you just take as a kink in the road.

As I say, this does *not* work if there is oncoming traffic ;-)

Youll have fun on the Manx though.

 

Well, that's the fucking idea

 

Its all got holes in it.

 

What you boggling at, you decrepit old aussie know-nothing? Decent
cheddar is amongst the world's finest cheeses and is one of the things
I'll search out over here. Fortunately Carrefour usually has some.