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Depends on a lot of factors. In the wet, may be a concern.
In the dry, less so.
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After some Google searching, it seems these things can kill motorcyclists
Yes, I certainly avoided them on the road when leaned over. A friend of mine died from internal injuries up in the Santa Cruz mountains after rolling over a Bott's dot while leaned over. He low-sided and slid off the road into some trees. Anything that alters the grip of the pavement is bad for bikes when leaned over.
Yes, I certainly avoided them on the road when leaned over. A friend of mine died from internal injuries up in the Santa Cruz mountains after rolling over a Bott's dot while leaned over. He low-sided and slid off the road into some trees. Anything that alters the grip of the pavement is bad for bikes when leaned over.
For sure with the size of the contact patch. All kinds of challenges out there four-wheelers don't even think about, right?
For sure with the size of the contact patch. All kinds of challenges out there four-wheelers don't even think about, right?
Yes. Not only the size of the contact patch but the fact that bikes are leaned over. So any massive change in traction, no matter how brief, can lead to problems a car would be barely notice.
They are slick but narrow. Because of that it’s a real issue for bikes with their small contact patches but car tires are so large and flat you have one on the inside and another on the outside so it’s no issue in normal scenarios.
Yes, I certainly avoided them on the road when leaned over. A friend of mine died from internal injuries up in the Santa Cruz mountains after rolling over a Bott's dot while leaned over. He low-sided and slid off the road into some trees. Anything that alters the grip of the pavement is bad for bikes when leaned over.
That could have been except in the Shenandoah Mountains in VA. Going around a 270 degree turn and went a little wide and hit a reflector.. slide under a guard rail, totaled the Ducati and banged my self up badly. Was mm from my collarbone punching through my aorta (saw the X-ray scary).
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