How slow can you go?
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In a few weeks I'll be driving a car leading a cavalcade that includes Harleys and Scooters, at some points I'll have to slow below the target 12 mph.
What do you reckon the slowest speed that 2 wheelers can go without having to weave or be ready to put a foot down? Is 8mph OK? If not I'll have to stop for a while instead.
Thanks
What do you reckon the slowest speed that 2 wheelers can go without having to weave or be ready to put a foot down? Is 8mph OK? If not I'll have to stop for a while instead.
Thanks
having been part of several easter egg runs, I'd say you're better to try and keep rolling as much as possible, accelerate back to speed as soon as possible. No matter what you do at the front, the mid / rear of the pack will end up stopping and starting slowing and then rolling a lot and this puts a lot of heat and stress into clutch systems. The more consistent the front moves, the easier it will be for the riders at the back.
Towards the end of the Sheffield egg run are 2 steep hills with a roundabout between them. Leading up to the park entrance is where the AA riders always sit to help. The crawl up the hills jostling for position at in the mid pack always kills the bikes .
Towards the end of the Sheffield egg run are 2 steep hills with a roundabout between them. Leading up to the park entrance is where the AA riders always sit to help. The crawl up the hills jostling for position at in the mid pack always kills the bikes .
andburg said:
having been part of several easter egg runs, I'd say you're better to try and keep rolling as much as possible, accelerate back to speed as soon as possible. No matter what you do at the front, the mid / rear of the pack will end up stopping and starting slowing and then rolling a lot and this puts a lot of heat and stress into clutch systems. The more consistent the front moves, the easier it will be for the riders at the back.
Towards the end of the Sheffield egg run are 2 steep hills with a roundabout between them. Leading up to the park entrance is where the AA riders always sit to help. The crawl up the hills jostling for position at in the mid pack always kills the bikes .
We have the advantage of closed roads so no need to slow apart from a couple of sections where we take a short cut to avoid U turns, it's just a question of closing the gap to the runners down to 10 mins afterwards.Towards the end of the Sheffield egg run are 2 steep hills with a roundabout between them. Leading up to the park entrance is where the AA riders always sit to help. The crawl up the hills jostling for position at in the mid pack always kills the bikes .
john2443 said:
We have the advantage of closed roads so no need to slow apart from a couple of sections where we take a short cut to avoid U turns, it's just a question of closing the gap to the runners down to 10 mins afterwards.
should be easy enough for you providing the roads are fully closed.our rides required outriders from the police to ride ahead in relay closing the roads to allow us through but if the lead is going to fast you end up slowing / stopping to allow the police to get back ahead.
This year this is no ride as there aren't enough police motorcycles to do it
I dropped my last bike. Challenged my mate to a slow race.
He was on a cbr125, i was on a GSX650f with panniers and top box (both full) so probably 250kg or more.
I was winning my quite a way. Must have been doing 2mph or less with both feet on the pegs. Then bam! it went down. Ops. Lesson learned. No damage luckily.
He was on a cbr125, i was on a GSX650f with panniers and top box (both full) so probably 250kg or more.
I was winning my quite a way. Must have been doing 2mph or less with both feet on the pegs. Then bam! it went down. Ops. Lesson learned. No damage luckily.
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