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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> Kawaguchi Auto Race /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1617145475 Message started by DragBikeMike on 03/30/21 at 16:04:35 |
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Title: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by DragBikeMike on 03/30/21 at 16:04:35 Craziest stuff I've ever seen. The bikes are nuts, the riders nuttier. I love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAdfnVGSP2o |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by ohiomoto on 03/30/21 at 19:58:01 Those bikes will beat gp bikes on that track. It's something to see. I think it's like horse racing over there. Edit: I just watched the video. Definitely gambling lol. Cool stuff. |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by ohiomoto on 03/30/21 at 20:14:42 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYEn_fpv-4[/media] |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by Ruttly on 03/31/21 at 13:03:19 Goofy stuff , but their lap times don’t lie ! Japanese flat track ! |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by Ruttly on 03/31/21 at 13:05:30 And they race while it’s raining ! |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/31/21 at 16:55:58 If you can ride with those bars, water doesn't matter |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by Dave on 04/01/21 at 04:03:04 The narrator didn't correctly interpret what the little handle on the right side of the frame was for when he was in the museum - he said it was for push starting the bike. If you watch the racing - you can see the riders wedge their right knee under the handle to hold them securely on the bike! The way they lean the bike over and sit upright seems counter intuitive. Why are the bike faster around the turn when you force the bike over onto the side of the tire? Most road racing motorcycles lean their body over to try and keep the motorcycle more upright. I suspect the tires are a very special compound, and even the track surface looks to be something other than asphalt or concrete. And the track looks super clean - you don't see any loose rubber on the outside of the corners like you do at most paved tracks. |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/01/21 at 05:56:26 Naw, man, now I'm on the Kindle and the picture is small, but the first thing on the vidyu is handlebars, and it looks like the left hand is up, like the buckhorn savage bars, and the right hand is more like the handlebar of a beach cruiser bicycle. |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by Tocsik on 04/01/21 at 14:50:38 NASCAR for bikes. Go fast, turn left! |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by Tocsik on 04/01/21 at 14:55:59 4443424446445F442B0 wrote:
That one was really fun to watch! |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by ohiomoto on 04/01/21 at 16:47:00 43787562737F646279717C63100 wrote:
---------- Right?! It looks like understeer city! Opposite of how I understand riding a motorcycle. But it's a very specific setup and task. The other thing is how skinny the tires are. I've seen bicycles with fatter tires! |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by Ruttly on 04/02/21 at 11:15:21 I’m sure there is quite a bit of body English going on but you don’t see a lot of rider movement even when they put the foot out. I think it’s a traction thing the riders weight is always over the rear wheel. In American flat track there is a weight shift at the end of the straight , rider slides forward on the seat getting closer to the bars leg goes out , but here rider seems not to move much. Remember as soon as you are sliding/drifting you are scrubbing speed off going into turns then powering out of the turns. Their speed seems more constant and tires stay inline. Consistent lap times , very consistent ! |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by ohiomoto on 04/02/21 at 17:53:37 Right. If I had to guess, they are steering with the rear of the bike and keeping the front wheel light. So it's all about lean and rear wheel traction. Pretty cool stuff. I would love to try it. |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by Ruttly on 04/02/21 at 22:57:45 Me too ! 61 and still want to go racing again. If your not racing , your waiting ! I would rather be racing ! Steve Mcqueen |
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Title: Re: Kawaguchi Auto Race Post by Ruttly on 04/02/21 at 23:03:06 Very reminiscent of American board track racing with some disturbingly funky handle bars ! ;D |
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