ebster1085
Junior Member
So my buddy and I have now gone for nice spirited rides on the windy Greenwich CT backroads a few times after work. Him in his BMW with some suspension work done, and me following on my FZ. These roads are pretty awesome and one you get out of Stamford and into Greenwich, the roads are very well taken care of with few bumps, potholes, or tar snakes.
Every time I hit these roads I go a little harder and get a little lower as I become more comfortable with them and get a feel for each turn. I have worn my chicken strips down in the past on these roads and others to about 0-2mm from the tire end, but never before gotten low enough to scrape the warning pegs. Yesterday, however, I scrapped them twice on hard turns.
My question is, how do you best recover from this. Both times it happened I didnt go down, but the bike did lift a little and I came wider out of the turn. Is there a better way to deal with this scenario or perhaps even a way to avoid it.
It was def pretty cool and certainly a thrill, but Id rather shoot the turn clean and not have this happen often.
Every time I hit these roads I go a little harder and get a little lower as I become more comfortable with them and get a feel for each turn. I have worn my chicken strips down in the past on these roads and others to about 0-2mm from the tire end, but never before gotten low enough to scrape the warning pegs. Yesterday, however, I scrapped them twice on hard turns.
My question is, how do you best recover from this. Both times it happened I didnt go down, but the bike did lift a little and I came wider out of the turn. Is there a better way to deal with this scenario or perhaps even a way to avoid it.
It was def pretty cool and certainly a thrill, but Id rather shoot the turn clean and not have this happen often.