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Re: some handling skills.
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:54 pm
by ME 109
boxertwinjeff wrote:Has anyone been thrown from their Boxer on negotiating twisties when the Rocker covers make
contact with the road surface, can they grab and throw you, or will they
at worst just get a good shaving?
Grind away!
Things only get interesting when the front wheel lifts off the ground as well....
Having said that, if you're scraping valve covers in a corner that has 'dip' in it, look out.
It's scraping crash bars yer need to worry about, they have been known to make airheads explode on contact!
Re: some handling skills.
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:00 pm
by Deleted User 62
boxertwinjeff wrote:Has anyone been thrown from their Boxer on negotiating twisties when the Rocker covers make
contact with the road surface, can they grab and throw you, or will they
at worst just get a good shaving?
I saw a video of the Boxer Cup racing awhile back. Those guys were scraping valve covers; a very unique sound!
Re: some handling skills.
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:09 pm
by boxertwinjeff
So that's why so many guys are against Crash bars.
Re: some handling skills.
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:55 pm
by Deleted User 287
boxertwinjeff wrote:So that's why so many guys are against Crash bars.
I don't know. Let's ask Duane...
Re: some handling skills.
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:23 am
by dougie
justoneoftheguys wrote: Let's ask Duane...
NO! Don't get him started!
Re: some handling skills.
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:31 pm
by boxertwinjeff
HEY DUANE!!