RE: [ST] In Search of the Illusive MC Content

["Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rup, 

You may be right.  Getting your knee down is a matter of getting off the bike more rather than leaning.  The bike has the natural tendency to stand straight.  By your leaning over, you're lowering your body's center of gravity and your weight is helping keep the bike in the turn without increasing it's lean angle.  Because lets face it.  The bike will only lean so far before you run out of tyre.

As far as hitting pegs.  The ST and RS really aren't designed for maximum lean angle.  The foot pegs are designed for comfort.  I don't think they are as high as a race prep bike's would be.  I think, on a race prep bike you'll surpass maximum lean angle before the peg hits.  When the peg hits it's because it's sliding down the track in a low side.  I could be wrong, but that's my opinion.

Maybe I'll see if I could ask one of the AMA superbike stars about that whilst in Daytona.

Rich

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From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Rupert Galea
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:02 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ST] In Search of the Illusive MC Content

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However without the fairing in the way I can now lean further. At my
first track day the fairing was touching and I was just catching the peg
feelers. After sorting out the suspension before my second track day the
peg feelers were hitting pretty hard. They are quite long so I removed
them. This helped but I still touch the foot pegs down occasionally and
since they are aluminium, compared to the steel feelers, they wear down
quickly. I think I could avoid this if I was smoother or perhaps by
adding more preload or getting a better shock.

I think that at this point getting my knee down is more a question of
getting off the bike more than leaning the bike over further.
Rupert



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