Touchdown, Or The Lack Of.

[marko67]

Lol.

 

I've been stripless on my Mkii for a few years now after getting into motogymkhana and improving my riding ability.

 

The only time i've had a peg down is when I've hit a compression in the middle of a corner which has compressed the suspenders. Brief and painless. I did scrape my boots a lot until i started riding on the balls of my feet when overcome with a burst of chicanery enthusiasm.

 

As stated, I guess it depends on the tyres. Conti's I had on would feel like they stopped leaning when I got to the edge of the tyre which was weird. Bridgestones just keep going. They have excellent edge grip IMHO and the contact patch is still pretty big when you get to the edge. Plus it's a soft compound.

 

Front and rear are rock solid at full lock and full lean doing motogymkhana, no strips on the front either... I suspect this is a lot more aggressive than what the tyres are put through on the road,

 

I have no interest in going any further to make sparks, somehow my rectal gyroscope calls time when I get to the edge.

 

Bizarrely, after all the training and practice I ride slower but much smoother and it takes less time to cover the ground.

 

The bikes are very well designed, I wouldn't worry about it. Their is no thread I'm aware of complaining about lack of clearance or regularly sliding off into a hedge.