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Originally Posted by Dave
i think i have to disagree with the fast cars wont prepare you for bikes argument a bit here.
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The fast car & fast bike discussion has more to do with performance and reaction. Honestly, can you say it doesn't take more skill to drive a Corvette ZO6 then a Chevy Cobalt? Maybe not in a straight line at 20 mph. But what about as speed comes into play. What about taking corners? What about a wet road?
As a new driver or rider you are not going to have those skills necessary to handle unexpected situations.
A new driver isn't going to know what to do when they floor it on a wet surface and the ass end of the car starts sliding. A new driver with 500hp under his butt isn't going to know how long it takes to slow down from 80mph to 0mph in a panic situation.
There are more oppertunities for error with a 16 or 17 year old getting a performance car or motorcycle. Just look at the 17 or 18 year old that was killed along with a few friends out hot rodding in his dad's M5 down in Ocala last month. Maturity level and skill level comes into play, with any kind of performance vehicle or motorcycle.
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Originally Posted by Dave
not so on a bike, bike tires are rounded and ought to have the same amount of contact straight up as it would leaned over.
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Ummm, have you ever taken an MSF class? Have you ever done any reading on Motorcycle basics or physics? If not, I encourage you to do both asap. When cornering on a motorcycle traction is reduced. Depending on the amount of lean angle, you have a smaller contact patch on the road. Have you ever watched any motorcycle racing? When they are leaned over in a corner, they are using maybe a fraction of the tires contact patch.
In a car, you have more contact path because the tires are turned. You don't turn on a motorcycle. You countersteer. A motorcycle turns nothing like a car.
Please do some research before you start giving people the wrong information.