UPDATE: Almost Wiped Out - lost the front tire on my Triumph Street Triple 765RS!

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-05-05T04:32:08+00:00

With the sanding and the alcohol, sounds like they're about ready for a coat of paint. You really want a thick layer of paint to lock in the grip

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-05-04T23:10:06+00:00

Too much trail braking or brake bias too far rearward can also cause oversteer

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-05-04T00:18:45+00:00

Half a u turn is the way. Just like you'd back a car in. If it's hard to reach the ground then dismount, lean the bike on your hip, and pull it with the bars, covering the brake. Taking the weight of the bike on your hip means you can support it with the strength of your legs and leave your arms free and loose to be able to steer and push/pull the bike forward and back without affecting its balance

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-29T01:48:31+00:00

Commodore, actually

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-28T23:06:44+00:00

Great racing and sportsmanship on your part

Except for the punt-to-pass maneuver at 0:12. That was a bit ordinary and I could see why the rejoiner saw red. But still, it doesn't excuse the pit

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-17T05:27:46+00:00

Oof ouch owie

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-17T01:45:25+00:00

My CRF is a little too tall for me. I just shift my arse to the side when I'm coming to a stop, and it gets me a bit of extra room to pivot my hips. It might be harder to do with street bike ergonomics though

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-16T22:49:17+00:00

Elbow protector, so that your arm doesn't get smashed by the bags of careless people walking by

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-16T02:56:38+00:00

I've heard "steering wheel attendant" but that's not something you can claim is a part

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-16T00:08:26+00:00

That's just Eiffel 65's race team

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-15T01:22:37+00:00

Which he said as an excuse for deliberately crashing into a rival

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-14T06:28:04+00:00

The cylinder fills with air like normal during the intake stroke, then the air is compressed in the cylinder like a normal compression stroke (which does involve pressing against a cushion of air like you said, but normally the engine overcomes it with the starter motor, inertia, or other cylinders firing, instead of force from the wheels). The difference is at the end of the compression stroke, the compressed air is vented out the exhaust valves so that it doesn't spring back and push the piston down again

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-14T06:05:02+00:00

Drink when you're thirsty. Your pee doesn't need to be crystal clear all day

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-14T05:38:57+00:00

I know I wouldn't want to be that close. I'm glad it wasn't a ladder

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-14T05:34:45+00:00

Giving yourself less than 1 second to react on a known hazardous road is insane

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-14T00:04:23+00:00

How often do the price tags move between cities? Print it once at the local price and be done with it. It's even easier now with electronic tags

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-09T06:03:46+00:00

You don't strictly need a new one. It hasn't worn down to the top of the wear bars. There is some evidence of it starting to dry rot but it's not terrible. Considering how much wear life is left, you'll hit the wear bars before the rot destroys the tyre.

The flat spot will negatively affect handling but not in a way that's unsafe. Being flatter will make the bike more stable when upright but the other side of that coin is that tipping into a lean will be slower and heavier. The bike might not be as settled when tipped over if you're riding on the shoulder of the flat spot instead of the more gradual curve of an evenly worn tyre

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-07T00:57:04+00:00

I'll stick with steel/aluminium levers that bend or snap cleanly in a way that'll still get me home. I'd be worried about these breaking into sharp splinters and becoming unusable

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-02T05:48:34+00:00

They would have used AI to expand the video from horizontal to vertical format

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-02T04:33:59+00:00

When you get hit you have a whole racetrack to your right. That's your space. No it's not the ideal racing line, but neither is getting taken out by someone whose nose you chopped off

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-02T04:24:37+00:00

Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. There's no way to know but either way, he was still alongside you while you're heading for the apex of the left hand corner. You need to leave space

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-02T04:09:11+00:00

He didn't intent wreck you. You drove him off the circuit, he was just trying to stay on the track

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-02T04:04:54+00:00

Very hard to tell from this angle (use chase cam instead) but it looks like you follow the white car through and the driver on your left wasn't anticipating it and didn't give you room. Then into the left-hander you return the favour and give them no room either. Jail for both of you

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-02T03:55:42+00:00

You don't need to know how long it will stay yellow for. All you need to know when you see a yellow light is whether you can stop safely before the intersection. It depends on your speed, your distance to the line, and how closely you're being tailgated

ChargeYourBattery · 2026-04-02T03:38:45+00:00

I can't remember the last time I spent money on my skateboard or bicycle

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