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Re: Tire reliabilty, and traction control

To: RTMACK@concentric.net, Salt Hawk <salthawk@coldreams.com>,
Subject: Re: Tire reliabilty, and traction control
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 20:39:06 -0700
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Joe :)

Joe Amo wrote:

> Why (respectfully) in the hell would you campaign
> for TC, then proclaim not wanting to run it on a,
> vehicle with half the contact patch, and often twice
> the drag?????
>
> Joe :)
>
> rtmack wrote:
>
> > Joe:
> > since I am thinking that my own first LSR machine will likely be a bike-- 
>and not
> > particularly powerful by todays standards-- I will not prioritize TC for 
>it, even if TC
> > becomes legal.  So I'm looking forward to personally experiencing what you 
>are talking
> > about.  Kinda like going fast on firm sand?  Anyway, my own bike experience 
>tells me
> > that a bike gives much clearer feedback than most cars-- and responds much 
>more
> > intuitively to the rider.  Not sure I'd ever want TC on a bike, either 
>(except maybe for
> > a way-powerful streamliner).  Hope to find out within the next year or so.
> > Russ Mack
> >
> > Joe Amo wrote:
> >
> > > Actually, TC works (I mean, would likely work :):))
> > > best on two wheel machines, but alas, the "little"
> > > salt dance that the back end does, is a naturally
> > > beautiful way for the rear to "hunt" for traction,
> > > this oscillation, combined with the inherent
> > > gyroscopic assistance of the rotating wheels,
> > > is a simply wonderful way to communicate with
> > > mother nature, and I for one appreciate mother
> > > nature and her dancing rear ends
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > rtmack wrote:
> > >
> > > > Joe:
> > > > sure.  Very easy.  But see the response I wrote to Kvach on this-- 
>problem is even
> > > > worse on a bike, as I am sure you know:  your focus needs to be on 
>where you are
> > > > going, not on your instruments.
> > > > Russ Mack
> > > >
> > > > Joe Amo wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Front tire speed vs rear tire speed

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