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**rouge brute** · 19 Aug 08, 08:03 AM

I've asked this to loads of people in the past and no-ones ever really answered it so I'll give it a go here...

When talking about car's handling we tend to talk about how the car performs mid corner, be it in a slide or how it breaks away. I've always tended to have RWD cars and it's really interesting to notice how they behave differently at the point the rear goes and how easy (or not in some cases) it is to hold the slide.

Now on a bike, the only times I've spun the rear up I've either utterly crapped myself or come off

This seems to be true of most riders and it's rare to see someone backing into corners in a Xaus like fashion.

So how do we all judge tyre grip then? I'm currently having some supercorsa SPs fitted to mine and was wondering how the increased levels of grip will manifest themselves.

So, I'm really interested to hear your thoughts on how you judge your tyre grip because I'm pretty sure I can't feel when it's at the limit....

19 Aug 08, 08:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
rouge brute L-plates Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 99 rouge brute's Gallery Bike: 2003 Ducati 749s	A question about handling/grip. I've asked this to loads of people in the past and no-ones ever really answered it so I'll give it a go here... When talking about car's handling we tend to talk about how the car performs mid corner, be it in a slide or how it breaks away. I've always tended to have RWD cars and it's really interesting to notice how they behave differently at the point the rear goes and how easy (or not in some cases) it is to hold the slide. Now on a bike, the only times I've spun the rear up I've either utterly crapped myself or come off This seems to be true of most riders and it's rare to see someone backing into corners in a Xaus like fashion. So how do we all judge tyre grip then? I'm currently having some supercorsa SPs fitted to mine and was wondering how the increased levels of grip will manifest themselves. So, I'm really interested to hear your thoughts on how you judge your tyre grip because I'm pretty sure I can't feel when it's at the limit....