knight88 Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Does anyone know what is the tightest circle posible on a 1150RT? I have been trying to practice and the smallest I can do is 22'
squints Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 At the Mortons BMW open house there were 2 officers there doing it in the space of two parking spot widths but I didn't measure it. I know that way tighter than I will attempt.
knight88 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Posted October 15, 2007 Sounds like 16'-18'? these LEOs pretty much amaze me with what they can do with the bike.
Tony_K Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 I was doing some tight circles in a Escalante, UT fuel station while the group was getting ready to head back to Torrey. Several people said they wouldn't attempt that either. To me it's just fun. Yeah, I would say about 16' feet. You just lean the crap out of it and the circle gets nice and small.
Francois_Dumas Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Hmmm... you would fail the exams here Mandatory exercises include full circles and U-turns within 6 meters (= 19.7 feet !) Granted, riding schools will not risk it on RT's and have cheaper bikes for their pupils But it can be done.... back to the parking lot !
MotorinLA Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 I believe The Keyhole Pattern for the Kawasaki had a fourteen foot diameter (I could be wrong), which gave you about a foot of room to play with at minimal turning radius (tank lock and heavy lean). My guess would be that you could do it on the RT with a 16 foot diameter.
MotorinLA Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 At the Mortons BMW open house there were 2 officers there doing it in the space of two parking spot widths but I didn't measure it. I know that way tighter than I will attempt. If i remember correctly, standard parking spaces are 9 feet wide. Two parking spaces should give you ample space to make a circle on the RT.
tallman Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Here's a link to some of the various rodeo configurations. Some circles much smaller than you might think. http://www.glpmts.org/events.htm http://www.motorcops.com/police_training/motorcycleconepatterns.asp
Francois_Dumas Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 That's a great site Tim! Fun 'tracks' to ride too... I would love to do them ... on someone else's machine, and no, not Bill's RT ! My hat off for those officers doing it on those mammoth-like Harleys !!
flars Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 If you drop it on either side, it will spin in its own length, using the cylinder head as a pivot point. If you meant 'the smallest without costing a lot of money', then that's a different question.
jbr7t Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 At the Mortons BMW open house there were 2 officers there doing it in the space of two parking spot widths but I didn't measure it. I know that way tighter than I will attempt. It's cool that I kind of work with those two..they are cops for the county where I work for the fire department. Honestly I think they could of made the cones closer. They still had some room for spare..but not much! It was really cool to watch. One of them went through the course side saddle...that was quite impressive. And of course on of the mechanics brought out his mini bike and tried the course riding a wheelie. he actually did surprisingly well!
MotorinLA Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Here's a link to some of the various rodeo configurations. Some circles much smaller than you might think. http://www.glpmts.org/events.htm http://www.motorcops.com/police_training/motorcycleconepatterns.asp "The W" aka 'the eliminator' is one of the standard motor school patterns in California. Note the "Harley/BMW" label, as this pattern is even smaller for the Kawasakis. Now picture putting six riders into that pattern at the same time, three in each direction, passing each other in the turns. Let's just say it works best if you decide ahead of time who turns on the inside and who turns on the outside...
swilson Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Here's some pics of when I brought my RT out to the cone patterns at work. This is just a box... 16' wide. The object is to do a figure 8 inside the box. From the photos looks like it'll turn in about 14'. Scroll to the end to see how a 1150GS turns... probably around 11'.
11101110 Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 According to wiki the std parking space width in the USA is 7 to 8 feet. I have been able to turn my bike around in two spots with some room to spare. Not much but I did feel a sense of accomplishment.
James Clark Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 According to wiki the std parking space width in the USA is 7 to 8 feet. I have been able to turn my bike around in two spots with some room to spare. Not much but I did feel a sense of accomplishment. Surely you can do better than that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr4X0o_iuww
GregB Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 Well, now I know why you guys think you need cylinder head protectors on RTs!
Gregori Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 ... Surely you can do better than that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr4X0o_iuww The darn linked brakes won't let you do it on an RT. An F-650 does it fine though. (Or so I've heard... Not that _I_ would try to do such a thing!)
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