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Superslinky
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Mark Hickey said...
> Because motorcycle tires are shaped like bike tires, it's really hard to hydroplane them too. I
> once hit DEEP water at the bottom of an entrance ramp while riding like an idiot in heavy rain
> (but I did beat all my buddies onto the interstate). The speed was probably between 70 and 80mph
> (110-125km/h) and the water was deeper than the tires. I just KNEW I was going down, but all that
> happened was I threw a VERY impressive wake and the force of the water blew all my footpegs into
> their up position. I haven't worried about hydroplaning on a motorcycle since (not that I'd repeat
> THAT stunt).
80 mph in the rain? you could have just played Russian roulette and stayed dry.
> Because motorcycle tires are shaped like bike tires, it's really hard to hydroplane them too. I
> once hit DEEP water at the bottom of an entrance ramp while riding like an idiot in heavy rain
> (but I did beat all my buddies onto the interstate). The speed was probably between 70 and 80mph
> (110-125km/h) and the water was deeper than the tires. I just KNEW I was going down, but all that
> happened was I threw a VERY impressive wake and the force of the water blew all my footpegs into
> their up position. I haven't worried about hydroplaning on a motorcycle since (not that I'd repeat
> THAT stunt).
80 mph in the rain? you could have just played Russian roulette and stayed dry.