Returning from my usual 1,200 mile ride from CT to OH on I-80 in New Jersey. Pass a Harley Davidson rider on a fairly large motorcycle with a Black Leather Jacket that had some kind of motorcycle club sewn on the back.
For whatever reason he decided he needed to be in front of me. Okay. So a few miles down the road he passes me fast. As he pulled back into the lane in front of me his back tire was hunting like it was not getting traction on the dry, perfectly level pavement. Thought for a moment that he was going to lose it. At first I felt scared for him but then embarrassed for him.
So, started thinking what could cause that. His back tire was clearly not as wide as my stock ST1300 tire. Maybe the tire was too small for the motorcycle size, weight, speed. I do not know. Does Harley Davidson still have a superbike road race program? If not (according to their website it ended in 2001), they should because that fairly large motorcycle was not set up for highway riding.
For whatever reason he decided he needed to be in front of me. Okay. So a few miles down the road he passes me fast. As he pulled back into the lane in front of me his back tire was hunting like it was not getting traction on the dry, perfectly level pavement. Thought for a moment that he was going to lose it. At first I felt scared for him but then embarrassed for him.
So, started thinking what could cause that. His back tire was clearly not as wide as my stock ST1300 tire. Maybe the tire was too small for the motorcycle size, weight, speed. I do not know. Does Harley Davidson still have a superbike road race program? If not (according to their website it ended in 2001), they should because that fairly large motorcycle was not set up for highway riding.
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