Good video. Overall, these hints are correct. But I have an issue with "using other vehicle trails". This is normally more "rubbery" line, which makes it slippery during damp and wet conditions. Other than that, very often car traces form depressions, which lead to taking water and You end up driving in a small "lake". I suggest to use left or right side of the middle of the road. Not the exact middle, because of the oil spills. Other than that ALWAYS drive offset against the car in front. Even if it starts to brake You will not hit him. This is the most important rule when driving a motorcycle in any traffic. Especially in the rain.
@@NoobOnALiter depends on the road condition. on some backcountry roads you have real valleys in the tracks of cars and trucks which lead to the problem @riderr8747 described
have to disagree with the statement of "fast lane is the driest". I've been doing 40.000km on the Autobahn in bavaria during the past 2 years and never ever can I recall the left lane being drier, not during rain, snow or with morning fog. simply because no matter how many idiots don't understand "keep right" the right lane will always be the one used most often plus the majority of trucks go there. the only reason for it being dry towards the middle would be the elevation of the middle, the tilt of the road so to speak but I think even that reverses for bridges or with other obstructions in between the two directions of highway
@@NoobOnALiter Where you live is germany just like me and if there are more cars on the left lane on a 2 lane street outside of a city there's a lot of stuff going wrong and it most certainly isn't normal.
In very heavy rain it's actually smart to use a lower gear. If the tire slips with the throttle open, it will only put down power up to a maximum speed limited by the gear. If he was riding in 6th, the tire could slip and spool up to a higher maximum speed. At least that's the theory. And these bikes are meant to rev to relatively astronomical RPM's, so there's no harm to the engine.
sport bikes are geared super long, 3rd gear on my 600 will do 100kph pretty comfortably, the added benefit is engine braking that acts as rear wheel abs under low traction conditions, as soon as you feel the rear chatter while braking you know you're near the grip limit for the rear. The other commenter noted that you would hit rev limiter sooner but whenever I've had wheelspin I've never let it get close to redline anyways, might just have a lazier engine though not a litre bike
Good video. Overall, these hints are correct. But I have an issue with "using other vehicle trails". This is normally more "rubbery" line, which makes it slippery during damp and wet conditions. Other than that, very often car traces form depressions, which lead to taking water and You end up driving in a small "lake".
I suggest to use left or right side of the middle of the road. Not the exact middle, because of the oil spills. Other than that ALWAYS drive offset against the car in front. Even if it starts to brake You will not hit him. This is the most important rule when driving a motorcycle in any traffic. Especially in the rain.
Thats the logic for race tracks, highways usually the middle portion is covered in oil tracks
@@fortheloveofcake93 you are right.
speeding cars disperse the water on the road and you have more "dry" and grip asphalt.
It's visible on the video.
@@NoobOnALiter depends on the road condition. on some backcountry roads you have real valleys in the tracks of cars and trucks which lead to the problem @riderr8747 described
have to disagree with the statement of "fast lane is the driest". I've been doing 40.000km on the Autobahn in bavaria during the past 2 years and never ever can I recall the left lane being drier, not during rain, snow or with morning fog. simply because no matter how many idiots don't understand "keep right" the right lane will always be the one used most often plus the majority of trucks go there. the only reason for it being dry towards the middle would be the elevation of the middle, the tilt of the road so to speak but I think even that reverses for bridges or with other obstructions in between the two directions of highway
Where I live, left lane is with more cars and they drive faster. It's clearly visible on the video.
@@NoobOnALiter Where you live is germany just like me and if there are more cars on the left lane on a 2 lane street outside of a city there's a lot of stuff going wrong and it most certainly isn't normal.
@@Simon-bu4kc I'm from Germany:)
Doing 130-140 km/h on third gear, and I suspect for all the journey. Poor engine.
In very heavy rain it's actually smart to use a lower gear. If the tire slips with the throttle open, it will only put down power up to a maximum speed limited by the gear. If he was riding in 6th, the tire could slip and spool up to a higher maximum speed. At least that's the theory. And these bikes are meant to rev to relatively astronomical RPM's, so there's no harm to the engine.
@@180FiftyFive correct!
cannot understand your logic. I assume you do not ride bikes.
sport bikes are geared super long, 3rd gear on my 600 will do 100kph pretty comfortably, the added benefit is engine braking that acts as rear wheel abs under low traction conditions, as soon as you feel the rear chatter while braking you know you're near the grip limit for the rear.
The other commenter noted that you would hit rev limiter sooner but whenever I've had wheelspin I've never let it get close to redline anyways, might just have a lazier engine though not a litre bike
You are correct. S1000RR do 185kph on first gear. Generally, you need a gear with which you can do smooth input.