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Cowboytutt
| | Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2010 - 06:48 pm: | 
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This sounds like what your speaking of. What a waste of a young life.
Palmdale motorcyclist killed in Angeles Crest Hwy. crash
Daily News Wire Services
Posted: 08/02/2010 07:58:20 AM PDT
Updated: 08/02/2010 01:22:33 PM PDT
WRIGHTWOOD — A 24-year-old man who died in a motorcycle crash was identified today by the Los Angeles County Coroner's office.
Michael Thomas Radziwon, 24 of Palmdale, crashed his motorcycle Sunday on Angeles Crest Highway west of Wrightwood, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
The crash at mile marker 56, near the Big Pines Junction, was reported at 2:11 p.m., said Los Angeles County fire Inspector Matt Levesque.
Radziwon crashed over the side of the road and his body was found at least 50 feet down the embankment, said CHP Officer Monica Posada.
He was pronounced dead at the scene around 3 p.m. Sunday, Posada said. |
Jng1226
| | Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2010 - 07:19 pm: |
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It's always a loss when a 2-wheel brother/sister loses their life. However, the idea that riding at 7/10s or whatever is going to save you is a bit ridiculous. You could be riding at 1/10 and get T-boned by a drunk driver or texting teenager. The track isn't that much safer either. You're going MUCH faster and chasing the clock, or your friends, or both which can be a recipe for disaster. I've been racing and doing track days for over a decade and seen just as many deaths or serious disabling crashes on track as I have in the mountains.
Motorcycling is an inherently dangerous pastime. You should accept that risk every time you climb on and turn the key.
Just one man's opinion, sorry to threadjack.
Jeff |
Highlander51
| | Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2010 - 10:39 pm: |
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Well Ok then. So I put another 100 or so miles on the 2ct's today and I'm very happy with them. To me a dramatic improvement. |
Buellrider66
| | Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2010 - 10:54 pm: |
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Just switched buns to the Pirelli Angels. A harder tire by far. (I have a long road trip planned and the Corsa III or any other soft tire wouldn't have made the full trip.)
The point is even the harder Angels felt much better than the worn out Corsas they replaced.
Buy what feels good and gives you confidence for the type of riding you will be doing. |
Cowboytutt
| | Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2010 - 11:04 pm: |
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I put another 200 miles on mine today going over various types of pavement and even hard pack dirt/gravel around the geysers close to Calistoga, CA. I still like them better than the stock P's.
Jeff, that was an interesting comment about how dangerous the track is. I've not ever done any track days but have been riding and racing the street since 2004.
I respectfully have to disagree with you about the "7/10ths" thing as a little more space, braking distance, reaction time, can make a difference in avoiding a crash, but I don't want to belabor the point or high jack the thread either. Motorcycling is indeed about "calculated risk" and the "risk to fun" ratio!
I respect your opinion.
I wonder if I will be able to find a fresh set of 2CT's when these are worn out or if I will like the Power Pure's as much if thats what I have to use next time.
I'm thinking I'm becoming a "Michelin Man" regarding tires and when I'm dressed up in all my cold weather riding gear I even look like him!
-Tutt |
Jng1226
| | Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2010 - 11:52 pm: |
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Tutt - if you prefer the Pilot Power 2CTs, here is one of the best gear stores on the internet with a price of $220.95 for the set including shipping:
http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/Categories.bo k?category=TIRES,+WHEELS+%26+WARMERS:Michelin+tire s:Pilot+Power+2ct
They also have Pilot Road 2CTs for $267.95 a set shipped.
Regarding safe riding, I'm not saying that keeping some in reserve is not a prudent strategy. I ride like that for sure when I'm in the mountains and actually only ride about 9/10 at the track too, because I've crashed enough at speed to know it just sucks. The point is that when it's your time, it's your time, and don't delude yourself into thinking that riding isn't unsafe. A guy I respect a ton, who had done his fair share of racing, worked for years as a professional journalist and often espoused the virtues of riding fully geared-up and at prudent limits for prevailing conditions. Last year, he was conducting a street tire test for a popular US magazine when a dumba$$ cager made an illegal u-turn on the Angeles Crest Highway. He was completely suited up in the best protective gear money could buy and I would bet was riding at a 7/10 (or less) pace when he came around that fateful bend. I wish Andrew Trevitt of Sport Rider magazine the best in his recovery from the horrible accident that resulted. He continues to do great work for the magazine, but his life will likely never be the same due to the severity of his injuries.
Jeff |
Cowboytutt
| | Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 12:05 am: |
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Thanks for the links, Jeff! I actually got the present set from Jake Wilson for $200 delivered thanks to an above poster.
Yeah, I agree sometimes your number is just up. My only significant wreck was because of a diesel oil spill on a freeway overpass (the 60 westbound from Moreno Valley, CA getting onto the 15 South)about 7 years ago. Middle of the day just commuting home on my 99 'Busa.
The CHP wrote it up as saying "there was no evasive manuever that could have avoided the accident.
The overpass was closed off, creating a "sig alert" while CalTrans came and cleaned the highway.
The stuff was so slippery the paramedics who carried me off could barely stand on the pavement.
Angeles Crest appears to be a very dangerous highway from what I read earlier this evening. Makes Palomar Mt. look almost tame, at least before big rigs were banished from Angeles Crest when one could not make the turn and plowed into a book store killing people. Jeez.
Thanks for posting, Buddy!
-Tutt |
Pyrogen
| | Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 01:27 pm: |
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What is recommended for street riding/ commuting in North East Texas? The high has been at or above 100 for a week now. Will the heat affect the CT2s on the street? Should I stick with the BT016s? I get about 3800 miles out of my Corsa III and after my second rear, I want something a little different. I liked the BT016s on my Ninja, but how are they on the 1125R? |
Thefleshrocket
| | Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 04:20 pm: |
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It's been close to 100F for a couple of weeks now. I only got a chance to do some sport riding yesterday (about 50 miles of higher-speed twisties, corner speeds of 80-100mph) and the 2CTs performed flawlessly. |
Mountainstorm
| | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 09:47 am: |
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Loving my Michelins. I won't be going back to Corsas. I can run lower PSI too. I had to have the front rock hard with the Pirellis to not feel sluggish turning in. |
Buell77
| | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 11:50 pm: |
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I just got a set of 2ct's installed today and I have to say they really let the bike turn. With the corsa 3's the bike didn't want to turn. Especially at the track. There were a few corners, well mostly the chicane and the bus stop that I really had to muscle the bike around. I've been playing with suspension a bit but still couldn't get it to turn. Most of the other corners it worked quite well but really didn't like quick left right left. As well I would really have to crank on the bars. Now I havn't been to the track with the 2ct's but I went on a spirited ride and it definitely turns easier. Now The bike easily goes from side to side with just using my feet on the pegs and no input to the bars. I had it up to 220 with out any head shakes. They might not feel quite as stable as the corsas at speed. The corsas were on the wear bars at 5000 km. About 2000 km of those were in cold weather under 10 C. |
Buell77
| | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 11:52 pm: |
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What tire pressures are you guys running on the street/track with 2 ct's? |
Metalrabbit
| | Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 09:35 am: |
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I totally got the opposite response out of the Corsa's. Once in the tuck, forearms somewhat level, the bike had a terrific turn-in at the corners. It was like the bike "knew" where to go, and dicing from left hand to right hand corners was quick with the corsa's.
The PP 2CT's I lost almost all that turn-in capability and transitioning right and left was slowed a little and required a bit more counter steering.
The Michelins are a great trade off though, they do many things very well and I'm very satisfied with them. |
T_man
| | Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 10:20 am: |
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I recently replaced the original Corsa III's with a set of Pilot Powers (not the 2CT's). What a difference - as I expected the powers felt much much better. My 1125R now handled as well as my Firebolt. I did a 500 mile loop through the Canadian rockies (Kelowna - Faquier - Nakusp - Castlegar - Kelowna) with a '10 CBR1000RR (which I also rode) and the 1125R did not lose out one bit (unless the rode straightened out for over a mile). Awesome tires. |
Cravacor
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 03:30 pm: |
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I put a 2CT on the rear and like it better than the Corsa III. Great for twisties. |
Dms
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 12:32 pm: |
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I just put a set of Pilot Power 2CTs on my '08 R and I couldn't be happier. In the past my bike always seemed hard to turn in, requiring constant pressure on the bar to stay leaned over; corners with uneven pavement were unpleasant to put it mildly. With the 2CTs the bike now feels neutral in turns and takes less effort to lean over.
I suspect that a lot of the improvement can be attributed to replacing worn-out tires with 5500 miles on 'em, but the bike didn't handle this well even when brand new. Thanks for the pointer! |
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