returning from Wing ding the couple we were riding with locked up his brakes, hydroplaned, and skidded in to a pickup truck (sideswiped).
She... broken hip, he bruised and battered.
We were both on MT solid axle bikes, and I without going into too much detail, i could stop... he couldn't. Other than external factors, i attribute some of this was because soon after I got my trike, (after my 1st minor hydroplane) i got rid of the bf Goodrich T/A's that come stock on my kit.
I replaced them with Goodyear Hydroedge. Those tires really throw water out from under the rear.
IMHO, the fact he had those T/A's and I had the hydroedge's made a big difference in the results of the day.
I'm beggin you all, consider getting rid of those fat wide tires. they may look good (all fat and wide) but we don't have the weight on our butts that a car has so these tires WILL tend to float. the hydros, are narrower tires so the pressure per sq inch will be greater.
(sigh) its pretty hard looking in your rear view mirror and seeing exploding plastic over the top of the cab of a pickup truck, then looking over and seeing your buddy and his wife bodily flying down the freeway.
All I know is...
I stopped...
He couldn't
She... broken hip, he bruised and battered.
We were both on MT solid axle bikes, and I without going into too much detail, i could stop... he couldn't. Other than external factors, i attribute some of this was because soon after I got my trike, (after my 1st minor hydroplane) i got rid of the bf Goodrich T/A's that come stock on my kit.
I replaced them with Goodyear Hydroedge. Those tires really throw water out from under the rear.
IMHO, the fact he had those T/A's and I had the hydroedge's made a big difference in the results of the day.
I'm beggin you all, consider getting rid of those fat wide tires. they may look good (all fat and wide) but we don't have the weight on our butts that a car has so these tires WILL tend to float. the hydros, are narrower tires so the pressure per sq inch will be greater.
(sigh) its pretty hard looking in your rear view mirror and seeing exploding plastic over the top of the cab of a pickup truck, then looking over and seeing your buddy and his wife bodily flying down the freeway.
All I know is...
I stopped...
He couldn't