Was that with slicks???This is race angles, no gravel, oil, diesel , tractors, oncoming traffic etc.... (and i'm by no means the fastest out there) I'm probably 40deg on the road....
Lean angles display....
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I got 54/55 from the k3s on the 'other' bike at croft a couple of weeks ago and reckon there was a bit more to go, beyond my skills.
Ok that's good to know, Thanks. What tyre pressures were you using?
Haha nice one Deano, you didn't get chance did you mate if I remember 
Standard road 36/42 ish. Lovely warm day just before the cold snap we had.
Haha nice one Deano, you didn't get chance did you mate if I remember
No the day did end a little early for some of us!!! Your not sorting out any more forum days out are you?
GixxerChuck
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On the road usually mid 30s dry on my commute or late 20s early 30s in the wet. Seen 34 in the wet. Just be careful chasing the angle of dangle or your bike might get mangled.
On track at Brands on K3s
On track at Brands on K3s
JimmyMac
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Just found this thread and it has some great advice and maybe just a little BS as far as road riding goes. This is a great piece of tech for guys on track to have a play with but I personally think BMW should have disabled the display for road use.
I don't want to preach or sound like a fanny, but nobody 'knows' the road, they only 'knew' what it was like the last time they rode it.
I really don't want to log on to the site to find the first RIP was an angle chaser.
I'll leave the last word to someone else.....
JimmyMac
I don't want to preach or sound like a fanny, but nobody 'knows' the road, they only 'knew' what it was like the last time they rode it.
I really don't want to log on to the site to find the first RIP was an angle chaser.
I'll leave the last word to someone else.....
JimmyMac
Comparing lean angles is like public school boys comparing willies!!! I'm only a 32 man so I think my nickname would have been peewee. I'm doing a knee down course with i2i training soon and they you can call me chopper.
What has public school got to do with anything?
I do think the lean angle display is interesting to have, but during my tenure on a '16 bike it was largely useless. On the road it provides little benefit other than the aforementioned willy waving, and on track I gave it a glance just before switching off the ignition in the pits. How anyone can be looking at it whilst going through a corner is beyond me.
The tyres are consistently the best indicator of what the bike is doing IMO.
I do think the lean angle display is interesting to have, but during my tenure on a '16 bike it was largely useless. On the road it provides little benefit other than the aforementioned willy waving, and on track I gave it a glance just before switching off the ignition in the pits. How anyone can be looking at it whilst going through a corner is beyond me.
The tyres are consistently the best indicator of what the bike is doing IMO.
Nope, s/c 2 rear 1 front
Was it you that briefly lost the front at turn 2 over the brow?
DoubleRDurham
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As an ex-public schoolboy myself (no, I'm not 'posh' (hate that word) and my parents aren't rich, I was lucky enough to get a scholarship), I can honestly say I never heard of, saw, nor experienced any willy comparisons.
DoubleRDurham
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You are absolutely right about that in most respects. I did find it quite useful on the road though when I was scrubbing in the new tyres, so I could gradually increase lean angle knowing what I'd scrubbed and what was still fresh-out-the-mould.
Stephen
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Correct me if I'm wrong but surely the lean angle of the bike should come after shifting your body weight as far across as you can? the lean angle is more of a gimmick really.. Even if you were racing, knowing the lean angle can't make much difference?
Correct - high lean angles by themselves do not mean faster - just more risk. Someone, more agile than me, can get off the bike more and only lean the bike 30degrees to achieve the same cornering as me at 40degrees.
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Correct. The more upright the bike the faster you can go.
