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From: marauder@fluke.UUCP (Bill Landsborough)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Rain grooves
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Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 13:11:09 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 29 13:11:09 1984
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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 84 16:28:15 pst
From: marauder (Bill Landsborough)
Subject: Re: rain grooves; not so groovy...
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   Welcome to the world of discrimination against motorcycles!
It seems when ever laws are enacted regarding vehicles, bikes
get the shaft. (No pun intended)
   Rain grooves will not do any real damage on a straight road
but I would be cautious if you encounter rain grooves in a HARD
turn.  You don't want the point of tire contact moving side to side
while cornering.
  Changing tire pressure (lower)will help reduce the wiggle but
is not recommended since you will now affect other things with
too low of tire pressure.  A tires profile will alter the effects
of rain grooves.  A " V " shaped tire looking from the front or
the rear of the motorcycle is more prone to wiggle than a " U "
shaped tire.  And a worn out " U " shaped tire will wiggle even
less.  Your Ascot 500 is more susceptible to rain grooves than
my GPZ 1100 which is more susceptible than a Harley Electra-Glide.
  In closing I recommend doing what millions have learned to do,
ignore it and go with the flow.  Hang on to the handlebars more
firm than normal but avoid the "white knuckle death grip" or you'll
have nothing left in a mile or so.
  Have fun with the Ascot.  They look like fun.

Bill Landsborough