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acotrel said:Phil, you must be much more sensitive than I am. I crashed a lot of times before I could see it coming. Main problem was drum front brakes, however I rode my Triton for years with exhausting heavy handling after I fitted 18 inch wheels to it to get decent rubber. It is never really that obvious where the problems come from. I just thought the Triton was nice and stable, even though it always ran wide a bit in corners. The Seeley Commando is a much better thing - much easier on the nerves.
I doubt I am more sensitive than you acotrel. Out on the race track pushing the limits, of course you've fallen off many times. When I was young and reckless, I took a couple of nasty spills pushing the limits on 70's tyres and going too fast around corners, way too fast. I don't take those risks anymore. Too worried about seriously scratching my beloved Norton Commandos. I'm not a special rider by any means but I can sense subtle handling issues. I've been riding Nortons since I was 16, along with a long string of different bikes as well, especially Beemers. I don't like the 18" rear wheel on my Fastback. I didn't like it on my hand built hybrid combat last owned either. It seemed like a good idea at the time but I now think it is a mistake to fit. Once it is gone from my Fastback I can look harder at the high speed stability issue, should it still exist. I appreciate your comments on the subject as obviously you have done a lot of experimenting at the skinny and dangerous end of the envelope. I don't plan on crashing to learn what works and doesn't work, you have. I'm too cautious these days to push the matter to the end of handling limits. But I'll get this subtle issue sorted and will report my findings if it interests anyone.
Phil