Ludwig the site did not open for me either. I'm been studying what's been done for years now so likely came across it already. My revelation was need to armor seals not from hard road conditions but from changing tires, ugh. Napa Red Automotive Goop was recommended from Brit Iron listee, so will get some and test a blob soon. I'm getting a bit tired of changing rear over size tire, so gravitating to the 2 part tank sealer I've on hand and either metal strap [mass+] or composite/polymer industrial strap I can melt-weld together.
OH Brother bewolf, have you ever stepped hard and ground heel on an exposed nerve on tire pressures and handling EVERYTHING. I can't discuss much about Ms Peel with rump rod and helpers w/o seeming to be a nut case and world ass braggart. Ms Peel is so beyond what been fielded so far she flys in orbits others can't handle or relate to on tire or chassis behavior. I don't yet know best tire pressure as only got better and better the higher I went - so far up to 56 front 58 rear, allowed Peel to begin to practice phase 5 handling on highway chicanes rather than just on THE Gravel. Normal PSI is like snow skis to Peel, HI PSI is like ice skates. Only reason I let air out again was the harsh ride over on THE Grit. Low PSI is like slalom water skiing on Ms Peel.
I would have experimented higher but Peel power punch dropped after 11,000+ stuck throttle evet, so had to back off testing to hands off body Slam English at 110 mph. It takes a lot of Slam to over come wheel inertial over the ton. I could not begin to practice this with a steering damper shooting bike in the forks. They must twitch as fast as the road passing to follow texture, until lifted out of their handling upsets.
Don't know how up on G shock handling of motor craft you are but w/o rubber tires modern suspension would beat chassis and passengers up to a pulp. Hi PSI is obnoxious on my cars and modern rigid mono shock SV650. Not so on Ms Peel.
I truly believe rods allow the isolastics to function also as road suspension and power pulse dampening. I hope to find out what rock hard inflation feels like on good pavement, likely only on race track as way too fast to survive the blind encounters that forced me to try the "nothing to lose" saving antics.
I have a bone to pick with Kieth Code who teaches front tire steers a bike at speed, I know better now and even he has comprised towards my camp too.
Front matters at slow speed low power planting, but that ain't where the real fun is for me and Peel. I tell you flat out if you depend on front to steer in harsh turns you are in dangerous state as I get flying over Gravel on hard tires. Beware!
Now about too low PSI, for a few years before I got Peel done and only had spiced up SV650 on non DOT race tires I'd see a squadron of Ducati Monsters flying around but either we'd be going other directions or they enter opens and leave wimpy 70hp/360 lb bike behind. Well one day on Peel in her prime after a hard rain had blasted pavement to fresh crystalline traction, to get to my driveway across a floating layer of sod on rising water supported layer of mud worse than quick sand, I had to let air out 18 rear 12 front and just barely made it across the few dozen yds by pure ballistic water skiing method terror. Got to pavement and headed for my village and air station 20 mile away. Half way there at intersection I saw approaching what I though might be the Monster Squad turn in behind me, hm, so I nailed it to over 120 and one of them pulled out to chase me on area that swirled in mostly level river valley. They could not catch Peel up to 90 mph though the 35 mph marked bends, I spread the gap from 1/10 to 1/4-1/2 mile, till I pulled up short behind a car in a 1/2 m long straight and waited so they could see what I was on. As soon as they pulled even they jerked up right in shock then nailed it out of there, I thought I was in 3rd as Peel was pulling so hard I only snicked to 3rd to pass car and chase but got a loud tinkle sound and hesitation to leap ahead, looked to see in 3rd so snicked 2nd and caught up by 1st turn seeing them about dragging a knee, while Peel was on deforming tires that wallowed and almost entered "hinged handling" so had to hold back in turns but hung right with em last 5 miles into viliage 70-90 mph of non banked sweepers. Small rider popped off helmet to reveal a lovely woman!
I asked her how hard she was pressing, said 80%, but I know that means just short of anal contracture. So Peel can equal famous brand ridden by track trained pilot on low sloppy air tires. I aired up f 28 - r 30 to stay in the games but she out ran Peel in the first open over 120 and tranny locked up in 4th, so came back home elated and deflated at same time. I had to go in clinic and pee by time I got back squad arrived and I saw nothing but butts and elbows of 10 pilots hidding Peel, all arguing where the turbocharger was hidden : ) I said ain't installed yet and they all involuntary recoiled/almost fell over on heels in shock! : )
if you really want to test bike handling try it with half low air and double PSI and get back to me. New Peel will not be out run in boring straights till who knows how fast. if you really want to learn to ride fast try it on low air as reveals faults to compensate for or be aware to avoid at survivable/recoverable rates.
Here's example of phase 5 handling sharpness, upright straight steering on spun tire. Boots sunk in a few inches per step so slushy loose layer. Like the snow runs rear tire weather-vaned down hill on it on for me to hang on or muddy splat.
