PS Removal
#32
"I want to FEEL every ripple in the pavement, and KNOW where my contact patches are.."
When I realized this is the kind of **** squids say when you ask them why the don't wear riding gear.
eg:
"I want to FEEL the modulation of the brakes, and you can't do that with gloves. I want to SENSE the lean of the bike, and a helmet messes that up.."
Maybe I should drive someone's depowered car before I jump off of that bridge.
#33
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I just drove my depowered rack for the first time this afternoon. There is definitely additional steering effort at lower speeds.
- Parking lot maneuvers are definitely harder but not a huge deal.
- Low speed takes more effort. The drive out of my neighborhood has a lot of 20-30 mph corners. Before I could flick through these corners with one hand. Now it takes two hands to get a quick turn-in. Not a big deal I just need some time to get used to it IMO.
- Medium speed and higher is fine. On the highway, or say at 40+ MPH speeds, I like it a lot. The extra feel is nice, and it is one-hand drivable.
A small caveat here. I replaced the outer tie rod joints while I had the rack out and the alignment is a bit off (not way off). That could have some effect on the steering input. Also, for the record, mine is an FM style depower with the seal removed.
- Parking lot maneuvers are definitely harder but not a huge deal.
- Low speed takes more effort. The drive out of my neighborhood has a lot of 20-30 mph corners. Before I could flick through these corners with one hand. Now it takes two hands to get a quick turn-in. Not a big deal I just need some time to get used to it IMO.
- Medium speed and higher is fine. On the highway, or say at 40+ MPH speeds, I like it a lot. The extra feel is nice, and it is one-hand drivable.
A small caveat here. I replaced the outer tie rod joints while I had the rack out and the alignment is a bit off (not way off). That could have some effect on the steering input. Also, for the record, mine is an FM style depower with the seal removed.