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-Motorcycle: 2104 Kawasaki ZX636
-Helmet: Shoei GT Air, matte black
-Camera: GoPro Hero 3+
-Microphone: Sony ECM-DS70P Stereo Mic.
-Jacket: Scorpion
-Pants: Rev It
-Exhaust: Two Bros S1R
-Editing Software: Lightworks Pro (when needed, I like to keep it simple.)
In the US , 135 mph is fast enough … my opinion , I owned the big brother fjr 1300 , and it was stupid fast … I lived two years on that velvet brut…and a happy with this fj09 … it rips …all day long … and for the money aspect , fun , reliability , you can’t beat a Yamaha … I own two .. a 2009 raider amd fj09 ,
Great videos and you have balls to keep going into a speed wobble 😂. Small fact, With a ecu flash this bike has one of the largest top speed gains but will never getbto see them because of the S.Woddle. you still running this bike?
On my little 150 i practiced this, i dont know how else to steer myself now aside from really slow speed then its kinda like a bmx used to handle.. My buddy thought i was completely mental, he would lean, he would also go wide, crushed his foot even. But it clicked in his mind while racing another buddy and all of a sudden hes cornering gracefully, well controlled. Im still on my 150, its become more of a toy at this stage, 2 yrs, my first 2 wheeler i figured a 150 will do. Im quite confident in my controlls, also how to function with the traffic around me. Was enough time to get a couple of good jackets, decent helmet, solid boots, comfortable riding in the rain, So its time. Going up a notch, 40kph up a steep hill is kinda bleak.im a big guy, 6ft5, after scratching for a year the kawasaki vulcan 650 looks like a fair option, or even the kawasaki z650rs something like that. But we shall see after riding em. Im sure a 650 can haul me around at a reasonable speed.
When I was learning to ride a bike I was scared as shit to try counter steering 😂 People do it but I'm gonna end up in a ditch I thought. It worked like a charm.
The way I see it, (depending on how fast you are going), is that it's not a counter "steer" but a counter tap or a counter nudge... then it pops you into the correct direction before you know it which is why people overlook it... It's a nudge pressure and... nudge more if you need more turn... Counter "steering" creates a bit of confusion for new riders, especially when the instructor doesn't explain that the bike will almost automatically go the opposite way if you do it right... Great video!
Sonic, Great video! You have any issues with recalls or anything else on the bike? Do you recommend it or recommend the tracer 900 gt or the new tracer 9 gt? I'd say if this bike had cruise control & heated grips it would be really good stock.
Your explanation could have been great but you missed on the direction at 5:25. It does not tilt to the "opposite" direction. Gyroscopic precession occurs towards a "vertical" direction. At 6:27 you said the gyroscope "wants to get back" into its most comfortable position. This one is a complete blunder and it blows up the validity of the entire explanation. The front wheel gyroscope does not "get back" to any original position, it changes the lean angle(in a vertical fashion). Gyroscopic precession is not about returning, it is about changing the position in odd way. Gyroscopic effect does help leaning but it is not the single most important principle of countersteer. Countersteer works in extremely slow speed too, and also when the gyroscopic effect has been deliberately canceled by adding an opposite-turning wheel.
You are riding it like a sport bike, but when you're riding along, you need to be in 4th and 5th to stop the high rev of the engine. You are still a sportbike rider, and someday you will probably understand why you have it in a higher gear, or maybe you won't.
Bro rather stop vlogging all together,you talk more than you show....if you want to talk leave your bike and gopro,and go to places...you will get someone that just wants to talk...thats how i feel watching 90% of you so called youtube vloggers...you have no entertainment in your life so you decide lets make a vlog about something...but instead of making a vlog,you make an entire video just talking ...bunch of fuckboi's really
If you don't like the content then move on. Seems like you are the one with no entertainment in you life if you feel the need to spend you time berating other people to make yourself feel better about your sad life.
A bike turns when it has a lean angle. That is the only reason. The actual turning of the front wheel is not something that the rider really controls. The inclination of the front forks and the stability of the bike, takes care of that. That is why you can ride a bike with your arms tied on your back, no matter how fast you go. There are two ways to lean a bike. - Actual leaning - Counter steering Actual leaning works fine. It can make up for any daily drive use, and as long as you take it easy, it will work fine. Counter steering, is using the gyroscopic effect of the front wheel, to translate a force applied to the handbars, into a tilt, ie. the bike leaning. Remember, this has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the actual physical position of the handlebars, as explained above. As the bike leans to ex. the right, the handlebars will also turn slightly to the right, EVEN if you are pushing the handlebars to the left. However, counter steering can be applied much much faster and more accurate than leaning, so any experienced rider will prefer this.
Gyroscope wants to get back into its "most comfortable position"? Really? People tend to believe, that an object under influence of gyroscopic effect cant be moved, because after all that effect is used in gyroscopes. But that is not the case. A gyroscope in a plane only works as long as absolutely no force is applied to it. It that case, it will maintain its position, and can thus be used as reference. Not so with the front wheel of a bike. If you apply a force to the front wheel, by pushing the handle bars, the gyroscope will respond with tilting. It basically translates the applied force 90 degrees. So at this point, the gyroscope is "happy". It is not trying to go anywhere. In order to raise the bike quickly again, you apply an opposite force to the handlebars, and the gyroscope will translate it into an opposite tilt, and raise the bike.
I discovered on my 2019 Tracer that the weird tail light assembly is also a Drone. Flip the button underneath and the rotor blades pop out. But seriously you did a good review and thanks for NO MUSIC.
Thanks for the reply. No i find I'm pretty stable on it. I get what you're saying though, some bike seats kinda force you into one spot, this one seems good though, at least for me.
U don't respond to idiots, do you class someone who disagrees with you an idiot? I don't agree with you therefore you are an idiot by your own definitiion.
Great review. Best so far. Seems like a legit bike. What’s the top speed? Can you cruise at 90 without blowing it up? Lol. I’m 6’1 and want something comfortable to do long rides on. Yamaha reliability is a huge selling point.
Yo Cuz you said it best and put my mind to rest.."you don,t have to understand how it works it just works:I don't know shit on physics but I would beat myself up on how it works which would make me think am I doing this shit right even after riding 45 +years since a kid,well fuck I have been doing it great u just don,t have to think about the physics in doing it you do it..lol thx for sharing
