Is traction control good on a motorcycle?
Traction control science is making its way to motorcycles. It is particularly useful when riding over slippery surfaces or when the grip is poor, as it can aid you in maintaining enough grip to help your bike stay on the road while increasing your speed under these conditions.
What causes a motorcycle to skid?
In my experience, the primary cause of a front wheel skid is applying the front brake to fast (‘grabbing’ the brake lever). This can often be associated with a panic situation. As soon as the front wheel locks up, steering control is lost and the fall soon follows.
What’s most likely to cause a motorcycle to skid?
A motorcycle skid can be caused by various circumstances and will typically involve:
- Excessive braking which locks one or both wheels.
- Excessive acceleration which causes the rear wheel to spin.
- A sudden change in direction.
- Leaning over too far whilst cornering which may cause one or both tyres to lose traction.
Does traction control stop wheelies?
Many bikes will still wheelie with TC, but the TC will usually limit the height or drop the bike back down. Depends upon the sensitivity of the TC setting. Different brands have didn’t ECU control of TC, so don’t know how Triumph has their TC programmed.
What does bike skid mean for motorcycle shippers?
Motorcycle Shippers’ proprietary Cycle Skid™ is a compact, wooden shipping platform that comes with tie-down anchors, soft ties, ratchet straps and a bike cover that create a Perimeter of Protection® around motorcycles in transit.
What are the commercial uses of cycle skid?
On the commercial side, Cycle Skid is used by trade show vendors, motorcycle tour operators, moving companies, exporters and barge operators to transport bikes between cities or continents.
How many bikes have been transported by cycle skid?
Developed utilizing Motorcycle Shippers’ experience transporting more than 70,000 bikes around the world in the past 22 years, Cycle Skid’s unique, three-piece, slide-together design facilitates quick, one-person setup, simple disassembly and convenient storage.
How big is a full size cycle skid?
Fully assembled, the platform is 104 inches long, 42 inches wide and has an 800-pound capacity to handle most any bike. Compacted for storage, the skid is half as long and just 11 inches tall. Forklift- and pallet-jack-friendly, the Cycle Skid can be shipped via FedEx and UPS due to its small size when collapsed and weight of less than 150 pounds.
Motorcycle Shippers’ proprietary Cycle Skid™ is a compact, wooden shipping platform that comes with tie-down anchors, soft ties, ratchet straps and a bike cover that create a Perimeter of Protection® around motorcycles in transit.
On the commercial side, Cycle Skid is used by trade show vendors, motorcycle tour operators, moving companies, exporters and barge operators to transport bikes between cities or continents.
Developed utilizing Motorcycle Shippers’ experience transporting more than 70,000 bikes around the world in the past 22 years, Cycle Skid’s unique, three-piece, slide-together design facilitates quick, one-person setup, simple disassembly and convenient storage.
Fully assembled, the platform is 104 inches long, 42 inches wide and has an 800-pound capacity to handle most any bike. Compacted for storage, the skid is half as long and just 11 inches tall. Forklift- and pallet-jack-friendly, the Cycle Skid can be shipped via FedEx and UPS due to its small size when collapsed and weight of less than 150 pounds.