spraying oil together with the fuel will increase the compression, the problem is that the oil will not burn completely, and that will generate carbon deposits and "possibly" at some point the failure of a spark plug. In older diesel engines, it was common to put a little light motor oil in the fuel. An improvement in performance was noticeable, due to the increase in compression, but it generated many carbon deposits on pistons and valves. The riskiest made kerosene together with the diesel and the increase in performance was even more notable….but piston breakages were more common (due to higher temperatures and out-of-control detonations)
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The only noticeable change that I've seen was a 2mpg drop when I went to ethanol. I've heard that it's bad for fuel lines and such, but I haven't seen that yet. On my small engines, I used premixed TruFuel. Everything starts on the first try. On my mower, I use premium ethanol fuel but use the STA-BIL with an "anti-ethanol" additive. Seems to be working.
It does not have a good reputation over here. May be we have been used to good gas. And it should be considering how much we pay for it.
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This is what normally happens with the motorcycle when the brake is applied inside the curve, the motorcycle tends to rise due to inertia and change in the trail angle…..and the turning angle decreases. (when he saw that he couldn't take the curve, he got scared, hit the brake... and it got more complicated)
Not trying to be mean, but at that speed . . . . the rider was short on experience. I initially thought that was in MPH. I then realized that was 71KPH. 44MPH. There's no visible reason why he couldn't negotiate that curve. I can't see the entire curve, but 71 MPH is probably doable. But Jlq is correct about improper braking. Which also associated with inexperience.
That being said, that rider could have hundreds of hours, and thousands of miles under his belt. But if he only rides once or twice a year, he'll lose his edge. Riding rust happen fairly quick. Hope he's ok.
That being said, that rider could have hundreds of hours, and thousands of miles under his belt. But if he only rides once or twice a year, he'll lose his edge. Riding rust happen fairly quick. Hope he's ok.
I think it is the most common accident in a curve, perhaps due to inexperience in the reaction of the motorcycle, or a miscalculation between the curve and the speed. Perhaps, thinking about it a little… a corner braking assistant would mitigate that type of accident. We already know that there is ABS in curves….but I am not sure if there is a unified brake in curves as an assistance system. What I mean is that if at the moment of activating the front brake, leaning... the combinated brake system, distributed 70% of the braking, backwards... "perhaps" the motorcycle would not rise... With the motorcycle not leaning, the UBS would act as they normally do (80/20…70/30)….I'm not sure about those proportions
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The cornering ABS would have helped if he locked the brakes, but doing some reading a few minutes ago, I find that lean brake assist does exist. It's called MSC, which is not ABS cornering.
in Minnesota, the most common FATAL Motorcycle crash scenario involves a motorcycle in a curve. To add some meat to that scenario…….it is a single vehicle crash
to your point, I agree it is training and experience
I think it was Northwestern University, years and years ago, studied thousands of motorcycle crashes. The number one crash factor was improper braking; too much rear brake with too little, if any, front. The study had a huge influence on the implementation of linked braking. Dallas P.D. motor school is/was three weeks long. The last whole week was spent on braking. The reason for "is/was" is that was well before the widespread use of ABS. I don't know if they still spend a week on braking.
Im with Sierra1 here at that speed. I would say too high a gear giving you not much control. To be honest with the S10 it's torque is its where it's at. I think it can lead you to riding in high gears not using the revs. If your in the right gear approaching a bend when you come off the gas it slows down with the S10 engine braking. Same if you enter the bend in the wrong position you won't come out in the right place. To be fair we have more bends on our roads here than other places and the roads are tight. You have to concentrate all the time and plan everything. If you have been riding roads that are mostly straight and you come to a bend i can see how it can catch you out. Tiredness could also be a factor as riding in a straight line is not taxing. Then you come to a bend in the wrong place and it all comes on top. Plus at that speed i would almost be asleep it makes you less alert.
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Target fixation come in to play? Looks like nothing but blue sky and a drop off @ the upcoming apex, maybe he just freaked out and panicked?
(coming from someone who has an irrational fear of heights coupled with a touch of agoraphobic-induced vertigo)
(coming from someone who has an irrational fear of heights coupled with a touch of agoraphobic-induced vertigo)
It's also hard to tell if it is/isn't, but if this is a decreasing radius turn, that could have caused a problem. There's a road out here that is full of curves. All of the curves are constant radius except one. All of a sudden you enter this one curve, and you're set, and suddenly the curve tightens up. And I hadn't considered fatigue.
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