[nico]

I understand what is being said about model-specifics, but it seems to me the reports of rock-solid handling versus drifting sensations using car tires are diametrically opposed.

My guess is that all car tires wobble but that some riders are more comfortable accepting this feeling than others. Maybe these are the same people who are comfortable with a fulll lean and/or finding traction limits in the first place?

I don't scrape pegs and I haven't lost traction on the rear wheel of my wing in years, so maybe I'm not the best candidate for a car tire.

 

[nico]

I don't get this. If you are braking that hard, given that it's a linked braking system aren't you at risk of also losing traction on the front?

On hard braking, I can lock up the rear E3s real fast.

 

[nico]

That would be reasonably difficult.

During heavy braking, as weight is transferred to the front, the rear tire begins to lose weight. The contact patch on the front is growing in size, while the rear is shrinking. Thus, it's really easy to lock a rear tire in heavy braking, and not so easy to lock a front wheel.

Ok, thanks, I guess that makes sense.

It's true that I've never seen a motogp rider lose the front at the moment their rear tire is lifting off the ground during hard braking.