Comments on: Motorcycle Crash Tech on National Geographic

By: James

James — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:41:10 +0000

We could forget about slipper clutches if they would just bring us back some TWO STROKES.

the time is right, the technology is there…..

By: David

David — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:39:05 +0000

I too found the comments about knee dragging and down shifting to be real laughers. The real laugher will be when some busy body bureaucrat somewhere in the world demands we all have slipper clutches to save us from the dangers of down shifting.

By: Mojo

Mojo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:08:27 +0000

Until I saw that show I never realized that downshifting is far more dangerous than running full speed in a straight line, and it can cause my back wheel to “spin up and lose traction”. They should have had Hodgson or Guareschi proofread the narrator’s script. That said, it was nice to see a motorcycle program that isn’t about outlaw bikers.

By: Daniel Hatcher

Daniel Hatcher — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:00:20 +0000

Squeezing the tank with your knees, roadracers don’t do this, It causes stability problems just like having a death grip on the bars. We also don’t hang-off to hold our selves up with out knee. Racers should have been consulted to get this information right. I wish the show would have covered more of the armor like CE back & limb protectors of all companies. Also anyone walking outside their house is risking their lives, we done need to make the statement every time motorcycles comes up. However this is better than anything else on TV. Motorcycles always get the short end of the stick so it was nice to see better than “SuperBikes”.

By: Reflexx

Reflexx — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:17:13 +0000

Watched the show. Mostly HD eye candy with some nice MV Agusta track footage and racing crashes. Half the show is Italian countryside.

But I do have respect for Alpinestars and Nolan Helmets. Very well made and engineered products.