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Leaning angle of a disco?!?!?!?! I found it!!!
muddyjames:
Last Sunday I went on a trials day with Lee valleys off road club. There was a tight corner and there was a bank that I had eyed up whilst walking the course. I know I need wider turning circles as the course is mostly made for 90's as that is what everyone else has bar me with a disco, my mate with her 110 and a small selection of rangies.
As I went in this hole half up the bank and half in the hole the ground gave way under me. :( :shock: I was balancing on 1 front wheel and 1 back wheel. I felt it lean down hil then rock up hill. At that point I thought rocking up hill = good for now! So I carefully turned down hill and applied power. It came out with lots of people gasping as they thought I was going over and about to run in the hole to try and catch me.
Here is a photo a few milli seconds after I was rocking. the photo doesnt do the angle justice though. Note the front near side wheel only being half on the ground! :shock: Yes I did need to change my trousers afterwards. I did get a clear round though :D :lol:
thermidorthelobster:
Trouble is with any photo on a hill, you never get a picture as impressive as it was at the time. I also find it generally feels much hairier from the inside of the truck than it looks from the outside!
muddyjames:
Not having a protractor and assuming the photograph was taken spot on level and memaking a 45degree angle out of a piece of paper (folded to make a 90 degrees then folded diagonal to get 45 degrees) I would say I am at about 40degrees in that photo.
Sound about right?
nellyscossy:
most times the drivers underpant go before the car does!!!!
i have had a 45 deg reading on my landmeter dunno how acurate they are tho!
i reversed up a hill at farley quarry once and as the front wheels dug in the rears lifted of the ground nearly arse over tip!!!
Steven:
Scary, James! :lol: Glad it didn't go over :shock:
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