The skids have replaceable sacrificial skid shoes to prevent wear of the skid tubes themselves. The 230 had optional skid or wheel undercarriage. This causes the rear wheel to skid, and slow the bike. Tracked vehicles and skid steer vehicles utilize similar methods for turning. The landing gear consists of two widely separated main wheels and a nose skid. The brakes should be applied firmly until reaching a point just short of a skid. The landing gear consists of two arched cross tubes joining the skid tubes. The normal production variant has skid landing gear. Unit loads of items secured to a pallet or skid are also used. The underbelly is also protected by skid plates. Pioneer Square still retains some of the ambiance of Skid Road. The steep terrain only permitted the pilot to touch down with a single skid. EPA is estimated 26 MPG highway, 1.0 G on skid pad. After touring with Skid Row the band did a European tour with Megadeth. He practiced on drunks brought in from Skid Row.