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Re: [ST] Epiphany



While I really don't know, I find it hard to believe that you could generate enough energy to throw you off the motorcycle, just from counter steering. A couple of times I have used very high counter steer force and had the bike frame flex and shake, but nothing close to a high side event.
When it comes to crashes, just because you don't remember does not mean it did not happen.

David W. Funk

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> I was watching the 125GP from Germany last night (on tape) and saw a high side. 
> While watching it over and over and analyzing what I saw, I had a thought. 
> 
> Is it possible to cause a high side during the transition from one turn to 
> another? Reason being, I don't remember my rear end sliding out then grabbing 
> NOR did the person I was passing. He told my partner he didn't se the rear 
> slide. He saw me make (what looked like a correction in steering input) then 
> Boom. 
> 
> After analyzing the race last night and playing things over in my mind, I still 
> don't ever remember feeling the rear slide, but I do remember transitioning from 
> left turn to right turn then BAM. I also remember that turn 9 was fast 
> approaching and I needed to pass and position myself to execute the turn. 
> 
> After thinking about it, I thought, what if I forced the front wheel counter 
> steer from left to right too abruptly which made the bike snap up and during the 
> transition (with me also transitioning my weight/body position) throw me? The 
> distance between turn 8 & 9 at Jennings must only be a few hundred feet. 
> Traveling at 88ft/sec I would have only had a few seconds to process and perform 
> the needed input to execute turn 9, so it's very possible I forced it too fast. 
> 
> I think it seems like a very plausible theory. What does the collective think? 
> 
> Also, if anyone out there has a Silicon Graphics workstation at their disposal 
> could you try to simulate that scenario to prove/disprove it? 
> 
> Regards, 
> Rich 
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