RE: [ST] Steering Article

["Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The brief article you've mentioned is doing just that - state that countersteering is the proper way to turn a motorcycle.  There's more info at http://www.superbikeschool.com/machinery/no-bs-machine.php about the training bike in question.

I can say from first hand experience that if I didn't countersteer the motorcycle I'd never had stayed on the race track for very long.  Body steering doesn't work (plain and simple) because it can't over come the natural laws of physics by which the motorcycle operates.  It's worse the faster the motorcycle is going.

I'm sure that we on the list are knowledgable experienced motorcyclists.  But I tell you what.  If anyone out there doesn't believe in counter steering.  Going 65 MPH and having to execute a turn whose posted speed limit is 25 MPH just shifting your body weight without any input whatsoever to the handle bars, is not possible.  Physics will not allow it.

DISCLAIMER:  I am in no way shape or form telling anyone out there to do this because it is not possible.  I am stating a fact based on physical laws.  I have never tried such a feat (because I'm smart enough to know better), nor do I intend to provoke anyone else to try such a feat.

Rich
    

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Riff
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:32 PM
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Subject: [ST] Steering Article


Not directly Sprint related, but has anyone seen this article?

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/motor_cycles/1268501.html


Not a whole lot of info about the actual experiment, but I'm not sure I get 
what he's trying to prove - that you actually have to turn the bars to make 
a motorcycle steer?

I'm interested in any comments.  Thanks!

John in NJ
'01 BRG ST



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