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Originally Posted by Just Riding Along
Now let's take the corner and even the ground out of the equation. What's going on in this photo (thanks MXA destops)?
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This is the "apples and oranges" Dezmo was talking about. In the air, everything changes. When motocrossers get crossed up in the air, that's absolutely the gyro effect at work.
However, it has nothing whatsoever to do with a bike on the ground leaning into a turn. When was the last time you saw a superbike going through a turn upside down (on purpose)?
You can pretend that motorcycles have their own set of physics at work, but the fact is, a 30 year old bicycle and a 180mph superbike do in fact use the same basic principles to go around a corner. Believe it or don't.