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Old 04-06-2006, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Mashuri
After reading all this I'm leaning (pun intended) toward the gyroscope camp. Question, PSk: Why would I, at parking lot speeds, need to steer my bars into the corner to get the bike to lean and turn that direction while, as speeds begin to get above 10-15 mph or so, I now have to countersteer to get the same results? What has caused the forces against the headstock to completely reverse direction?
its quite simple really, at low speeds the gyro effect is minimal. Once you get the wheels spinning, gyro effect kicks in, and countersteering starts working.
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