Do you use countersteering ?
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10-13-2006, 06:08 PM
RE: Do you use countersteering ?
Beleave it or not you even do it at low speeds, you may not be dealing with the gyro but, you are tipping the bike over. If you don't beleave me just watch yourself the next time you stop at a light, you will notice you move the steering ever so slightly opposite of your stretch out leg to tip the bike in that direction.
My 2 cents, learn to use it because in a panic situation it needs to be second nature or you may steer into the obeject you are trying to miss
My 2 cents, learn to use it because in a panic situation it needs to be second nature or you may steer into the obeject you are trying to miss
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RE: Do you use countersteering ?
ORIGINAL: vpsophmore
why hasn't anybody said anything about this noob poll? There is only one choice
why hasn't anybody said anything about this noob poll? There is only one choice
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10-14-2006, 01:24 PM
RE: Do you use countersteering ?
ORIGINAL: vpsophmore
yeah countersteering is acutally better known as a gyroscope...this is from howstuffworks.com
"The motorcycle's wheels act like gyroscopes and create gyroscopic forces when moving at speeds above five miles an hour. One of the most interesting effects related to a gyroscope is a phenomenon known as precession. When a force is applied perpendicular to a gyroscope's axis of rotation, the resulting motion is perpendicular to the input force. This motion is called precession, and it's what causes the steering in motorcycles to be counterintuitive. It's also why instructors often arm their beginning riders with a simple mnemonic: "Push left, turn left. Push right, turn right."
the whole article is here http://auto.howstuffworks.com/motorcycle.htm but the page I took the quote from is page 3.
yeah countersteering is acutally better known as a gyroscope...this is from howstuffworks.com
"The motorcycle's wheels act like gyroscopes and create gyroscopic forces when moving at speeds above five miles an hour. One of the most interesting effects related to a gyroscope is a phenomenon known as precession. When a force is applied perpendicular to a gyroscope's axis of rotation, the resulting motion is perpendicular to the input force. This motion is called precession, and it's what causes the steering in motorcycles to be counterintuitive. It's also why instructors often arm their beginning riders with a simple mnemonic: "Push left, turn left. Push right, turn right."
the whole article is here http://auto.howstuffworks.com/motorcycle.htm but the page I took the quote from is page 3.
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10-14-2006, 03:39 PM
RE: Do you use countersteering ?
ORIGINAL: vpsophmore
I remember those labs... that was good fun.
I just did a lab in physics on monday about this stuff, haha
we used the same classroom as physics-they never put their toys away[sm=smiley20.gif]
o8
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