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max lean, plus fork lock?

Started by Phil B, May 12, 2012, 08:27:02 PM

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Phil B

Quote from: burning1 on May 15, 2012, 01:13:03 PM
Quote from: Phil B on May 14, 2012, 08:54:35 PM
Err.. I think you meant, "at low speeds, you must steer into the corner to keep the bike from falling over".
which is the opposite of "counter steer".

If you're going slowly right  (@15mph), around a right hand turn, and you "counter steer" to the left.. you and your bike will fall over on the right side.

It really depends on your perspective.

When you're leaning left at low speed, the bike wants to fall to the left. I want to create an equal but opposite force trying to pick the bike up. My goal is to induce a force leaning the bike to the right, to counteract the desire of the bike to fall to the left. So, I counter steer - I turn the wheel to the left to make the bike lean right - opposing the force pulling the bike to the left.

Mmm. I suppose you're right, so long as there's a certain amount of momentum/power to the rear wheel. But if there's insufficient momentum to keep the bike up in the turn if you change nothing.. then I think turning the wheel right, will only make things worse.
What will fix it, is if you turn it right(straight) AND you use your own bodyweight to try to make it stand upright.
But in the contents of "what effect will turning the front wheel have", that is cheating ;)


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