Originally Posted by
george formby
I hear ya. My post was not a shot at your topic, just tongue in cheek. Whatever you feel like calling it, it still needs to be explained how the the physics work.
It doesn't need explaining in order to work. The ability is hard wired, it's programmed into your "how to not fall over while balancing on those long poles you move around on" control system. Try changing direction while running and look where your feet go: in the opposite direction you want to turn, which puts your center of mass over your feet for the turn. Exactly the same input you use on your bike, minimal training required.
Originally Posted by
george formby
I've never ridden a Buell but it still has the same characteristics as other bikes but in different measures. That's why I mentioned trials bikes, you have to steer with the footrests, the handlebars are for attaching things too and controlling wheelies.
The technique for steering a trials bike uses more inputs, but the objective is exactly the same: keep your center of mass over the bike's contact patches, the lateral displacement is just way less, reflecting the much lower forces involved at slow speeds.
Also: Try a Buell. Seriously different. Look at the geometry to start with, they're closer to a trials bike than you might imagine.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Bookmarks