I don'tr really give a fuck what it is called - but if you say "push steering" people will have no clue - counter-steering they know what you are talking about ..
Originally Posted by
eldog
Is there a limit to how hard you can counter steer?
if so how can you tell.....
apparantly i don’t do enough of it.
Yes. When the bars move in relation to the frame - and twist the front wheel - you will know when you fall off.
Originally Posted by
YellowDog
Your speed and the acuteness of the bend are the determining factors. If you fall off, you've over cooked it.
Exactly ...
Originally Posted by
george formby
Lets start now.
Do you counter steer a trials bike?
No idea - not a trials rider - just an impressed spectator.
Which leads too...... Does counter steering still work at slow speeds?
At low speeds I counter-steer significantly more than at high speeds, and, at the same time lean out instead of leaning in. This works realy well on small bikes - less so on big bikes - it's very dependent on your bike and your ability ..
And we come too.... Do moto gymkhana riders counter steer?
I suspect so - when I have taken part (infrequently and years ago I certainly did - whether that is god practice or not I have no idea.
Or maybe..... For a laugh. If using a hand signal to indicate turning left on a classic bike, how are you steering?
You get the same effect pulling back on the right bar - the problem in that scenario is that it is too easy to overcook it and dump the bike -as there is no counter pressure on the other bar to stop the front wheel twisting ..
What counter-steering does is upset the balance of the bike - the physics of a bike are set up so that it is perfectly balanced in a straight line ... to then a corner you need to upset the balance. Counter-steering achieves this by pushing the motorcycle down - on the side you are turning into .. it is not turning the bars in either direction - if you turn the bars you're going down ..
At the same time I balance the bike on the throttle - increasing the throttle tends to lift the bike up - I do this in corners I'm a little hot in - drop the shoulder and open the throttle ... the weight keeps the bike down, balanced by the extra engine speed - overall effect is a good corner ..
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
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