Some people may be wondering as to why I have stated on this thread that the gyroscopic effect can have a negative effect on handling. Surely not as it helps keep the bike stable?
The faster you go the greater this force becomes. When you get up to very high speeds you would think (according to some other theorys on here that you could push against this great force and get your bike to lean faster into corners).
Well the faster you go the heavier your steering becomes and the harder it is to set your bike up for a corner. Your front wheel feels like it is alot heavier. This is becuase you a fighting against the gyroscopic effect.
Modern sportsbike wheels are made light for several reasons. One to make the suspension work better (less unsprung weight) but they are also lighter to reduce the gyro effect and make the bike more responsive at high speed.
Another design feature you will see is they are designed to keep as much weight as possible off the outside of the wheel. This is so the wheel takes less effort to acellerate but also its to reduce its gyroscopic effect.
I'm not posting on this thread anymore as I'm getting a bit bored with the subject now.
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Originally Posted by tigertim20
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