Suspension and cornering forces

utopia · 26-07-2019, 05:48 PM

Gazza ....

Yes, I've done the bicycle wheel experiment many times.
So did all my kids when I explained countersteering to them.

My favourite experiment was approaching a particular, smooth right-hander on my route home from work, while sitting on my left hand.
The right hand was held "open" such that there was enough grip on the throttle to maintain a throttle opening but it was impossible to pull on the right-hand bar .. only pushing was possible (ie turning left).
Flat out on my old TL150 was only 55mph but I used to take that right-hand bend flat out every single evening while being physically unable to steer right directly.

I had done the theory some years earlier but, as Emzedder described, I'd been doing exactly the same thing by feel for years, without needing to do the sums.

26-07-2019, 05:48 PM	#38
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	Gazza .... Yes, I've done the bicycle wheel experiment many times. So did all my kids when I explained countersteering to them. My favourite experiment was approaching a particular, smooth right-hander on my route home from work, while sitting on my left hand. The right hand was held "open" such that there was enough grip on the throttle to maintain a throttle opening but it was impossible to pull on the right-hand bar .. only pushing was possible (ie turning left). Flat out on my old TL150 was only 55mph but I used to take that right-hand bend flat out every single evening while being physically unable to steer right directly. I had done the theory some years earlier but, as Emzedder described, I'd been doing exactly the same thing by feel for years, without needing to do the sums. Last edited by utopia; 27-07-2019 at 12:24 PM..