Today’s episode is on countersteering. What is it and how do you do it?
A motorcycle turns by leaning. Once the bike is banked over, the geometry of the chassis, as well as the rounded profile of the tires and hard-to-describe forces cause the machine to arc around the curve. So, to turn a bike you must get the motorcycle to go from upright to leaned…precisely and efficiently.
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Good info! I love listening to these
Good info, nicely explained, Ken. One suggestion – at 7:52-53 clarify or change “upper…” handlebar.