yes well...I think countersteering is sort of instinctive...whats confusing is that one camp insists that TRAIL BRAKING is the way to go, while another claims engine braking and off-throttle is better...I have been trying trail braking, I think it helps the bike turn, rather than just slowing down on approach and off the brakes before turning....
I think countersteering is sort of instinctive...
whats confusing is that one camp insists that TRAIL BRAKING is the way to go, while another claims engine braking and off-throttle is better...
So if you're going round say a left hand bend and look down at the handle-bars, they'll be angled to the right?.
Quote from: YamFazFan on 15 June 2019, 07:33:14 amSo if you're going round say a left hand bend and look down at the handle-bars, they'll be angled to the right?.Think speedway riders, that's the easiest example.Going left around the track, but turning right. And the more right they turn the more the bike drops down making the turn sharper.
If you're going round a left hand bend and look down at your bars then yup they will be angled to the right.........at the same same as you've realised you've ploughed the hedges on the opposite side of the road and binned it
As for chicken strips, don't ever judge me by looking at my tyres, as my bike is for the majority part a commuter bike, so the thought of leaning it over at 10-20mph in London traffic, going to and from work, just to get rid of them like some sort of neanderthal dick comparison contest doesn't really do it for me. All i'm interested in is getting there and back in one piece.
QuoteI think countersteering is sort of instinctive...It is, in that people are taught to lean into a corner. By leaning to the left, you push on the left bar, pushing the front wheel to the right, which makes the bike go left. So it’s not leaning that turns the bike but the pressure you apply to the bar by leaning.
QuoteSo if you're going round say a left hand bend and look down at the handle-bars, they'll be angled to the right?. Umm no.