01-08-12, 01:22 PM
I know, takes a bit of getting your head around that by making yourself higher you are lowering the centre of gravity. Think about it, if you are sitting on the seat, a large weight is placed at the highest point of the bike so the CoG is higher. Standing up, that same weight is placed at a much lower point on the bike, the pegs, so the CoG is lowered. Think of it the same as loading a car with a roof-rack. You could put all the heavy stuff on the roof-rack and the lightweight stuff in the car. The car rolls like hell on corners because the CoG is higher. Swap things around so the heavy stuff is in the car and the lightweight stuff on the roof and it's much more stable. It's the same height and weight but you've lowered the CoG.