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#1051

10-25-2016 | 10:59 AM

keith_stepp

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Originally Posted by Uncle Larry

BTW, gravity was 100% responsible for your bike going down ... Ya sure can't argue this F A C T !

Want to bet on that? lol

#1052

10-25-2016 | 11:01 AM

keith_stepp

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Originally Posted by MikerR1

If you think gravity was the cause of my crash ...

That is not what I said. You crashed, because you failed to control your bicycle.

#1053

10-25-2016 | 11:01 AM

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Thanks gotnspikes. This whole debacle comes down to someone(mikerr1) who is scared to ride a motorcycle until he understands the physics of it. I bet everyone here knows someone who after being explained in a great way, has to ask hypotheticals and turn a simple practice into hell. One friend of mine never held a paint gun in his life... But he would tell my other friend who has painted 30 years he's doing it wrong... He saw it on discovery channel or some **** and is now an expert who never even held a spray gun. Its sad but people like that exist.

#1054

10-25-2016 | 11:03 AM

keith_stepp

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Originally Posted by Yamaharley

It's funny too, because the single most difficult thing for me to master was the friction zone of the clutch. Counter-steering was something I picked up just because... you know... I am not a fan of dying.

Oh poop. Now there is going to be a thread on how to manage the friction zone started by MikerR1. My bad. Sorry guys.

#1055

10-25-2016 | 11:04 AM

Uncle Larry

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Originally Posted by keith_stepp

Want to bet on that? lol

Want to bet on that? ... Listen buddy, er maybe not! :>)

#1056

10-25-2016 | 11:09 AM

MikerR1

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If any of you guys were right, what we see in the following video should not be happening...

Watch this video (right after it starts) for the riderless motorcycle. The bike does not stand up, it keeps its lean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V_u...B5lSBaD#t=2m8s

The only theory that was introduced in this thread that explains what we see in this video is the one from the technical article and the one described by bWoltz. The article said that a counter-steer creates a stable lean. That is what we see in this video, a stable lean.

#1057

10-25-2016 | 11:15 AM

Uncle Larry

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You were on the debate team in high school, right?

#1058

10-25-2016 | 11:16 AM

keith_stepp

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MikerR1,

So... what parts of Texas you ride in? I am going to be in Southern AZ some time in the next few weeks. I could easily make it into West Texas if you were up for a meet up. I would love to get back to the Hill Country. I loved Kerrville and Fredericksburg; would love to get back there some time soon.